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.

2026 Winter Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Venues	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	5–19 February
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	United States (3rd title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Switzerland
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	28
Goals scored	126 (4.5 per game)
Attendance	158,130 (5,648 per game)
Scoring leader	Megan Keller (9 points)
Awards
MVP	Caroline Harvey

The United States won the gold medal for the third time, after defeated 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 venues

Milan
PalaItalia (Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena)	Fiera Milano (Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena)
Capacity: 16,000 (11,800 of which for the public)	Capacity: 6,500

Qualified teams

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Hosts	—N/a		1	Italy
2024 IIHF World Ranking	14 April 2024	—N/a	5	Canada United States Finland Czech Republic Switzerland
Final qualification tournaments	6 – 9 February 2025	Tomakomai	2	Japan France
		Gävle	1	Sweden
		Bremerhaven	1	Germany
Total			10

Notes

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

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's team 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 ranking

The 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: The result of their head-to-head match determined 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 Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question; Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question; Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question; If three teams remained tied, result of head-to-head matches between each of the teams concerned and the remaining team in the group (points, goal difference, goals scored);: Points; Goal difference; Goals scored; Better position in the most recent IIHF World Ranking.

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Switzerland – Canada

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	4	0	0	0	20	1	+19	12	Quarter-finals
2	Canada	4	3	0	0	1	14	6	+8	9
3	Czechia	4	1	0	1	2	7	14	−7	4
4	Finland	4	1	0	0	3	3	13	−10	3
5	Switzerland	4	0	1	0	3	5	15	−10	2

Source: IIHF

5 February 2026 (2026-02-05) 16:40 v

United States

5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0)

Czechia

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,766

Game reference
	Aerin Frankel	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees: Julia Kainberger Cianna Murray Linesmen: Jessica Lundgren Justine Todd
	Carpenter (Keller, Edwards) (PP) – 15:55 1–0 Dunne (Janecke) – 23:13 2–0 Scamurra (Janecke) – 24:36 3–0 3–1 28:37 – Juříčková (Mlýnková) Knight (Carpenter, Bilka) – 37:50 4–1 Scamurra (Pannek) – 44:22 5–1
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	42	Shots	14

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6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) 14:40 v

Czechia

3–4 GWS (2–1, 0–0, 1–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Switzerland

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 8,927

Game reference
	Michaela Hesová	Goalies	Saskia Maurer	Referees: Ida Henriksson Samantha Hiller Linesmen: Alexandra Clarke Erin Zach
	Kaltounková (Šapovalivová, Hymlárová) – 01:32 1–0 1–1 07:16 – Zimmermann Mlýnková (Mrázová) – 08:33 2–1 Plosová – 46:09 3–1 3–2 49:33 – Müller (Wey, Stalder) (PP) 3–3 57:40 – Christen (Enzler, Müller)
	Mrázová Mlýnková Hymlárová Kaltounková Šapovalivová Mrázová Hymlárová Šapovalivová	Shootout	Stalder Müller Wey Marti Herzig Müller Stalder Wey
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	36	Shots	31

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7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) 16:40 v

United States

5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Finland

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,843

Game reference
	Aerin Frankel	Goalies	Sanni Ahola	Referees: Ida Henriksson Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Jennifer Cameron Justine Todd
	Carpenter (Edwards, Keller) (PP) – 15:19 1–0 Heise (Murphy, Curl-Salemme) – 22:31 2–0 Keller – 23:37 3–0 Knight (Edwards, Keller) (PP) – 29:17 4–0 Murphy (Curl-Salemme, Harvey) – 55:56 5–0
	0 min	Penalties	12 min
	49	Shots	11

7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) 21:10 v

Switzerland

0–4 (0–0, 0–1, 0–3)

Canada

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,885

Game reference
	Saskia Maurer	Goalies	Emerance Maschmeyer	Referees: Kelly Cooke Julia Kainberger Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Tiina Saarimäki
	0–1 27:02 – Spooner (Poulin, Fillier) (PP) 0–2 44:03 – Fillier (Fast, Watts) (PP) 0–3 53:36 – Gosling (Ambrose, Thompson) (PP) 0–4 56:44 – Watts (Nurse, Thompson)
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	6	Shots	55

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8 February 2026 (2026-02-08) 21:10 v

Czechia

2–0 (2–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Finland

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,805

Game reference
	Klára Peslarová	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referees: Cianna Murray Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Kirsten Welsh Erin Zach
	Pištěková (Juříčková) – 02:57 1–0 Mlýnková (Trnková) – 17:54 2–0
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	25

