Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey event, a total of 10 teams to participate, Group A includes Canada, the United States, Finland, Russia and Switzerland, Group B has Japan, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Denmark and China; after a single round of competition between the two groups, the top three teams in Group B will play a quarter-final with the five teams in Group A, and the winner will reach the final four, followed by the semi-finals and finals.
The women's ice hockey event will start the day before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, and the Chinese women's ice hockey national team will face the Czech Republic at 12:10 on February 3, Denmark at 12:10 on February 4, Japan at 16:40 on February 6, and Sweden at 21:10 on February 7. All four group matches of the Chinese team were played at the Wukesong Sports Center.
From the world rankings, the 5 teams in Group A are ranked in the top five in the world, Japan is ranked sixth in the world, the Czech Republic is ranked seventh in the world, Sweden is ranked ninth in the world, Denmark is ranked eleventh in the world, and The Chinese team is ranked 20th in the world. Among them, the Czech Republic and Denmark are participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time.
The women's hockey group stage ended on February 8, the quarterfinals will be played on February 11 and 12, the semi-finals will be played on February 14, and the gold medal in the women's ice hockey event will be held on February 17.
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