2022 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

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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.svg.png China
2020 IIHF World Rankinga 12 December 2016 – 10 April 2020 n/a 6[1] Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
Flag of Russia ROC
Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan
Final qualification tournament[3] 11–14 November 2021[4][5] Flag of the Czech Republic Chomutov 1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic
Flag of Germany Füssen 1 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
Flag of Sweden Luleå 1 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden
Total 10
Notes

a 2020 IIHF World Ranking and formulated from the following events: 2017 World Championship, 2018 World Championship, 2018 Winter Olympic Games, 2019 World Championship and 2020 World Championship. 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.svg.png United States 1200 900 600 600 300 3600
2 Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada 1160 840 580 580 290 3450
3 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland 1120 870 560 560 280 3390
4 Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia 1100 825 550 550 265 3290
5 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 1060 795 530 530 255 3170
6 Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 1040 750 520 520 240 3070
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic 1020 780 500 480 250 3030
8 Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany 1000 765 490 470 275 3000
9 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden 920 720 510 510 260 2920
10 Flag of France.svg.png France 900 705 480 460 215 2760
11 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 960 675 450 440 225 2750
12 Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 940 690 460 410 220 2720
13 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 880 660 440 450 230 2660
14 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 860 645 470 430 235 2640
15 Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia 840 630 430 400 210 2510
16 Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea 780 585 410 500 180 2455
17 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 800 615 420 420 190 2445
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 820 600 360 360 175 2315
Hosts Flag of China.svg.png China 740 555 380 380 195 2250
19 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 760 570 370 350 185 2235
20 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 720 540 390 370 205 2225
Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 680 525 400 390 200 2195
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 660 495 350 330 170 2005
22 Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia 700 510 320 310 160 2000
23 Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain 640 480 300 340 145 1905
24 Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico 620 465 310 320 150 1865
25 Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey 500 375 260 300 130 1565
Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 600 450 340 0 165 1555
Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia 560 435 330 0 155 1480
26 Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei 580 420 290 0 120 1410
27 Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland 540 390 280 0 135 1345
Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand 520 405 270 0 140 1335
28 Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong 340 285 210 290 100 1225
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 400 345 250 0 125 1120
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 480 360 240 0 0 1080
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 420 315 230 0 115 1080
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa 440 300 220 0 110 1070
29 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria 380 270 200 0 105 955
Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine 460 330 0 0 0 790
30 Flag of Lithuania.svg.png 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 South Korea.svg.png South Korea 3 2 0 0 1 13 1 12 6 Final qualification
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain (H) 3 2 0 0 1 7 2 5 6
3 Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia 3 2 0 0 1 8 6 2 6
4 Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland 3 0 0 0 3 2 21 −19 0


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

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

10 October 2021
13:00
Iceland Flag of Iceland.svg.png 2–6
(1–1, 1–2, 0–3)
Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 624
10 October 2021
17:00
South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg.png 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 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.svg.png Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 0 13 2 11 9 Final qualification
2 Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain 3 1 1 0 1 8 6 2 5
3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 3 1 0 1 1 10 6 4 4
4 Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
7 October 2021
16:00
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png 7–1
(2–0, 4–1, 1–0)
Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei Olympic Ice Palace, Torre Pellice
Attendance: 100
7 October 2021
20:15
Spain Flag of Spain.svg.png 1–4
(0–3, 1–0, 0–1)
Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy Olympic Ice Palace, Torre Pellice
Attendance: 300

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

10 October 2021
16:00
Chinese Taipei Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png 0–4
(0–0, 0–3, 0–1)
Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain Olympic Ice Palace, Torre Pellice
Attendance: 100
10 October 2021
20:15
Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png 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.svg.png Poland (H) 3 3 0 0 0 23 3 20 9 Final qualification
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 3 2 0 0 1 32 4 28 6
3 Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico 3 1 0 0 2 8 16 −8 3
4 Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey 3 0 0 0 3 1 41 −40 0
7 October 2021
15:30
Poland Flag of Poland.svg.png 12–0
(5–0, 5–0, 2–0)
Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey Arena Pulaskiego, Bytom
Attendance: 250
7 October 2021
19:30
Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png 7–1
(1–0, 2–1, 4–0)
Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico Arena Pulaskiego, Bytom
Attendance: 50

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

10 October 2021
12:15
Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png 2–3
(0–0, 1–0, 1–3)
Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland Arena Pulaskiego, Bytom
Attendance: 300
10 October 2021
16:15
Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg.png 6–1
(1–0, 0–1, 5–0)
Flag of Turkey.svg.png 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.svg.png Czech Republic (H) 3 3 0 0 0 24 2 22 9 2022 Winter Olympics
2 Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 3 2 0 0 1 17 9 8 6
3 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 3 1 0 0 2 11 9 2 3
4 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 3 0 0 0 3 2 34 −32 0
11 November 2021
12:00
Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg.png 11–1
(3–1, 4–0, 4–0)
Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland Rocknet aréna, Chomutov
Attendance: 110
11 November 2021
16:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png 3–1
(2–1, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway Rocknet aréna, Chomutov
Attendance: 753

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

14 November 2021
16:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png 5–1
(3–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary Rocknet aréna, Chomutov
Attendance: 1,853
14 November 2021
20:00
Norway Flag of Norway.svg.png 7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)
Flag of Poland.svg.png 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.svg.png Denmark 3 2 0 1 0 7 3 4 7 2022 Winter Olympics
2 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 3 2 0 0 1 9 2 7 6
3 Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany (H) 3 1 1 0 1 7 6 1 5
4 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 3 0 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
11 November 2021
17:15
Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria Arena Füssen, Füssen
Attendance: 386
11 November 2021
20:45
Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg.png 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy Arena Füssen, Füssen
Attendance: 78

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

14 November 2021
12:00
Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 3–2 GWS
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark Arena Füssen, Füssen
Attendance: 565
14 November 2021
15:30
Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 6–1
(2–1, 1–0, 3–0)
Flag of Italy.svg.png 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.svg.png Sweden (H) 3 3 0 0 0 21 2 19 9 2022 Winter Olympics
2 Flag of France.svg.png France 3 2 0 0 1 9 4 5 6
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 8 7 1 3
4 Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea 3 0 0 0 3 1 26 −25 0
11 November 2021
15:00
France Flag of France.svg.png 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Attendance: 112
11 November 2021
19:00
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg.png 0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Attendance: 1,011

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

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

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