Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Qualification for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships. The host along with the top six teams in the world ranking receive automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots. The participation of Russia is not yet confirmed and depends on if the team is allowed to return to the IIHF Championship program.

Qualified teams

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Hosts	—		1	Italy
2024 IIHF World Ranking	20 August 2021 – 14 April 2024	Utica	6	Canada  United States  Finland  Czech Republic  Switzerland  Russia
Final qualification tournaments	6 – 9 February 2025	Tomakomai	1	Japan
		Gävle	1	Sweden
		Bremerhaven	1	Germany
Total			10

Notes

Qualification seeding

To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top six following the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships. In the IIHF World Ranking system, ranking points from the most recent year are weighted at full value, and points from each preceding year are worth 25% less. The table below represents the standings of the 45 current participants, and Russia (whose status is yet to be determined).

	Qualified directly to Olympic tournament
	Entered in Final Olympic qualification
	Entered in Round 2
	Entered in Round 1 (cancelled)
	Did not enter Olympic qualification

Qualifying seed	Team	WC2024 (100%)	WC2023 (75%)	WC2022 (50%)	OLY2022 (50%)	WC2021 (25%)	Total
1	Canada	1600	1560	1200	1200	1200	4270
2	United States	1560	1600	1160	1160	1160	4210
3	Finland	1520	1460	1040	1120	1120	3975
4	Czechia	1500	1520	1120	1020	1020	3965
5	Switzerland	1460	1500	1100	1100	1100	3960
6	Russia	1440	1460	1100	1060	1060	3880
7	Japan	1400	1420	1060	1040	1040	3775
8	Sweden	1420	1440	1020	1000	960	3750
9	Germany	1440	1400	960	860	1000	3650
10	Hungary	1300	1360	1000	920	960	3520
11	Denmark	1340	1300	940	940	940	3490
12	China	1360	1320	820	960	740	3425
13	France	1280	1340	920	880	920	3415
14	Norway	1320	1240	900	840	880	3340
15	Austria	1260	1280	860	900	860	3315
16	Slovakia	1200	1220	880	820	840	3175
17	Netherlands	1240	1260	840	740	780	3170
18	South Korea	1220	1200	740	780	800	3080
Host	Italy	1160	1160	780	800	820	3025
19	Poland	1100	1180	800	760	760	2955
20	Great Britain	1140	1120	700	720	660	2855
21	Slovenia	1120	1140	720	680	680	2845
22	Kazakhstan	1080	1100	760	660	720	2795
23	Spain	1060	1060	660	700	640	2695
24	Mexico	1040	1040	620	640	620	2605
25	Chinese Taipei	1020	1020	640	620	540	2550
26	Latvia	1180	1080	680	0	700	2505
27	Iceland	1000	1000	580	600	520	2470
28	Turkey	880	860	540	580	580	2230
	Hong Kong	920	840	360	560	460	2125
	Australia	940	940	560	0	560	2065
	Belgium	980	960	460	0	400	2030
	New Zealand	900	920	540	0	500	1985
29	Lithuania	800	800	440	520	340	1965
	South Africa	860	900	520	0	420	1900
30	Bulgaria	740	760	420	540	360	1880
31	Croatia	760	880	500	0	480	1790
	Ukraine	840	820	460	0	380	1780
32	Romania	820	780	420	0	440	1725
33	Estonia	700	740	340	0	320	1505
34	Serbia	780	720	320	0	0	1480
	North Korea	960	0	620	0	600	1420
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	640	680	300	0	300	1375
	Israel	680	700	280	0	0	1345
35	Thailand	720	0	0	0	0	720
	Singapore	660	0	0	0	0	660

Olympic qualification Round 1

This round was canceled. It was meant to take place between 7–10 November 2024, and consist of three groups of teams ranked 25th or lower. Teams entered in Group A were Chinese Taipei, Bulgaria and Croatia; teams in Group B were Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Thailand; and teams in Group C were Iceland, Turkey, Estonia and Serbia.

The three highest ranked teams, Chinese Taipei, Latvia and Iceland, advanced to Round 2.

