Women S Ice Hockey Olympics

Five of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the international ice hockey federation one south korea automatically qualified as hosts while the two others took part in a qualification tournament.

Women s ice hockey olympics. The men s tournament will have twelve teams. However in 1956 and until its dissolution the soviet union took over and became the number one team. The united states women s national ice hockey team is controlled by usa hockey. 22 in gangneung south korea.

Has 75 832 female players. As of 2018 the u s. Eight countries qualified for the tournament. The men s competition held from 15 to 26 february was won by sweden and the women s competition held from 11 to 20 february was won by canada.

The women s tournament in ice hockey at the 2018 winter olympics was held in gangneung south korea between 10 and 22 february 2018. The ice hockey competitions of the 2022 winter olympics will be played at two venues located in the beijing cluster. Ice hockey at the 2006 winter olympics. Team united states of america gold poses after defeating team canada silver 3 2 in the women s ice hockey gold medal game on day 13 of the pyeongchang 2018 winter olympic games at kwandong hockey centre on february 22 2018 in gangneung republic of korea.

Olympic women s ice hockey team has medaled in all six olympic appearances to date gold 1998 2018. Silver 2002 2010 2014 and bronze 2006. Olympic women s ice hockey team defeated canada 3 2 in a shootout to win the gold medal on thursday feb. The beijing national indoor stadium which seats 18 000 is one of what are being called olympic green venues.

The wukesong arena seating 10 000 will also be used with both arenas was constructed for the 2008 summer olympics. At the 99th ioc session in july 1992 the ioc voted to approve women s hockey as an olympic event beginning with the 1998 winter olympics as part of their effort to increase the number of female athletes at the olympics. Ice hockey women s gold medal. Unsurprisingly canada dominated the first tournaments.

Women s ice hockey had not been in the programme when nagano japan had won the right to host the olympics in june 1991 and the decision required approval by the nagano winter olympic organizing committee naooc. Women s ice hockey was accepted as an olympic sport in 1992 and made its official debut in 1998 in nagano. Ice hockey at the 2006 winter olympics was held at the torino palasport olimpico and the torino esposizioni in turin italy. Pyeongchang 2018 united states of america ice hockey tournament.