2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The following teams will participate in the championship: • • • • • • • • ==Preliminary round==

Group A Japan's 3–1 victory over Finland is the first time in IIHF history that any Japanese national team had ever beaten a Finnish national team. Standings Results All times local (UTC−5) Group B Standings Results All times local (UTC−5) ==Relegation Round==

The relegation round was played as a best-of-three playoff. The Czech Republic sweep hence rendered the last game unnecessary. This is the first time any Russian national team has ever been officially relegated since the country began international competition in 1954 as part of the Soviet Union. (The senior Russian women's team finished the 2005 World Championships in a relegation position, but an expansion of the 2007 tournament to nine teams in 2007 granted them a reprieve.) '' is relegated to Division I for the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.'' == Final round ==

Quarterfinals Semifinals 5th place playoff Bronze medal game Gold medal game ==Ranking and statistics==

Final rankings Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = PositionSource: IIHF Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF Tournament awards Best players selected by the Directorate: • Best Goaltender: Alex Rigsby • Best Defenceman: Brigette Lacquette • Best Forward: Kendall Coyne • MVP: Jessica Campbell Source: IIHF ==Division I==

The tournament was held in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 3 to 9 April 2010. '' is promoted to Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship'' ==See also==