2014 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Qualification for the women's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. The top five teams in the World Ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, Russia has received an automatic berth as host, and all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining two spots.

Qualified teams

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host			1	Russia
2012 IIHF World Ranking, comprising the following events: 2009 World Championship 2010 Winter Olympic Games 2011 World Championship 2012 World Championship	4 April 2009– 14 April 2012	Burlington	5	Canada United States Finland Switzerland Sweden
Final qualification tournament	7–10 February 2013	Poprad	1	Japan
Final qualification tournament	7–10 February 2013	Weiden	1	Germany
TOTAL			8

^ Burlington was the site for 2012 World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking was finalized with regards to the qualification slots

Direct qualification

To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top five following the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. The IIHF World Ranking attributes points from 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 to determine the seeding for the 2014 Olympics.

	Qualified to Olympic Tournament
	Qualified as Hosts
	Did not qualify directly to Olympics

World Ranking	Team	WC 2012 (100%)	WC 2011 (75%)	OLY 2010 (50%)	WC 2009 (25%)	Total
1	Canada	1200	870	600	290	2960
2	United States	1160	900	580	300	2940
3	Finland	1100	840	560	280	2780
4	Switzerland	1120	780	530	255	2685
5	Sweden	1060	795	550	275	2680
6	Russia	1040	825	520	265	2650
7	Slovakia	1000	765	500	235	2500
8	Germany	1020	720	460	230	2430

Olympic preliminary qualification

Group G was played 12–14 October in Barcelona, while Group H was played 27–30 September in Jastrzebie-Zdroj. Denmark and Slovenia were the expected hosts, being the nations ranked 19th and 20th respectively amongst participating nations. The winners of each tournament advanced to the Olympic Pre-Qualification tournaments in November of the same year.

Group G

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Denmark	3	3	0	0	0	30	4	+26	9
Hungary	3	2	0	0	1	18	6	+12	6
Spain	3	1	0	0	2	3	14	−11	3
Croatia	3	0	0	0	3	3	30	−27	0

All times are local (UTC+2).

12 October 2012 16:00

Hungary

3–4 (2–1, 0–3, 1–0)

Denmark

Pista de Gel Camp Nou Attendance: 400

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	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	18	Shots	16

12 October 2012 20:00

Croatia

1–2 (1–2, 0–0, 0–0)

Spain

Pista de Gel Camp Nou Attendance: 650

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	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	20

13 October 2012 16:00

Croatia

1–8 (0–0, 0–6, 1–2)

Hungary

Pista de Gel Camp Nou Attendance: 150

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	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	10	Shots	36

13 October 2012 20:00

Denmark

6–0 (2–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Spain

Pista de Gel Camp Nou Attendance: 900

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	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	44	Shots	8

14 October 2012 16:00

Denmark

20–1 (6–0, 5–0, 9–1)

Croatia

Pista de Gel Camp Nou Attendance: 150

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	0 min	Penalties	6 min
	52	Shots	9

14 October 2012 20:00

Spain

1–7 (0–2, 0–0, 1–5)

Hungary

Pista de Gel Camp Nou Attendance: 850

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	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	16	Shots	40

Group H

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	0	14	6	+8	8
Poland	3	1	1	1	0	11	10	+1	6
Slovenia	3	1	0	1	1	5	8	−3	4
South Korea	3	0	0	0	3	4	10	−6	0

Team advanced to Olympic Pre-Qualification

All times are local (UTC+2).

27 September 2012 16:00

Netherlands

5–2 (1–1, 1–1, 3–1)

South Korea

Jastor Arena Attendance: 100

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	18 min	Penalties	30 min
	40	Shots	12

27 September 2012 19:30

Poland

4–3 SO (1–0, 0–1, 2–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Slovenia

Jastor Arena Attendance: 300

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	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	39	Shots	25

28 September 2012 16:00

Slovenia

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

South Korea

Jastor Arena Attendance: 50

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	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	18	Shots	42

28 September 2012 19:30

Netherlands

5–4 OT (1–1, 0–1, 3–2) (OT 1–0)

Poland

Jastor Arena Attendance: 300

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	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	35	Shots	33

30 September 2012 13:00

Slovenia

0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Netherlands

Jastor Arena Attendance: 100

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	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	14	Shots	36

30 September 2012 16:30

South Korea

2–3 (0–1, 0–0, 2–2)

Poland

Jastor Arena Attendance: 300

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	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	17	Shots	30

Olympic pre-qualification

The two preliminary round winners joined the nations ranked thirteen to eighteen. Two round robins were played from 8–11 November 2012 in Shanghai and Valmiera. The winners of each group advanced to the final qualification tournaments.

Group E

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
China	3	2	1	0	0	14	5	+9	8
France	3	1	0	2	0	13	8	+5	5
Great Britain	3	1	0	0	2	2	13	−11	3
Netherlands	3	0	1	0	2	7	10	−3	2

All times are local (UTC+8).