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9 February 2026 (2026-02-09) 20:40 v

Switzerland

0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3)

United States

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,132

Game reference
	Andrea Brändli	Goalies	Gwyneth Philips	Referees: Julia Kainberger Shauna Neary Linesmen: Laura Gutauskas Tiina Saarimäki
	0–1 06:04 – Winn (Harvey, Knight) 0–2 34:08 – Dunne 0–3 41:17 – Bilka (Heise, Harvey) 0–4 46:34 – Carpenter (Knight, Dunne) 0–5 47:42 – Harvey (Carpenter, Dunne)
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	21	Shots	50

9 February 2026 (2026-02-09) 21:10 v

Canada

5–1 (4–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Czechia

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,901

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Julie Pejšová Michaela Hesová	Referees: Elizabeth Mantha Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Kirsten Welsh
	O'Neill (Fast) – 05:44 1–0 Fillier (Watts, Nurse) – 13:12 2–0 Stacey (Maltais, Shelton) – 13:51 3–0 Gosling (Jenner, Ambrose) (PP2) – 18:57 4–0 Gosling (Jenner, Thompson) (PP) – 20:17 5–0 5–1 48:38 – Mlýnková (Vanišová, Kaltounková) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	34	Shots	19

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10 February 2026 (2026-02-10) 20:10 v

Canada

0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1)

United States

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,390

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens Emerance Maschmeyer	Goalies	Aerin Frankel	Referees: Julia Kainberger Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Laura Gutauskas
	0–1 03:45 – Harvey (Winn, Knight) 0–2 17:18 – Bilka (Murphy, Harvey) 0–3 21:18 – Simms (Janecke, Murphy) (PP) 0–4 33:00 – Bilka (Murphy, Harvey) 0–5 51:53 – Edwards (Curl-Salemme)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	20	Shots	33

10 February 2026 (2026-02-10) 21:10 v

Finland

3–1 (0–0, 3–1, 0–0)

Switzerland

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,790

Game reference
	Sanni Ahola	Goalies	Saskia Maurer	Referees: Samantha Hiller Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Justine Todd Kirsten Welsh
	Vainikka (Vanhanen, Nieminen) (PP) – 23:33 1–0 Liikala (Nylund, Vesa) – 29:50 2–0 2–1 37:00 – Müller (SH) Vanhanen (Karvinen, Schalin) (PP) – 37:35 3–1
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	15

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12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) 14:30 v

Finland

0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2)

Canada

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,826

Game reference
	Sanni Ahola	Goalies	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Referees: Kelly Cooke Melissa Doyle Linesmen: Kristýna Hájková Jessica Lundgren
	0–1 15:12 – Gardiner (Gosling, O'Neill) 0–2 31:38 – Watts (Fillier, Jaques) 0–3 33:40 – O'Neill (Shelton, Gosling) 0–4 41:22 – Clark (Turnbull, Stacey) 0–5 52:29 – Clark (Stacey)
	0 min	Penalties	0 min
	17	Shots	23

Group B

Germany – France

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	4	0	0	0	18	2	+16	12	Quarter-finals
2	Germany	4	2	1	0	1	10	8	+2	8
3	Italy (H)	4	2	0	0	2	9	11	−2	6
4	Japan	4	1	0	0	3	7	14	−7	3	Eliminated
5	France	4	0	0	1	3	4	13	−9	1

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

5 February 2026 (2026-02-05) 12:10 v

Sweden

4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Germany

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 2,455

Game reference
	Ebba Svensson Träff	Goalies	Sandra Abstreiter	Referees: Shauna Neary Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Tiina Saarimäki
	0–1 08:30 – Jobst-Smith (Lu. Welcke, Strobel) (PP) Ljungblom (Wikner, Raunio) – 11:53 1–1 Ljungblom (L. Johansson, Lundin) (PP) – 27:03 2–1 Jungåker (L. Johansson, Raunio) (PP) – 39:20 3–1 T. Johansson (Svensson, Olsson) – 51:20 4–1
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	37	Shots	16

5 February 2026 (2026-02-05) 14:40 v

Italy

4–1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0)

France

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 9,356

Game reference
	Martina Fedel	Goalies	Alice Philbert	Referees: Kelly Cooke Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Jennifer Cameron Laura Gutauskas
	0–1 09:42 – De Serres (Rozier) (PP) Tutino (Mattivi) – 10:42 1–1 Roccella (Della Rovere, Lobis) – 35:17 2–1 Fantin – 40:14 3–1 Della Rovere (Caumo) – 44:59 4–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	46	Shots	15

