In the early morning of April 15, the 2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships Group B held in Katowice, Poland, came to an end, and the Chinese women's ice hockey team opened a winning streak mode in this tournament, winning Poland 7-2 in the final match, winning the championship with five consecutive wins. This is the first World Championship championship won by Chinese women's ice skaters in thirteen years, and it is also a successful promotion to Group A after eleven years. Congratulations to Chinese Women's Ice!
China's first four games were 5-0 victories over South Korea, 6-3 sweeps over Italy, 14-2 victories over Slovenia, 6-2 victories over Kazakhstan, and Poland's first four games were also all won, which means that the final battle between China and Poland will be a championship battle, and it will also determine who can qualify for The First Division A.
In the life-and-death showdown, the Chinese team played a momentum at the beginning, Lin Qiqi received a pass from her teammates and shot at the goal, and the Chinese team took a 1-0 lead just 38 seconds after the opening. Soon after this goal, Lin Qiqi scored again, and the Chinese team took a 2-0 lead, and the game went on until 5 minutes and 12 seconds, Liu Zhixin scored another goal, and the Chinese team also led by a score of 3-0.
China's attack did not weaken in the slightest, with Miller's goal bringing the score to 4-0. Then Zhang Xifang and Linni scored, and the Chinese team led 6-0, and there was no suspense in the game. Poland then scored two goals, but the Chinese women's team scored a goal at Yu Baiwei before the final match, fixing the score at 7-2.
In the end, the Chinese team won the championship with five victories and successfully promoted to Group A, and the official website of the International Hockey Federation also praised the performance of Chinese women's ice skaters.
Photo: IIHF International Hockey Federation
Source: CCTV Sports
Editors: Xia Yang, Yang Ye
Review: Xinyu Wang