The 2022 ISA Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Group B match kicked off on April 8, Beijing time in Katowice, Poland, and the Chinese women's ice team defeated South Korea and Italy in the first two match days, accumulating 6 points and temporarily ranking first.
In the first game against South Korea, the Chinese women's ice hockey first two quarters by Zhang Xifang and Lin Qiqi each scored a goal to take the lead; in the third quarter, the Chinese team continued to exert strength, Miller, Zhu Rui and Kang Mulan scored goals, beijing Winter Olympics main goalkeeper Zhou Jiaying missed the World Championships due to injury, and the goalkeeper Chen Tia, who played in her place, performed well and achieved a clean sheet, and the Chinese team finally defeated south Korea 5-0 and won the opening red of the World Championships.
China vs. South Korea
China's second opponent is Italy, the group's current highest-ranked team in the world. The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in Italy, the Italian women's ice team wants to ensure that the 2026 Winter Olympics will participate in the local competition, and the Chinese women's ice team is also impacting the qualification for the 2026 Winter Olympics, and whether the world championship can be promoted to the group is crucial for both teams.
In the match, Lynny scored the opponent's goal in 3 minutes, and Miller's two-stroke helped China take a three-goal lead in the first quarter. Italy then seized on the Chinese team to foul several times to narrow the point gap, and Linney scored two key goals in the first two critical moments to help the Chinese team stabilize the situation. In the 58th minute, Lin Qiqi scored an empty tennis ball to seal the victory, and the Chinese team finally won two consecutive victories 6-3, laying a solid foundation for promotion.
China vs Italy
After the two rounds of competition, China and Poland both scored 6 points for 2 wins, ranking first and second; Kazakhstan and Slovenia both had 3 points for 1 win and 1 loss, ranking third and fourth; Italy and South Korea both had 2 losses and 0 points. After two rounds of matches, the six teams ushered in a day off, and at 19:00 Beijing time on April 11, China will face the third opponent, Slovenia.
The World Championships is the first international appearance of the Chinese women's ice hockey team after the Beijing Winter Olympics, and it is also a key event to prepare for the 2026 Milan Cortina Dampezzo Winter Olympics and compete for qualification. This foreign competition will fully demonstrate the style of Chinese Winter Olympic athletes in the international arena, and is also an important part of the solemn commitment of Chinese sports to inherit the heritage of the Beijing Winter Olympics and vigorously develop ice and snow sports.