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6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) 12:10 v

France

2–3 (0–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Japan

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,424

Game reference
	Alice Philbert	Goalies	Miyuu Masuhara	Referees: Melissa Doyle Michelle McKenna Linesmen: Kristýna Hájková Kirsten Welsh
	0–1 38:34 – Ukita (Ak. Shiga, Sato) Baudrit (Le Scodan, Peyne-Dingival) – 39:42 1–1 1–2 56:30 – Ito (Koyama, Miura) 1–3 57:50 – Maeda (Rir. Noro) (EN) De Serres (Duvin, Aurard-Bushee) (PP, EA) – 59:48 2–3
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	25	Shots	28

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7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) 12:10 v

Germany

5–2 (3–0, 2–2, 0–0)

Japan

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,777

Game reference
	Sandra Abstreiter	Goalies	Miyuu Masuhara Riko Kawaguchi	Referees: Zuzana Svobodová Amanada Tassoni Linesmen: Laura Gutauskas Jessica Lundgren
	Gleißner (Lu. Welcke, Kluge) – 00:44 1–0 Nix (Hark, Hadraschek) – 08:44 2–0 Handraschek (Nix, Kluge) – 13:03 3–0 Handraschek (Kluge, Gleißner) – 25:24 4–0 Kluge (Haider, Hark) – 30:30 5–0 5–1 36:45 – Miura (Ak. Shiga, Ao. Shiga) 5–2 37:07 – Wajima (Seki, Miura)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	29	Shots	22

7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) 14:40 v

Sweden

6–1 (1–0, 3–1, 2–0)

Italy

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 10,727

Game reference
	Ebba Svensson Träff	Goalies	Martina Fedel Gabriella Durante	Referees: Melissa Doyle Shauna Neary Linesmen: Alexandra Clarke Kristýna Hájková
	Adolfsson (Thuvik, Hjalmarsson) – 09:50 1–0 Lundin (Raunio, Kjellbin) – 29:36 2–0 Hjalmarsson (Karlsson) – 31:47 3–0 3–1 33:30 – Stocker Olsson (Andersson, T. Johansson) – 34:39 4–1 T. Johansson (Ljungblom) – 46:53 5–1 T. Johansson (Olsson, Svensson) – 54:32 6–1
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	47	Shots	19

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8 February 2026 (2026-02-08) 16:40 v

France

0–4 (0–3, 0–1, 0–0)

Sweden

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,868

Game reference
	Alice Philbert	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referees: Anniina Nurmi Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Jennifer Cameron Jessica Lundgren
	0–1 03:30 – T. Johansson (Svensson, Olsson) 0–2 07:08 – Hjalmarsson (Olsson, Svensson) (PP) 0–3 13:14 – Thuvik (L. Johansson) 0–4 20:45 – L. Johansson (Thuvik, Hjalmarsson)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	14	Shots	49

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9 February 2026 (2026-02-09) 12:10 v

Japan

2–3 (0–2, 1–0, 1–1)

Italy

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,769

Game reference
	Miyuu Masuhara	Goalies	Gabriella Durante	Referees: Samantha Hiller Michelle McKenna Linesmen: Kristýna Hájková Erin Zach
	0–1 12:34 – Fantin (Lobis, Tutino) 0–2 18:51 – Fantin (Mattivi, Fortino) (PP) Ukita (Rio Noro) – 22:48 1–2 1–3 40:37 – Della Rovere Ak. Shiga (Sato, Ao. Shiga) – 51:01 2–3
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	29	Shots	23

9 February 2026 (2026-02-09) 16:40 v

Germany

2–1 OT (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) (OT: 1–0)

France

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,632

Game reference
	Sandra Abstreiter	Goalies	Alice Philbert	Referees: Melissa Doyle Zuzana Svobodová Linesmen: Alexandra Clarke Justine Todd
	Kluge (Gleißner, Hadraschek) (PP) – 19:25 1–0 1–1 48:21 – Duvin (Le Scodan) Jobst-Smith (Li. Welcke, Lu. Welcke) – 61:07 2–1
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	47	Shots	14

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10 February 2026 (2026-02-10) 12:10 v

Japan

0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Sweden

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,100

Game reference
	Riko Kawaguchi Rei Halloran	Goalies	Ebba Svensson Träff	Referees: Kelly Cooke Michelle McKenna Linesmen: Alexandra Clarke Tiina Saarimäki
	0–1 05:25 – Thuvik (Hjalmarsson) 0–2 25:36 – Bouveng (Raunio) 0–3 37:30 – Hallin (Bouveng, Persson) 0–4 41:06 – Olsson (Persson, T. Johansson) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	31

