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Qualification for the women's tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships. The host along with the top six teams in the world ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics.[1]

Qualified teams[]

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Hosts 17 May 2018[2] Flag of Denmark Copenhagen 1 Flag of China China
2020 IIHF World Ranking[a] 12 December 2016 – 10 April 2020 N/A 6[1] Flag of the United States United States of America
Flag of Canada Canada
Flag of Finland Finland
Flag of Russia ROC
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Flag of Japan Japan
Final qualification tournament[3] 11–14 November 2021[4][5] Flag of the Czech Republic Chomutov 1 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Flag of Germany Füssen 1 Flag of Denmark Denmark
Flag of Sweden Luleå 1 Flag of Sweden Sweden
Total 10
Notes
  1. b Halifax and Truro were the sites for 2020 IIHF World Championship; the conclusion of the tournament the ranking was to be finalized with regards to the direct qualification slots, but several 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeding for 2020 was used in lieu of placement to determine ranking for unplayed tournaments.

Qualification seeding[]

To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top six following the 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.[1] Using the IIHF World Ranking points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less. The following is a ranking based on points that were accumulated toward Olympic qualification.[6]

Note: Several WC 2020 tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic so points for that year were earned based on overall finish in 2019.

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...
Points 1200 1160 1120 1100 1060 1040 1020 1000 960 940 920 900 880 860 840 820 800 780 760 740 ...
Qualified directly to Olympic Tournament
     Enter qualifying in the final round
     Enter qualifying in the pre-qualification round 2
     Enter qualifying in the pre-qualification round 1 (cancelled)
Seeding Team WC 2020 WC 2019 WC 2018 OLY 2018 WC 2017 Total
1 Flag of the United States United States of America 1200 900 600 600 300 3600
2 Flag of Canada Canada 1160 840 580 580 290 3450
3 Flag of Finland Finland 1120 870 560 560 280 3390
4 Flag of Russia Russia 1100 825 550 550 265 3290
5 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1060 795 530 530 255 3170
6 Flag of Japan Japan 1040 750 520 520 240 3070
7 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 1020 780 500 480 250 3030
8 Flag of Germany Germany 1000 765 490 470 275 3000
9 Flag of Sweden Sweden 920 720 510 510 260 2920
10 Flag of France France 900 705 480 460 215 2760
11 Flag of Denmark Denmark 960 675 450 440 225 2750
12 Flag of Hungary Hungary 940 690 460 410 220 2720
13 Flag of Norway Norway 880 660 440 450 230 2660
14 Flag of Austria Austria 860 645 470 430 235 2640
15 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 840 630 430 400 210 2510
16 Flag of Korea South Korea 780 585 410 500 180 2455
17 Flag of Italy Italy 800 615 420 420 190 2445
18 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 820 600 360 360 175 2315
Hosts Flag of China China 740 555 380 380 195 2250
19 Flag of Poland Poland 760 570 370 350 185 2235
20 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 720 540 390 370 205 2225
Flag of Latvia Latvia 680 525 400 390 200 2195
21 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 660 495 350 330 170 2005
22 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 700 510 320 310 160 2000
23 Flag of Spain Spain 640 480 300 340 145 1905
24 Flag of Mexico Mexico 620 465 310 320 150 1865
25 Flag of Turkey Turkey 500 375 260 300 130 1565
Flag of North Korea North Korea 600 450 340 0 165 1555
Flag of Australia Australia 560 435 330 0 155 1480
26 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 580 420 290 0 120 1410
27 Flag of Iceland Iceland 540 390 280 0 135 1345
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 520 405 270 0 140 1335
28 Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 340 285 210 290 100 1225
Flag of Romania Romania 400 345 250 0 125 1120
Flag of Croatia Croatia 480 360 240 0 0 1080
Flag of Belgium Belgium 420 315 230 0 115 1080
Flag of South Africa South Africa 440 300 220 0 110 1070
29 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 380 270 200 0 105 955
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 460 330 0 0 0 790
30 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 360 0 0 0 0 360
  • Solid shading indicate the nation is assured of being in that round.
  • If a nation does not register for olympic qualification those ranked lower move up.