Olympic qualification Round 2

Twelve countries played in three tournaments from 12 to 15 December 2024, involving nations ranked 16th to 24th and those who advanced from Round 1 (named Qualifier 4, 5, and 6). If nations declined to participate then those ranked lower will move up to fill their place.

Group D

Group D

Tournament details
Host country	Slovakia
City	Piešťany
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	12–15 December
Teams	4
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	49 (8.17 per game)
Attendance	1,321 (220 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Nela Lopušanová (18 points)
Official website
IIHF

The tournament was held in Piešťany, Slovakia.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia (H)	3	3	0	0	0	37	2	+35	9	Final qualification
2	Kazakhstan	3	2	0	0	1	6	8	−2	6
3	Slovenia	3	1	0	0	2	3	19	−16	3
4	Iceland	3	0	0	0	3	3	20	−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+1).

12 December 2024 14:00

Slovenia

3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Iceland

Patrícia Ice Arena 37, Piešťany Attendance: 27

Game reference
	Pia Dukarič	Goalies	Andrea Bachmann	Referee: Gabriela Malá Linesmen: Amy Campbell Magdaléna Jonáková
	0–1 13:20 – Snorradóttir (PP) Blazinšek (Pezdir) – 16:01 1–1 Glavič (Kokolj, Golob) – 32:52 2–1 2–2 36:27 – Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Snorradóttir, Ka. Björnsdóttir) Blazinšek (Buljeta) – 49:31 3–2
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	17	Shots	40

12 December 2024 18:00

Slovakia

8–1 (3–0, 1–0, 4–1)

Kazakhstan

Patrícia Ice Arena 37, Piešťany Attendance: 233

Game reference
	Andrea Rišianová	Goalies	Arina Chshyokolova	Referee: Svenja Stohmenger Linesmen: Jennifer Bannink Aino Ranki
	Lopušanová (Ištocyová) (PP) – 07:04 1–0 Lopušanová – 14:10 2–0 Lopušanová (Kapičáková, Beňáková) – 16:23 3–0 Lopušanová – 22:07 4–0 Halušková (Bednárik) – 43:34 5–0 5–1 45:08 – Moldabay (Shegay, Orazbayeva) (PP) Kúbeková (Tóthová) – 47:17 6–1 Leskovjanská (Lopušanová) (PP) – 51:10 7–1 Kúbeková (Nemčeková, Ištocyová) – 59:22 8–1
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	47	Shots	13

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13 December 2024 14:00

Slovenia

0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1)

Kazakhstan

Patrícia Ice Arena 37, Piešťany Attendance: 34

Game reference
	Pia Dukarič	Goalies	Arina Chshyokolova	Referee: Hanna Öberg Linesmen: Magdaléna Jonáková Amanda Ziola
	0–1 29:32 – M. Sayakhatkyzy (Orazbayeva) 0–2 32:55 – Ashimova (Sviridova) 0–3 59:35 – Tursynova (Moldabay, M. Sayakhatkyzy) (EN)
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	21	Shots	59

13 December 2024 18:00

Iceland

1–15 (0–3, 1–8, 0–4)

Slovakia

Patrícia Ice Arena 37, Piešťany Attendance: 361

Game reference
	Karítas Halldórsdóttir Andrea Bachmann	Goalies	Andrea Rišianová	Referee: Gabriela Malá Linesmen: Amy Campbell Aino Ranki
	0–1 01:01 – Šuliková (Ištocyová) 0–2 12:47 – Ištocyová (Lopušanová, Kúbeková) (EA) 0–3 14:03 – Košecká (Tóthová, Fančovičová) 0–4 20:27 – Leskovjanská (Lopušanová, Šuliková) (PP) 0–5 22:58 – Košecká (Halušková, Fančovičová) (PP) 0–6 24:14 – Lopušanová (Drábeková) 0–7 26:01 – Ištocyová (Šuliková, Lopušanová) (PP) Si. Björgvinsdóttir (Su. Björgvinsdóttir) – 26:11 1–7 1–8 29:28 – Kapičáková (Lopušanová, Drábeková) 1–9 32:41 – Kapičáková (Drábeková) 1–10 36:56 – Halušková (Tóthová, Bednárik) 1–11 38:14 – Lopušanová (Kúbeková, Drábeková) 1–12 50:10 – Tóthová (Košecká, Bednárik) 1–13 50:52 – Nemčeková (Ištocyová) 1–14 55:45 – Lopušanová (Kapičáková) 1–15 56:26 – Kúbeková
	12 min	Penalties	2 min
	9	Shots	69