10 February 2026 (2026-02-10) 16:40 v

Italy

1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1)

Germany

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,898

Game reference
	Gabriella Durante	Goalies	Sandra Abstreiter	Referees: Ida Henriksson Cianna Murray Linesmen: Jennifer Cameron Erin Zach
	Reyes (Caumo, Della Rovere) – 20:21 1–0 1–1 32:47 – Nix (Kluge, Gleißner) 1–2 58:31 – Kluge (Jobst-Smith)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	24	Shots	24

Ranking after preliminary round

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	A	United States	4	4	0	0	0	20	1	+19	12
2	A	Canada	4	3	0	0	1	14	6	+8	9
3	A	Czechia	4	1	0	1	2	7	14	−7	4
4	A	Finland	4	1	0	0	3	3	13	−10	3
5	A	Switzerland	4	0	1	0	3	5	15	−10	2
6	B	Sweden	4	4	0	0	0	18	2	+16	12
7	B	Germany	4	2	1	0	1	10	8	+2	8
8	B	Italy (H)	4	2	0	0	2	9	11	−2	6

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) Tier of the group played in; 2) Rank within group.
(H) Host

Playoff round

Teams were re-seeded after the quarter-finals according to the preliminary round ranking.

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal game
	13 February – Milan (Fiera Milano)
	United States	6
					16 February – Milan (PalaItalia)
	Italy	0
					United States	5
	14 February – Milan (Fiera Milano)
					Sweden	0
	Canada	5
									19 February – Milan (PalaItalia)
	Germany	1
									United States (OT)	2
	13 February – Milan (Fiera Milano)
									Canada	1
	Czechia	0
					16 February – Milan (PalaItalia)
	Sweden	2
					Canada	2
	14 February – Milan (Fiera Milano)
					Switzerland	1			Bronze medal game
	Finland	0
									19 February – Milan (PalaItalia)
	Switzerland	1
									Switzerland (OT)	2
									Sweden	1

Quarter-finals

13 February 2026 (2026-02-13) 16:40 v

Czechia

0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Sweden

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,360

Game reference
	Klára Peslarová	Goalies	Ebba Svensson Träff	Referees: Michelle McKenna Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Justine Todd
	0–1 24:47 – Olsson (Svensson, Persson) (PP) 0–2 59:35 – Svensson (Kjellbin) (EN)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	23

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13 February 2026 (2026-02-13) 21:10 v

United States

6–0 (1–0, 5–0, 0–0)

Italy

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,930

Game reference
	Gwyneth Philips	Goalies	Gabriella Durante	Referees: Ida Henriksson Shauna Neary Linesmen: Jessica Lundgren Erin Zach
	Keller (Edwards, Carpenter) – 13:31 1–0 Coyne (Harvey, Winn) – 21:41 2–0 Coyne (Curl, Zumwinkle) – 24:51 3–0 Edwards (Keller, Janecke) – 25:17 4–0 Curl (Dunne, Stecklein) (SH) – 31:29 5–0 Bilka (Heise, Harvey) – 38:27 6–0
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	51	Shots	6

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14 February 2026 (2026-02-14) 16:40 v

Canada

5–1 (2–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Germany

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,913

Game reference
	Emerance Maschmeyer	Goalies	Sandra Abstreiter	Referees: Melissa Doyle Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Jennifer Cameron Kristýna Hájková
	Jenner (Maltais, Jaques) – 01:40 1–0 Thompson (O'Neill) – 16:41 2–0 Fillier (Fast, Watts) (PP) – 37:30 3–0 Turnbull (Clark) – 40:38 4–0 4–1 48:42 – Feldmeier (SH) Poulin (Fillier, Watts) (PP) – 55:30 5–1
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	43	Shots	11

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14 February 2026 (2026-02-14) 21:10 v

Finland

0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Switzerland

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,686

Game reference
	Sanni Ahola	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Samantha Hiller Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Alexandra Clarke Laura Gutauskas
	0–1 34:17 – Müller (Enzler, Stalder)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	14

Semi-finals

16 February 2026 (2026-02-16) 16:40 v

United States

5–0 (1–0, 4–0, 0–0)

