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

The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics took place in Milan, Italy, between 5 and 19 February 2026. Ten countries qualified for the tournament; six via ranking by the IIHF, three via qualification tournaments, and Italy as hosts. Russia and Belarus were banned from competing due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine.

Format

The ten teams were split into two groups of five teams each, in which they played against each team once. All teams from Group A and the top-three ranked teams from Group B advanced to the quarter-finals. A knockout system was used after the group stage. ==Rosters==

Match officials

12 referees and ten linespeople were selected for the tournament, consisting of both International Ice Hockey Federation and Professional Women's Hockey League officials. ==Preliminary round==

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1). Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Ranking after preliminary round == Playoff round ==

Playoff round

Teams were re-seeded after the quarter-finals according to the preliminary round ranking. Bracket Quarter-finals ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- Bronze medal game Gold medal game ==Medalists==

Final ranking

The gold medal game and bronze medal game determined the top 4 teams. The remaining teams were ranked according to the preliminary round ranking. ==Statistics==

Statistics

Scoring leaders List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals. Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list. ==Awards==

Awards

The awards were announced on 19 February 2026. Media All-Stars Individual awards == Legacy ==

Legacy

Megan Keller's golden goal puck and other artifacts from the game and the men's tournament were included in the Hockey Hall of Fame Olympics '26 collection. Also included in the collection was a game-worn jersey of USA captain Hilary Knight. ==See also==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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