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15 December 2024 14:00

Kazakhstan

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Iceland

Patrícia Ice Arena 37, Piešťany Attendance: 41

Game reference
	Arina Chshyokolova	Goalies	Andrea Bachmann	Referee: Svenja Stohmenger Linesmen: Aino Ranki Amanda Ziola
	Filimonova (D. Sayakhatkyzy, Pyatkova) – 06:55 1–0 Ashimova (M. Sayakhatkyzy, Pyatkova) (EN) – 59:34 2–0
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	25	Shots	19

15 December 2024 18:00

Slovakia

14–0 (5–0, 6–0, 3–0)

Slovenia

Patrícia Ice Arena 37, Piešťany Attendance: 625

Game reference
	Andrea Rišianová	Goalies	Pia Dukarič Tjaša Intihar	Referee: Hanna Öberg Linesmen: Jennifer Bannink Amy Campbell
	Bednárik (Košecká, Tóthová) – 02:54 1–0 Šuliková (Lopušanová, Kúbeková) (PP) – 05:52 2–0 Tóthová (Bednárik, Košecká) – 06:40 3–0 Beňáková (Lopušanová) – 08:13 4–0 Beňáková (Paulínyová, Drábeková) – 12:31 5–0 Mateičková – 21:35 6–0 Lopušanová (Šuliková, Kúbeková) (PP) – 25:47 7–0 Janeková (Halušková, Šuliková) – 29:00 8–0 Lopušanová – 31:29 9–0 Lopušanová (Leskovjanská, Šuliková) (PP) – 33:47 10–0 Halušková – 38:52 11–0 Lopušanová (Fančovičová) – 51:36 12–0 Beňáková (Janeková, Leskovjanská) – 52:49 13–0 Jancsóová (Mateičková, Tóthová) – 54:57 14–0
	0 min	Penalties	8 min
	72	Shots	5

Group E

Group E

Tournament details
Host country	Great Britain
City	Sheffield
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	12–15 December
Teams	4
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	17 (2.83 per game)
Attendance	2,993 (499 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Katie Henry (4 points)
Official website
IIHF

The tournament was held in Sheffield, Great Britain.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	0	5	1	+4	8	Final qualification
2	Great Britain (H)	3	2	0	1	0	6	3	+3	7
3	Latvia	3	1	0	0	2	6	5	+1	3
4	Spain	3	0	0	0	3	0	8	−8	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±0).

12 December 2024 12:30

Netherlands

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Spain

iceSheffield, Sheffield Attendance: 686

Game reference
	Eline Gabriele	Goalies	Alba Gonzalo	Referee: Caroline Butt Linesmen: Anna Callovini Melkanie Gotsdiner
	Seppenwolde (Milders) (PP) – 08:12 1–0 Hamers (Zwarthoed) (SH) – 59:09 2–0
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	34	Shots	23

12 December 2024 16:00

Great Britain

3–2 (1–1, 2–1, 0–0)

Latvia

iceSheffield, Sheffield Attendance: 380

Game reference
	Ella Howard	Goalies	Kristiāna Apsīte	Referee: Michaela Matějová Linesmen: Ottilia Classon Amy Keijzers
	Alderson-Smith (Gale) – 03:38 1–0 1–1 04:10 – Miljone (Šilajāne) Henry (Marsden) (PP) – 25:14 2–1 Gale (Henry, Alderson-Smith) – 26:45 3–1 3–2 36:06 – Yip-Chuck (Šilajāne)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	38	Shots	16

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14 December 2024 12:30

Latvia

1–2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1)

