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.

Canada were the defending champions, having won the record-extending fifth Olympic title in 2022. The United States won the gold medal by defeating Canada 2–1 in OT in the gold medal game. Switzerland won the bronze medal for the second time in history.

Venues +Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics venuesMilanPalaItaliaFiera MilanoCapacity: 16,000 (11,800 of which for the public)Capacity: 6,500

Qualified teams

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.

Referees Linespeople Julia Kainberger (IIHF) Élizabeth Mantha (PWHL) Michelle McKenna (PWHL) Cianna Murray (PWHL) Shauna Neary (PWHL) Zuzana Svobodová (IIHF) Anniina Nurmi (IIHF) Ida Henriksson (IIHF) Kelly Cooke (PWHL) Melissa Doyle (PWHL) Samantha Hiller (PWHL) Amanda Tassoni (PWHL) Alexandra Clarke (PWHL) Laura Gutauskas (PWHL) Justine Todd (PWHL) Kirsten Welsh (PWHL) Erin Zach (PWHL) Kristýna Hájková (IIHF) Tiina Saarimäki (IIHF) Jessica Lundgren (IIHF) Sarah Buckner (PWHL) Jennifer Cameron (PWHL)

Preliminary round Tie-breaking criteria for group stage rankingThe ranking of teams in each group was determined by the points obtained in all group matches. If two or more teams were equal on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking:

In case three or four teams were tied on points, the following criteria applied (if, after applying a criterion, only two teams remained tied, the result of their head-to-head match determined their ranking): Points obtained in head-to-head matches between the teams All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Group B

Ranking after preliminary 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 Women's tournament Lee SteckleinCayla BarnesCaroline HarveyMegan Keller (A)Rory GuildayHaley WinnKirsten SimmsLaila EdwardsKelly PannekGrace ZumwinkleHayley ScamurraBritta Curl-SalemmeHilary Knight (C)Tessa JaneckeHannah BilkaJoy DunneAlex Carpenter (A)Kendall Coyne SchofieldTaylor HeiseAva McNaughton (G)Aerin Frankel (G)Gwyneth Philips (G)Abbey MurphyHead coach: John Wroblewski Sophie JaquesJocelyne Larocque (A)Kati TabinLaura StaceySarah FillierRenata FastElla SheltonBrianne JennerSarah NurseErin AmbroseNatalie SpoonerEmily ClarkEmma MaltaisMarie-Philip Poulin (C)Ann-Renée Desbiens (G)Emerance Maschmeyer (G)Blayre Turnbull (A)Claire ThompsonKristin O'NeillKayle Osborne (G)Julia GoslingJenn GardinerDaryl WattsHead coach: Troy Ryan Annic BüchiLara Stalder (C)Kaleigh Quennec (A)Shannon SigristLaura ZimmermannLisa RüediIvana WeyLaure MériguetNicole VallarioLara ChristenStefanie WetliAndrea Brändli (G)Rahel EnzlerSinja LeemannAlina Müller (A)Naemi HerzigAlina MartiSaskia Maurer (G)Vanessa SchaeferLeoni BalzerMonja Wagner (G)Lena-Marie LutzAlessia BaechlerHead coach: Colin Muller

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

Scoring leaders List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals. PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Megan Keller 7 3 6 9 +9 0 D Caroline Harvey 7 2 7 9 +14 0 D Laila Edwards 7 2 6 8 +8 2 D Daryl Watts 7 2 6 8 +2 2 F Hannah Bilka 7 4 3 7 +8 0 F Thea Johansson 7 4 3 7 +3 8 F Laura Kluge 5 3 4 7 +6 2 F Hanna Olsson 7 3 4 7 +3 0 F Abbey Murphy 7 2 5 7 +8 6 F Hilda Svensson 7 1 6 7 +2 0 F

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. PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Aerin Frankel 303:48 2 0.39 98 97.98 3 Andrea Brändli 247:51 8 1.94 169 95.27 1 Ebba Svensson Träff 345:19 8 1.39 132 93.94 2 Alice Philbert 239:47 12 3.00 179 93.30 0 Klára Peslarová 179:14 6 2.01 89 93.26 1

Awards The awards were announced on 19 February 2026.

Media All-Stars Position Player Goaltender Andrea Brändli Defenceman Caroline Harvey Defenceman Laila Edwards Forward Hannah Bilka Forward Marie-Philip Poulin Forward Alina Müller MVP Caroline Harvey

Individual awards Position Player Goaltender Andrea Brändli Defenceman Caroline Harvey Forward Marie-Philip Poulin

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 US captain Hilary Knight.

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

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