Sweden

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 7,894

Game reference
	Aerin Frankel	Goalies	Ebba Svensson Träff Emma Söderberg	Referees: Cianna Murray Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Tiina Saarimäki Erin Zach
	Barnes (Pannek, Stecklein) (EA) – 05:09 1–0 Heise (Bilka, Murphy) – 29:09 2–0 Murphy (Bilka, Winn) – 35:12 3–0 Coyne (Edwards, Keller) – 36:10 4–0 Scamurra (Curl-Salemme, Janecke) – 37:59 5–0
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	23

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16 February 2026 (2026-02-16) 21:10 v

Canada

2–1 (0–0, 2–0, 0–1)

Switzerland

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 9,662

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Kelly Cooke Melissa Doyle Linesmen: Sarah Buckner Kristýna Hájková
	Poulin (Jaques, Watts) – 21:49 1–0 Poulin (Watts, Shelton) – 28:21 2–0 2–1 44:53 – Enzler (Müller)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	46	Shots	8

Bronze medal game

19 February 2026 (2026-02-19) 14:40 v

Switzerland

2–1 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Sweden

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 8,243

Game reference
	Andrea Brändli	Goalies	Ebba Svensson Träff	Referees: Élizabeth Mantha Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Alexandra Clarke Justine Todd
	0–1 31:40 – Jungåker (Svensson, T. Johansson) Leemann (Marti) – 35:40 1–1 Müller (Wey, Christen) – 69:09 2–1
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	33

Gold medal game

19 February 2026 (2026-02-19) 19:10 v

United States

2–1 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0)

Canada

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,171

Game reference
	Aerin Frankel	Goalies	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Referees: Kelly Cooke Cianna Murray Linesmen: Kristýna Hájková Tiina Saarimäki
	0–1 20:54 – O'Neill (Stacey, Fast) (SH) Knight (Edwards, Keller) (EA) – 57:56 1–1 Keller (Heise) – 64:07 2–1
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	33	Shots	31

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women's tournament	United States Lee Stecklein Cayla Barnes Caroline Harvey Megan Keller (A) Rory Guilday Haley Winn Kirsten Simms Laila Edwards Kelly Pannek Grace Zumwinkle Hayley Scamurra Britta Curl-Salemme Hilary Knight (C) Tessa Janecke Hannah Bilka Joy Dunne Alex Carpenter (A) Kendall Coyne Schofield Taylor Heise Ava McNaughton (G) Aerin Frankel (G) Gwyneth Philips (G) Abbey Murphy Head coach: John Wroblewski	Canada Sophie Jaques Jocelyne Larocque (A) Kati Tabin Laura Stacey Sarah Fillier Renata Fast Ella Shelton Brianne Jenner Sarah Nurse Erin Ambrose Natalie Spooner Emily Clark Emma Maltais Marie-Philip Poulin (C) Ann-Renée Desbiens (G) Emerance Maschmeyer (G) Blayre Turnbull (A) Claire Thompson Kristin O'Neill Kayle Osborne (G) Julia Gosling Jenn Gardiner Daryl Watts Head coach: Troy Ryan	Switzerland Annic Büchi Lara Stalder (C) Kaleigh Quennec (A) Shannon Sigrist Laura Zimmermann Lisa Rüedi Ivana Wey Laure Mériguet Nicole Vallario Lara Christen Stefanie Wetli Andrea Brändli (G) Rahel Enzler Sinja Leemann Alina Müller (A) Naemi Herzig Alina Marti Saskia Maurer (G) Vanessa Schaefer Leoni Balzer Monja Wagner (G) Lena-Marie Lutz Alessia Baechler Head 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.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	United States	7	6	1	0	0	33	2	+31	20	Champions
2	A	Canada	7	5	0	1	1	22	10	+12	16	Runners-up
3	A	Switzerland	7	1	2	0	4	9	18	−9	7	Third place
4	B	Sweden	7	5	0	1	1	21	9	+12	16	Fourth place
5	A	Czechia	5	1	0	1	3	7	16	−9	4	Eliminated in quarter-finals
6	A	Finland	5	1	0	0	4	3	14	−11	3
7	B	Germany	5	2	1	0	2	11	13	−2	8
8	B	Italy (H)	5	2	0	0	3	9	17	−8	6
9	B	Japan	4	1	0	0	3	7	14	−7	3	Eliminated in group stage
10	B	France	4	0	0	1	3	4	13	−9	1

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

2026 Women's Olympic champions
United States 3rd title

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
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

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Source: IIHF

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.

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	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

Note: Pos = Position;GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Source: IIHF

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 USA captain Hilary Knight.

See also

• Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics
• Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

External links

• IIHF website