Netherlands

iceSheffield, Sheffield Attendance: 320

Game reference
	Kristiāna Apsīte	Goalies	Eline Gabriele	Referee: Beatrice Fortin Linesmen: Anna Callovini Ottilia Classon
	0–1 19:24 – Hamers Yip-Chuck (Miljone) (PP) – 34:06 1–1 1–2 53:29 – Wielenga (Dijkema, Hamers)
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	22	Shots	34

14 December 2024 16:00

Great Britain

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Spain

iceSheffield, Sheffield Attendance: 678

Game reference
	Ella Howard	Goalies	Carolina Moreno	Referee: Michaela Matějová Linesmen: Melkanie Gotsdiner Mildrid Johnsen
	Henry (Gale) – 09:48 1–0 Henry (Gale) – 53:42 2–0 Alderson-Smith (EN) – 58:55 3–0
	16 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	31

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15 December 2024 12:30

Spain

0–3 (0–2, 0–0, 0–1)

Latvia

iceSheffield, Sheffield Attendance: 226

Game reference
	Maria Sierra	Goalies	Kristiāna Apsīte	Referee: Beatrice Fortin Linesmen: Anna Callovini Mildrid Johnsen
	0–1 03:42 – A. Apsīte (Yip-Chuck, Miljone) 0–2 18:24 – Šilajāne (Yip-Chuck) 0–3 58:35 – Miljone (EN)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	30

15 December 2024 16:00

Netherlands

1–0 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Great Britain

iceSheffield, Sheffield Attendance: 703

Game reference
	Eline Gabriele	Goalies	Ella Howard	Referee: Caroline Butt Linesmen: Melkanie Gotsdiner Amy Keijzers
	Wielenga – 64:14 1–0
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	16

Group F

Group F

Tournament details
Host country	Poland
City	Bytom
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	12–15 December
Teams	4
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	35 (5.83 per game)
Attendance	2,027 (338 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Karolina Późniewska (5 points)
Official website
IIHF

The tournament was held in Bytom, Poland.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland (H)	3	3	0	0	0	19	1	+18	9	Final qualification
2	South Korea	3	2	0	0	1	10	5	+5	6
3	Mexico	3	0	1	0	2	3	17	−14	2
4	Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	1	2	3	12	−9	1

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).

12 December 2024 14:30

South Korea

6–0 (2–0, 4–0, 0–0)

Mexico

Bytom Arena, Bytom Attendance: 50

Game reference
	Cheon Hyo-seo	Goalies	Miranda De Antuñano	Referee: Mai Mizuhori Linesmen: Katja Mrak Alice Zábršová
	Park Jo. – 09:07 1–0 Lee E. (Lee S.) – 11:07 2–0 Lee E. (Kim D.) – 26:49 3–0 Choi (Kang) – 27:57 4–0 Choi (Song) – 34:07 5–0 Lee S. (Han S.) (PP) – 37:33 6–0
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	43	Shots	4

12 December 2024 18:30

Poland

5–1 (1–0, 1–1, 3–0)

Chinese Taipei

Bytom Arena, Bytom Attendance: 405

Game reference
	Martyna Sass	Goalies	Chung Ai Hsu Tzu-ting	Referee: Tippy Hill Linesmen: Niina Sato Julia Wagner
	Dziwok (Onyshchenko) – 08:48 1–0 1–1 33:28 – Chao (PP) Korkuz (Tomczok, Czarnecka) – 39:38 2–1 Korkuz (Sikorska) (PP) – 47:39 3–1 Talanda – 55:13 4–1 Późniewska – 55:54 5–1
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	53	Shots	18

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13 December 2024 14:30

Chinese Taipei

0–4 (0–2, 0–1, 0–1)

South Korea

Bytom Arena, Bytom Attendance: 64

Game reference
	Hsu Tzu-ting	Goalies	Kim Yeon-ju	Referee: Audrey-Anne Girard Linesmen: Sueva Torribio-Rousselin Julia Wagner
	0–1 03:42 – Park Jo. 0–2 08:29 – Choi (Lee S., Han Y.) (PP) 0–3 22:43 – Jung S. (Choi, Kang) 0–4 50:33 – Park Jo. (Kim D.)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	9	Shots	41

