Olympic Winter Games 2002 / Ice Hockey (Women) / Qualification

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The qualification for the Olympic ice hockey tournament for women in 2002 took place between February 8 and 11, 2001 in Engelberg , Switzerland . Two places in the final tournament were played. In addition, there were the six best-placed nations in the A World Cup in 2000 .

Direct qualification

The first six nations of the A World Cup in 2000 qualified directly for the Olympic tournament :

rank	country	World Cup group
1	Canada	A.
2	United States	A.
3	Finland	A.
4th	Sweden	A.
5	Russia	A.
6th	People's Republic of China	A.
7th	Germany	A.
8th	Japan	A.
9	Kazakhstan	B.
10	Switzerland	B.
11	Norway	B.
12	Denmark	B.
13	France	B.
14th	Latvia	B.
15th	Czech Republic	B.
16	Italy	B.

mode

The two places were played in a one-stage system between four participants. The two teams in positions 7 and 8 of the A-World Cup 2000 as well as the first two of the B group were eligible to participate . The first two winners of the qualifying tournament - Kazakhstan and Germany - were qualified for the Olympics.

venue

Engelberg , Switzerland
Sporting Park Engelberg Capacity: 1,500	Engelberg Venue of the tournament

Tournament course

Olympic qualification
Number of nations	4th
Qualifiers	Kazakhstan Germany
Venue (s)	Engelberg , Switzerland
opening	February 8, 2001
Final day	February 11, 2001
spectator	3,889 (648 per game)
Gates	33 (5.50 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	Rachel Rochat (4 points)

As part of the four-day qualifying tournament, Kazakhstan and Germany secured the two remaining starting places in the Olympic ice hockey tournament. The density of performance between the qualifying participants was particularly evident in the fact that all four teams had the chance to get one of the coveted tickets to Salt Lake City before the last matchday. Germany went into the last game one point ahead of Kazakhstan and hosts Switzerland. With the defeat of the Germans in the direct duel against the Kazakh women, they secured one of the two starting positions. The German players, on the other hand, had to hope that the Japanese would win points against Switzerland, which also happened with a 2-2 draw. Due to the direct comparison in favor of Germany, Germany secured second place ahead of Switzerland and Japan.

February 8, 2001 4:30 p.m. (local time)

Japan H. Kubo (14th) H. Kubo (41.) A. Hatanaka (60.)

3: 3 (1: 0, 0: 2, 2: 1)

Germany M. Valenti (21.) M. Becker (22.) S. Frühwirt (55.)

Sporting Park, Engelberg Spectators: 300

February 8, 2001 8:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan O. Potapowa (46.) N. Losjewa (50.)

2: 7 (0: 3, 0: 3, 2: 1)

Switzerland R. Rochat (7th) R. Rochat (12th) K. Lehmann (19th) R. Rochat (24th) S. Ray (27th) S. Cattaneo (35th) R. Künzle (57th)

Sporting Park, Engelberg Spectators: 825

February 9, 2001 5:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan O. Krjukowa (19th) N. Jakowtschuk (25th) J. Schtelmaister (35.) J. Schtelmaister (45.) J. Schtelmaister (50.)

5: 2 (1: 1, 2: 0, 2: 1)

Japan E. Wada (4th) Y. Togawa (60th)

Sporting Park, Engelberg Spectators: 513

February 10, 2001 5:00 p.m.

Germany M. Becker (33.) M. Valenti (50.) N. Schaffrik (60.)

3: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0)

Switzerland K. Lehmann (1.)

Sporting Park, Engelberg Spectators: 800

February 11, 2001 1:30 p.m.

Germany R. Wolf (48.)

1: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1)

Kazakhstan J. Solovyova (24.) O. Taikjewitsch (50.)

Sporting Park, Engelberg Spectators: 531

February 11, 2001 5:00 p.m.

Switzerland R. Künzle (44.) D. Wyss (60.)

2: 2 (0: 0, 0: 0, 2: 2)

Japan Y. Togawa (46.) H. Kubo (47.)

Sporting Park, Engelberg Spectators: 920

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Kazakhstan	3	2	0	1	09:10	4: 2
2.	Germany	3	1	1	1	07: 06	3: 3
3.	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	10: 07	3: 3
4th	Japan	3	0	2	1	07:10	2: 4

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the Olympic ice hockey tournament

Web links

• Overview of qualifications at iihf.com
• Overview of qualifications at hockeyfans.ch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ German ice hockey women buy an Olympic ticket. Switzerland fails. Rheinische Post , February 11, 2001, accessed on March 16, 2018 .