Pre-qualification Round 1[]

Teams ranked 27th and lower would have played off to advance to the next round. The tournament was scheduled to take place from 17 to 19 December 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic until 26 to 29 August 2021.[4][7]

The tournament was supposed to be held in Reykjavík, Iceland and feature Iceland, Hong Kong, Bulgaria and Lithuania. However, it was cancelled on 9 August 2021 after Bulgaria withdrew and the other teams raised concerns because of the pandemic.[8] As a result Iceland, the highest seeded team, automatically advanced to the next round.

Pre-qualification Round 2[]

Teams ranked 16th to 26th, plus one qualifier from Round 1 played in three tournaments to determine qualifiers for the next round. Each tournament winner was ranked by their qualification seeding and entered the next round as qualifier four, five or six. These tournaments were scheduled to take place from 11 to 14 February 2021, but were postponed to 7 to 10 October 2021.[4]

Group F[]

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Gangneung, South Korea. On 3 September 2021, the IIHF announced that it had moved the tournament to Nottingham, Great Britain due to COVID-19 restrictions in South Korea.[9]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Korea South Korea 3 2 0 0 1 13 1 +12 6 Final qualification
2 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom (H) 3 2 0 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 3 2 0 0 1 8 6 +2 6
4 Flag of Iceland Iceland 3 0 0 0 3 2 21 −19 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+1).[10]

7 October 2021
14:00
Slovenia Flag of Slovenia 0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
Flag of Korea South Korea Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 360
7 October 2021
19:15
United Kingdom Flag of Great Britain 5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Iceland Iceland Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 783

8 October 2021
14:00
South Korea Flag of Korea 10–0
(3–0, 3–0, 4–0)
Flag of Iceland Iceland Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 480
8 October 2021
19:00
United Kingdom Flag of Great Britain 1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,027

10 October 2021
13:00
Iceland Flag of Iceland 2–6
(1–1, 1–2, 0–3)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 624
10 October 2021
17:00
South Korea Flag of Korea 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,700

Group G[]

The tournament was held in Torre Pellice, Italy.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Italy Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Final qualification
2 Flag of Spain Spain 3 1 1 0 1 8 6 +2 5
3 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3 1 0 1 1 10 6 +4 4
4 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+2).[11]

7 October 2021
16:00
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 7–1
(2–0, 4–1, 1–0)
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Olympic Ice Palace, Torre Pellice
Attendance: 100
7 October 2021
20:15
Spain Flag of Spain 1–4
(0–3, 1–0, 0–1)
Flag of Italy Italy Olympic Ice Palace, Torre Pellice
Attendance: 300

9 October 2021
16:00
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Spain Spain Olympic Ice Palace, Torre Pellice
Attendance: 150
9 October 2021
20:15
Italy Flag of Italy 7–0
(1–0, 2–0, 4–0)
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Olympic Ice Palace, Torre Pellice
Attendance: 200

10 October 2021
16:00
Chinese Taipei Flag of Chinese Taipei 0–4
(0–0, 0–3, 0–1)
Flag of Spain Spain Olympic Ice Palace, Torre Pellice
Attendance: 100
10 October 2021
20:15
Italy Flag of Italy 2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Olympic Ice Palace, Torre Pellice
Attendance: 300

Group H[]

The tournament was held in Bytom, Poland.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Poland Poland (H) 3 3 0 0 0 23 3 +20 9 Final qualification
2 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 3 2 0 0 1 32 4 +28 6
3 Flag of Mexico Mexico 3 1 0 0 2 8 16 −8 3
4 Flag of Turkey Turkey 3 0 0 0 3 1 41 −40 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+2).[12]

7 October 2021
15:30
Poland Flag of Poland 12–0
(5–0, 5–0, 2–0)
Flag of Turkey Turkey Arena Pulaskiego, Bytom
Attendance: 250
7 October 2021
19:30
Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands 7–1
(1–0, 2–1, 4–0)
Flag of Mexico Mexico Arena Pulaskiego, Bytom
Attendance: 50

8 October 2021
16:00
Turkey Flag of Turkey 0–23
(0–8, 0–6, 0–9)
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Arena Pulaskiego, Bytom
Attendance: 50
8 October 2021
20:00
Poland Flag of Poland 8–1
(5–0, 1–1, 2–0)
Flag of Mexico Mexico Arena Pulaskiego, Bytom
Attendance: 250