13 December 2024 18:30

Poland

9–0 (1–0, 3–0, 5–0)

Mexico

Bytom Arena, Bytom Attendance: 430

Game reference
	Martyna Sass Nadia Ratajczyk	Goalies	Daniela Castro Miranda De Antuñano	Referee: Mai Mizuhori Linesmen: Katja Mrak Niina Sato
	Sikorska – 17:36 1–0 Sikorska (Talanda) – 25:49 2–0 Późniewska (Talanda) (PP) – 31:35 3–0 Łąpieś (Brzezińska) – 32:10 4–0 Brzezińska (Czarnecka) – 41:06 5–0 Mota (Górska) – 53:30 6–0 Łąpieś (Brzezińska, Czarnecka) – 54:55 7–0 Górska (Mota) – 57:53 8–0 Późniewska – 58:30 9–0
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	53	Shots	12

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15 December 2024 12:15

Mexico

3–2 GWS (1–0, 1–0, 0–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Chinese Taipei

Bytom Arena, Bytom Attendance: 60

Game reference
	Miranda De Antuñano	Goalies	Hsu Tzu-ting	Referee: Tippy Hill Linesmen: Sueva Torribio-Rousselin Niina Sato
	G. Rojas – 04:08 1–0 González (Wilson) – 25:10 2–0 2–1 41:00 – Liu 2–2 49:33 – Lin Ya. (Tan, Chang En-n.) (PP)
	Amaya J. Rojas Chávez G. Rojas Heon Chávez J. Rojas Ayala G. Rojas Amaya Wilson J. Rojas González	Shootout	Hsu Ti. Tan Yeh H. Chao Huang Y. Tan Yeh H. Chang En-n. Huang M. Huang M. Tan Huang M. Liu
	10 min	Penalties	2 min
	29	Shots	38

15 December 2024 16:15

South Korea

0–5 (0–1, 0–0, 0–4)

Poland

Bytom Arena, Bytom Attendance: 1,018

Game reference
	Kim Yeon-ju	Goalies	Martyna Sass	Referee: Audrey-Anne Girard Linesmen: Julia Wagner Alice Zábršová
	0–1 10:20 – Sikorska (Późniewska, Talanda) (PP) 0–2 53:23 – Czarnecka (Brzezińska) 0–3 53:35 – Tomczok (Onyshchenko) 0–4 56:51 – Późniewska (Nosal) (EN) 0–5 59:44 – Huchel (Sikorska) (EN)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	20

Final Olympic qualification

Twelve countries played in three tournaments from 6 to 9 February 2025 involving nations ranked 7th to 15th, and the three winners of the Round 2 tournaments. The winners advanced to the Olympic tournament and play in group B.

Group G

Group G

Tournament details
Host country	Japan
City	Tomakomai
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	6–9 February 2025
Teams	4
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	38 (6.33 per game)
Attendance	6,367 (1,061 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Clara Rozier (7 points)
Official website
IIHF

This tournament took place in Tomakomai, Japan.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan (H)	3	3	0	0	0	17	2	+15	9	2026 Winter Olympics
2	France	3	2	0	0	1	14	8	+6	6	Alternate
3	China	3	0	1	0	2	5	10	−5	2
4	Poland	3	0	0	1	2	2	18	−16	1

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+9).

6 February 2025 12:00

China

3–2 GWS (1–1, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Poland

Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai Attendance: 713

Game reference
	Zhan Jiahui	Goalies	Martyna Sass	Referees: Ida Henriksson Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Kristýna Hájková Justine Todd
	Hu – 16:49 1–0 1–1 19:56 – Kot (Dziwok) Fang (Liu S., Wang J.) (PP) – 42:41 2–1 2–2 56:28 – Brzezińska (Czarnecka) (PP)
	Zhu Kong Guan Fang	Shootout	Późniewska Talanda Onyshchenko Sikorska Brzezińska
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	41

6 February 2025 15:30

Japan

7–1 (3–0, 2–1, 2–0)