8 November 2012 15:00

France

7–0 (1–0, 2–0, 4–0)

Great Britain

S.U.S. Sport Complex Attendance: 147

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	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	54	Shots	12

8 November 2012 19:00

China

5–2 (1–0, 1–1, 3–1)

Netherlands

S.U.S. Sport Complex Attendance: 779

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	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	61	Shots	13

9 November 2012 15:00

France

3–4 SO (1–0, 1–2, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Netherlands

S.U.S. Sport Complex Attendance: 137

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	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	66	Shots	19

9 November 2012 19:00

Great Britain

0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1)

China

S.U.S. Sport Complex Attendance: 363

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	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	9	Shots	43

11 November 2012 15:00

Netherlands

1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2)

Great Britain

S.U.S. Sport Complex Attendance: 170

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	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	33	Shots	34

11 November 2012 19:00

China

4–3 SO (0–3, 2–0, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

France

S.U.S. Sport Complex Attendance: 467

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	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	26

Group F

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Denmark	3	3	0	0	0	8	2	+6	9
Austria	3	2	0	0	1	10	3	+7	6
Italy	3	1	0	0	2	4	10	−6	3
Latvia	3	0	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0

All times are local (UTC+2).

8 November 2012 15:30

Austria

7–0 (1–0, 2–0, 4–0)

Italy

Vidzeme Olimpic Centre Ice Arena Attendance: 89

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	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	27

8 November 2012 19:30

Latvia

1–4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1)

Denmark

Vidzeme Olimpic Centre Ice Arena Attendance: 368

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	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	21	Shots	46

9 November 2012 15:30

Austria

0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0-0)

Denmark

Vidzeme Olimpic Centre Ice Arena Attendance: 76

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	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	21

9 November 2012 19:30

Italy

3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Latvia

Vidzeme Olimpic Centre Ice Arena Attendance: 89

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	26

11 November 2012 13:00

Denmark

3–1 (0–1, 3–0, 0–0)

Italy

Vidzeme Olimpic Centre Ice Arena Attendance: 72

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	16 min	Penalties	18 min
	15	Shots	28

11 November 2012 17:00

Latvia

2–3 (0–1, 1–2, 1–0)

Austria

Vidzeme Olimpic Centre Ice Arena Attendance: 173

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	22 min	Penalties	8 min
	18	Shots	40

Final qualification

The two pre-qualification winners joined the nations ranked seventh through twelfth, to determine the final two olympic qualifiers. Two round robins were played from 7–10 February 2013 in Poprad  and Weiden. The winners of each group qualified for the olympics.

Group C

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Japan	3	2	0	1	0	9	4	+5	7
Denmark	3	1	1	0	1	4	7	−3	5
Norway	3	1	0	1	1	9	9	0	4
Slovakia	3	0	1	0	2	5	7	−2	2

All times are local (UTC+1).

7 February 2013 14:00

Norway

3–4 (1–0, 2–1, 0–3)

Japan

Poprad Ice Stadium Attendance: 314

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	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	28	Shots	35

7 February 2013 18:00

Slovakia

1–2 (1–2, 0–0, 0–0)

Denmark

Poprad Ice Stadium Attendance: 981

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	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	39

8 February 2013 14:00

Norway

1–2 SO (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: b0–1)

Denmark

Poprad Ice Stadium Attendance: 367

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	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	42	Shots	20

8 February 2013 18:00

Japan

0–1 SO (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Slovakia

Poprad Ice Stadium Attendance: 1,183

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	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	62	Shots	16

10 February 2013 14:00

Denmark

0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1)

Japan

Poprad Ice Stadium Attendance: 315

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	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	20	Shots	34

10 February 2013 18:00

Slovakia

3–5 (0–3, 3–1, 0–1)

Norway

Poprad Ice Stadium Attendance: 943

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	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	23	Shots	47

Group D

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Germany	3	3	0	0	0	11	2	+9	9
Czech Republic	3	1	1	0	1	9	6	+3	5
China	3	1	0	1	1	5	7	−2	4
Kazakhstan	3	0	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

All times are local (UTC+1).

7 February 2013 16:00

Kazakhstan

1–5 (0–3, 1–1, 0–1)

Czech Republic

Weiden Arena Attendance: 300

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	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	16	Shots	45

7 February 2013 19:30

Germany

3–1 (1–0, 0–1, 2–0)

China

Weiden Arena Attendance: 485

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	19

8 February 2013 16:00

Kazakhstan

1–2 (0–0, 1–2, 0–0)

China

Weiden Arena Attendance: 215

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	23	Shots	20

8 February 2013 19:30

Czech Republic

1–3 (1–1, 0–2, 0–0)

Germany

Weiden Arena Attendance: 1,104

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	25	Shots	23

10 February 2013 14:00

China

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

Czech Republic

Weiden Arena Attendance: 175

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	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	13	Shots	42

10 February 2013 17:30

Germany

5–0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Kazakhstan

Weiden Arena Attendance: 750

Game reference
	0 min	Penalties	10 min
	50	Shots	10

External links

• 2009 Official Site
• Official 2010 Olympic Site
• Official 2011 Site
• Official 2012 Site
• 2014 Olympic format and qualification

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