2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 13 to 25 February. Eight teams competed, seeded into two groups. Canada won the final by a score of 2–0 over the United States, who were awarded silver. The bronze medal game was won by Finland with a 3–2 victory over Sweden in overtime.
The tournament consisted of 20 games: 12 in the preliminary round (teams play the other teams in their own group); 4 final classification games; 2 semifinal games; 1 bronze medal game; and 1 final.[1]
The tournament had a total attendance of 162,419, an average of 8,120 spectators per game, making it the most attended IIHF-run women's hockey tournament of all-time.[2]
Qualification
- Main article: 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification
First round
Group A
| GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 39 | 9 |
 Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 6 |
 Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 3 |
 Slovakia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 29 | -25 | 0 |
Sweden - 
Switzerland 3-0 (1-0, 1-0, 1-0)
Canada - 
Slovakia 18-0 (7-0, 6-0, 5-0)- Switzerland - Canada 1-10 (0-2, 1-3, 0-5)
- Sweden - Slovakia 6-2 (3-2, 1-0, 2-0)
- Canada - Sweden 13-1 (5-0, 7-0, 1-1)
- Slovakia - Switzerland 2-5 (1-0, 0-1, 1-4)
Group B
| GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 30 | 9 |
 Finland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
 Russia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 3 |
 China
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 0 |
United States - 
China 12-1 (5-0, 3-0, 4-1)
Finland - 
Russia 5-1 (1-1, 2-0, 2-0)- Russia - United States 0-13 (0-5, 0-7, 0-1)
- Finland - China 2-1 (0-1, 2-0, 0-0)
- United States - Finland 6-0 (4-0, 1-0, 1-0)
- China - Russia 1-2 (0-0, 1-2, 0-0)
Classification round
| 5th place semifinal | 7th place game | |||||||
| A3 | Switzerland
|
6 | ||||||
| B4 | China
|
0 | ||||||
| B4 | China
|
3 | ||||||
| A4 | Slovakia
|
1 | ||||||
| B3 | Russia
|
4 | ||||||
| A4 | Slovakia
|
2 | 5th place game | |||||
| A3 | Switzerland
|
2 | ||||||
| B3 | Russia
|
1 | ||||||
Fifth place semifinal
- Switzerland - China 6-0 (2-0, 2-0, 2-0)
- Russia - Slovakia 4-2 (2-0, 1-1, 1-1)
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
- Switzerland - Russia 2-1 SO (0-1, 1-0, 0-0, 0-0, 2/3-1/3)
Final round
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| A1 | Canada
|
5 | ||||||
| B2 | Finland
|
0 | ||||||
| B2 | Finland
|
3 | ||||||
| A2 | Sweden
|
2 | ||||||
| B1 | United States
|
9 | ||||||
| A2 | Sweden
|
1 | Third place | |||||
| A1 | Canada
|
2 | ||||||
| B1 | United States
|
0 | ||||||
Semifinals
- Sweden - United States 1-9 (0-2, 1-3, 0-4)
- Finland - Canada 0-5 (0-2, 0-1, 0-2)
Bronze medal game
Final
- Canada - United States 2-0 (2-0, 0-0, 0-0)
Final rankings
The final rankings of the 2010 Winter Olympics Women's Ice Hockey Tournament are as follows:
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Canada
|
 |
United States
|
 |
Finland
|
| 4th | Sweden
|
| 5th | Switzerland
|
| 6th | Russia
|
| 7th | China
|
| 8th | Slovakia
|
References
- ↑ "2010 OWG Women's Tournament Playing Format". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/de/channels10/olympics-2010/home/men/format.html. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ http://www.iihf.com/de/channels10/olympics-2010/statistics.html
- ↑ http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/olympics/olympics-women.html
External links
- Official IIHF website — 2010 OWG Women's Tournament Playing Format
- Official IIHF website — Game Schedule
- Vancouver 2010 Official website — Ice Hockey Schedule and Results
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