France

Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai Attendance: 1,069

Game reference
	Miyuu Masuhara	Goalies	Justine Crousy-Théode Margaux Mameri	Referees: Melissa Doyle Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Laura Gutauskas Tiina Saarimäki
	Ito (Ak. Shiga, Ao. Shiga) – 02:03 1–0 Wajima (Koike) – 07:30 2–0 Wajima – 15:27 3–0 Koyama – 22:24 4–0 Ito (Ak. Shiga, Ao. Shiga) – 28:26 5–0 5–1 38:54 – Mesplède (Galbrun) Rir. Noro – 42:49 6–1 Seki (Hitosato, Ukita) – 52:53 7–1
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	41	Shots	24

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8 February 2025 12:00

China

1–4 (0–0, 0–1, 1–3)

France

Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai Attendance: 685

Game reference
	Zhan Jiahui	Goalies	Margaux Mameri	Referees: Kelly Cooke Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Alex Clarke Kristýna Hájková
	0–1 38:21 – Huot-Marchand 0–2 42:02 – Mesplède (Pélissou, Galbrun) 0–3 49:46 – Nonnenmacher (Leclerc) Wang J. (Liu C.) – 54:05 1–3 1–4 55:17 – Villiot (Baudrit)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	15	Shots	41

8 February 2025 15:30

Poland

0–6 (0–6, 0–0, 0–0)

Japan

Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai Attendance: 1,609

Game reference
	Martyna Sass	Goalies	Miyuu Masuhara	Referees: Melissa Doyle Ida Henriksson Linesmen: Laura Gutauskas Justine Todd
	0–1 05:54 – Maeda (Miura) 0–2 11:23 – Ak. Shiga (Ito) 0–3 14:12 – Wajima (Maeda, Miura) 0–4 15:32 – Ukita (Ak. Shiga, Ao. Shiga) 0–5 15:43 – Wajima (Miura) 0–6 18:26 – Ukita
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	5	Shots	49

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9 February 2025 12:00

France

9–0 (6–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Poland

Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai Attendance: 610

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	Margaux Mameri	Goalies	Martyna Sass	Referees: Kelly Cooke Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Laura Gutauskas Kristýna Hájková
	Huot-Marchand – 02:03 1–0 Rozier (Aurard) – 04:53 2–0 Rozier (Le Scodan, Duvin) (PP) – 11:24 3–0 Baudrit (Nonnenmacher, Huot-Marchand) – 13:37 4–0 Duvin (Aurard, Rozier) – 14:04 5–0 Rozier (Leclerc, Pélissou) – 18:53 6–0 Aurard (Duvin, Rozier) – 29:27 7–0 Duvin (Rozier, Aurard) – 58:14 8–0 Aurard (Rozier, Duvin) (PP) – 59:47 9–0
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	55	Shots	18

9 February 2025 15:30

Japan

4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0)

China

Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai Attendance: 1,681

Game reference
	Riko Kawaguchi	Goalies	Zhan Jiahui	Referees: Melissa Doyle Ida Henriksson Linesmen: Alex Clarke Tiina Saarimaki
	Wajima (Maeda, Miura) (EA) – 03:26 1–0 Ukita (Ito) – 05:58 2–0 2–1 27:05 – Yu (Kong) (PP) Ak. Shiga (Ao. Shiga, Ito) – 39:18 3–1 Hosoyamada (Ak. Shiga) – 56:22 4–1
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	54	Shots	5

Group H

Group H

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
City	Gävle
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	6–9 February 2025
Teams	4
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	31 (5.17 per game)
Attendance	6,718 (1,120 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Sara Hjalmarsson Lisa Johansson (5 points)
Official website
IIHF

This tournament took place in Gävle, Sweden.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden (H)	3	3	0	0	0	16	0	+16	9	2026 Winter Olympics
2	Denmark	3	2	0	0	1	6	7	−1	6
3	Norway	3	0	1	0	2	5	9	−4	2
4	Netherlands	3	0	0	1	2	4	15	−11	1

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).