10 October 2021
12:15
Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands 2–3
(0–0, 1–0, 1–3)
Flag of Poland Poland Arena Pulaskiego, Bytom
Attendance: 300
10 October 2021
16:15
Mexico Flag of Mexico 6–1
(1–0, 0–1, 5–0)
Flag of Turkey Turkey Arena Pulaskiego, Bytom
Attendance: 50

Final qualification[]

Teams ranked 7th to 15th, plus three qualifiers played in three tournaments to determine qualifiers for the Olympic tournament. Each tournament winner was ranked by their qualification seeding and played in Group B as qualifier one, two, or three. These tournaments were scheduled to take place from 26 to 29 August 2021, but were postponed until 11 to 14 November 2021.[4]

Group C[]

The tournament was held in Chomutov, Czech Republic.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic (H) 3 3 0 0 0 24 2 +22 9 2022 Winter Olympics
2 Flag of Hungary Hungary 3 2 0 0 1 17 9 +8 6
3 Flag of Norway Norway 3 1 0 0 2 11 9 +2 3
4 Flag of Poland Poland 3 0 0 0 3 2 34 −32 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+1).[13]

11 November 2021
12:00
Hungary Flag of Hungary 11–1
(3–1, 4–0, 4–0)
Flag of Poland Poland Rocknet aréna, Chomutov
Attendance: 110
11 November 2021
16:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 3–1
(2–1, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Norway Norway Rocknet aréna, Chomutov
Attendance: 753

13 November 2021
16:00
Poland Flag of Poland 0–16
(0–5, 0–7, 0–4)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Rocknet aréna, Chomutov
Attendance: 1,139
13 November 2021
20:00
Hungary Flag of Hungary 5–3
(0–0, 2–3, 3–0)
Flag of Norway Norway Rocknet aréna, Chomutov
Attendance: 250

14 November 2021
16:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 5–1
(3–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Hungary Hungary Rocknet aréna, Chomutov
Attendance: 1,853
14 November 2021
20:00
Norway Flag of Norway 7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)
Flag of Poland Poland Rocknet aréna, Chomutov
Attendance: 110

Group D[]

The tournament was held in Füssen, Germany.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Denmark Denmark 3 2 0 1 0 7 3 +4 7 2022 Winter Olympics
2 Flag of Austria Austria 3 2 0 0 1 9 2 +7 6
3 Flag of Germany Germany (H) 3 1 1 0 1 7 6 +1 5
4 Flag of Italy Italy 3 0 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+1).[14]

11 November 2021
17:15
Germany Flag of Germany 0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Austria Austria Arena Füssen, Füssen
Attendance: 386
11 November 2021
20:45
Denmark Flag of Denmark 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Italy Italy Arena Füssen, Füssen
Attendance: 78

13 November 2021
12:00
Italy Flag of Italy 1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2)
Flag of Germany Germany Arena Füssen, Füssen
Attendance: 452
13 November 2021
15:30
Denmark Flag of Denmark 1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
Flag of Austria Austria Arena Füssen, Füssen
Attendance: 207

14 November 2021
12:00
Germany Flag of Germany 3–2 GWS
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Denmark Denmark Arena Füssen, Füssen
Attendance: 565
14 November 2021
15:30
Austria Flag of Austria 6–1
(2–1, 1–0, 3–0)
Flag of Italy Italy Arena Füssen, Füssen
Attendance: 89

Group E[]

The tournament was held at the Coop Norrbotten Arena in Luleå, Sweden.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Sweden Sweden (H) 3 3 0 0 0 21 2 +19 9 2022 Winter Olympics
2 Flag of France France 3 2 0 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 8 7 +1 3
4 Flag of Korea South Korea 3 0 0 0 3 1 26 −25 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+1).

11 November 2021
15:00
France Flag of France 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Korea South Korea Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Attendance: 112
11 November 2021
19:00
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Attendance: 1,011

13 November 2021
12:00
France Flag of France 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Attendance: 157
13 November 2021
16:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 15–0
(7–0, 4–0, 4–0)
Flag of Korea South Korea Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå

14 November 2021
12:00
South Korea Flag of Korea 1–7
(1–4, 0–2, 0–1)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Attendance: 52
14 November 2021
19:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)
Flag of France France Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Attendance: 1,149

References[]

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