6 February 2025 14:00

Denmark

3–1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Netherlands

Monitor ERP Arena, Gävle Attendance: 380

Game reference
	Emma-Sofie Nordstrøm	Goalies	Eline Gabriele	Referees: Agnese Kārkliņa Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Erika Greenen Kirsten Welsh
	Peters (Henriksen) – 04:01 1–0 Foss (Stauning, Russell) – 16:36 2–0 2–1 37:18 – Van Nes (Wielenga) (PP) Friis-Hansen (Glud) (EN) – 59:57 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	26	Shots	19

6 February 2025 18:00

Sweden

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Norway

Monitor ERP Arena, Gävle Attendance: 1,661

Game reference
	Emma Söderberg	Goalies	Ena Nystrøm	Referees: Julia Kainberger Cianna Lieffers Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Jessica Chartrand
	Blom (T. Johansson, Raunio) – 05:49 1–0 L. Johansson (Svensson, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 36:06 2–0 Ljungblom (Lundin) – 51:22 3–0
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	54	Shots	11

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7 February 2025 14:00

Denmark

3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Norway

Monitor ERP Arena, Gävle Attendance: 503

Game reference
	Emma-Sofie Nordstrøm	Goalies	Ena Nystrøm	Referees: Samantha Hiller Agnese Kārkliņa Linesmen: Jennifer Cameron Erika Greenen
	0–1 27:28 – Dalen (Bergesen, Sirum) (PP) Friis-Hansen (Bergmann) – 31:32 1–1 Andersen (Jensen) – 57:37 2–1 Bergmann (EN) – 59:20 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	19

7 February 2025 18:00

Netherlands

0–8 (0–2, 0–4, 0–2)

Sweden

Monitor ERP Arena, Gävle Attendance: 1,169

Game reference
	Eline Gabriele	Goalies	Ida Boman	Referees: Julia Kainberger Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Jessica Chartrand Kirsten Welsh
	0–1 13:28 – Hjalmarsson (L. Johansson) 0–2 16:52 – Hjalmarsson (L. Johansson, Kjellbin) 0–3 26:29 – T. Johansson (Bergström) 0–4 27:38 – Lundin (Nylén Persson, Svensson) 0–5 32:39 – Karlsson (Hjalmarsson, Hedqvist) (PP) 0–6 35:39 – Bergström (Lundin) 0–7 55:26 – Bouveng (Hallin) 0–8 55:43 – Svensson (Raunio, Lundin)
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	9	Shots	80

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9 February 2025 12:00

Norway

4–3 OT (0–2, 1–0, 2–1) (OT: 1–0)

Netherlands

Monitor ERP Arena, Gävle Attendance: 173

Game reference
	Ena Nystrøm	Goalies	Eline Gabriele	Referees: Julia Kainberger Agnese Kārkliņa Linesmen: Jessica Chartrand Erika Greenen
	0–1 14:24 – Dijkema (Huisman, Milders) 0–2 18:16 – De Jong (Hamers) Dalen (Brunvold, Bergesen) (PP) – 31:06 1–2 Brunvold (Fischer, Bergesen) – 41:57 2–2 2–3 55:56 – Wielenga (Seppenwolde, Milders) Sirum (Bergesen, Dalen) (EN, EA) – 59:09 3–3 Fischer (Rustbakken, Sirum) – 61:11 4–3
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	41	Shots	16

9 February 2025 16:00

Sweden

5–0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Denmark

Monitor ERP Arena, Gävle Attendance: 2,832

Game reference
	Emma Söderberg	Goalies	Emma-Sofie Nordstrøm	Referees: Samantha Hiller Cianna Lieffers Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Jennifer Cameron
	Raunio (Hjalmarsson, Thuvik) – 18:34 1–0 L. Johansson (Forsgren, Karlsson) – 23:21 2–0 L. Johansson (Svensson, Kjellbin) – 30:47 3–0 Hjalmarsson (Bergström) – 44:22 4–0 Raunio (Lundin) – 55:49 5–0
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	56	Shots	11

Group I

Group I

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Bremerhaven
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	6–9 February 2025
Teams	4
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	31 (5.17 per game)
Attendance	8,140 (1,357 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Annika Fazokas (6 points)
Official website
IIHF

The tournament took place at Eisarena Bremerhaven in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	3	0	0	0	10	2	+8	9	2026 Winter Olympics
2	Hungary	3	1	1	0	1	7	5	+2	5
3	Austria	3	1	0	1	1	10	7	+3	4
4	Slovakia	3	0	0	0	3	4	17	−13	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).

6 February 2025 16:00

Hungary

3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Slovakia

Eisarena, Bremerhaven Attendance: 494

Game reference
	Anikó Németh	Goalies	Andrea Rišianová	Referees: Elizabeth Mantha Michelle McKenna Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Erin Zach
	0–1 31:17 – Hlinka (Tóthová, Halušková) Huszák (Mayer) (PP) – 33:13 1–1 Jókai Szilágyi (Kreisz, Mayer) – 43:22 2–1 Garát-Gasparics (EN) – 59:14 3–1
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	38	Shots	26

6 February 2025 19:30

Germany

2–0 (0–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Austria

Eisarena, Bremerhaven Attendance: 1,360

Game reference
	Sandra Abstreiter	Goalies	Selma Luggin	Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Jessica Lundgren Kamila Smetková
	Haider (Schiefer, Botthof) – 23:03 1–0 Nix (Kluge) – 35:06 2–0
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	18

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8 February 2025 14:30

Slovakia

1–6 (0–3, 0–1, 1–2)

Germany

Eisarena, Bremerhaven Attendance: 2,570

Game reference
	Andrea Rišianová Simona Hupková	Goalies	Sandra Abstreiter	Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Michelle McKenna Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Kamila Smetková
	0–1 01:25 – Schiefer (Feldmeier) 0–2 03:19 – Schaffrath (Kluge) 0–3 05:48 – Voigt (Hark) 0–4 28:04 – Voigt (Strobel, Lu. Welcke) Hlinka (Halušková) – 43:13 1–4 1–5 50:14 – Feldmeier (Haider) 1–6 52:27 – Li. Welcke (Voigt, Strobel) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	19	Shots	42

8 February 2025 18:00

Hungary

3–2 OT (0–1, 2–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Austria

Eisarena, Bremerhaven Attendance: 455

Game reference
	Anikó Németh	Goalies	Selma Luggin	Referees: Shauna Neary Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Leonie Ernst Jessica Lundgren
	0–1 18:39 – Meixner (Matzka, Lintner) Kreisz (Garát-Gasparics, Odnoga) – 23:15 1–1 Odnoga – 30:46 2–1 2–2 31:39 – Mortl (Leitner, Trummer) Hiezl (Kiss-Simon) – 61:00 3–2
	0 min	Penalties	6 min
	27	Shots	17

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9 February 2025 14:30

Austria

8–2 (1–0, 4–1, 3–1)

Slovakia

Eisarena, Bremerhaven Attendance: 750

Game reference
	Magdalena Luggin	Goalies	Simona Hupková	Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Michelle McKenna Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Leonie Ernst
	Schafzahl (Nagy) – 19:49 1–0 Fazokas (Kutzer, Trummer) – 22:09 2–0 Schafzahl (Meixner, Fazokas) – 27:00 3–0 Linzbichler (Pfeffer, Fazokas) – 29:49 4–0 Meixner (Schafzahl, Fazokas) (PP) – 36:10 5–0 5–1 36:36 – Tóthová (Beňáková) Matzka (Meixner, Fazokas) (PP2) – 40:54 6–1 6–2 50:21 – Nemčeková Schafzahl – 56:25 7–2 Fazokas (Schafzahl) (PP) – 59:59 8–2
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	23

9 February 2025 18:00

Germany

2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Hungary

Eisarena, Bremerhaven Attendance: 2,511

Game reference
	Sandra Abstreiter	Goalies	Anikó Németh	Referees: Elizabeth Mantha Shauna Neary Linesmen: Jessica Lundgren Erin Zach
	Li. Welcke (Jobst-Smith, Lu. Welcke) (PP) – 27:39 1–0 1–1 28:49 – Seregély (Hiezl, Odnoga) (PP) Lu. Welcke (Li. Welcke, Jobst-Smith) – 43:34 2–1
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	23	Shots	24