Olympic Winter Games 2014 / Ice Hockey (Women) / Qualification
The qualification for the Olympic ice hockey tournament for women in 2014 was fought between September 2012 and February, 2013. Two places in the final tournament were played. In addition, there were the six best nations in the IIHF world rankings of 2012.
The two places were played in a multi-level system between 20 participants. The classification was also based on the status of the IIHF world ranking list 2012. In the last qualifying round, Germany and Japan secured the remaining two free places in the Olympic ice hockey tournament.
competition | place | date | sub- contractor |
viewers total |
Games | O |
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Qualification group C | Poprad | Feb 7, 2013 - Feb 10, 2013 | 4th | 4,103 | 6th | 683 |
Group D qualification | Willows in the Upper Palatinate | Feb 7, 2013 - Feb 10, 2013 | 4th | 2,939 | 6th | 489 |
Pre-qualification group E | Shanghai | Nov 8, 2012 - Nov 11, 2012 | 4th | 2,063 | 6th | 343 |
Pre-qualification group F | Valmiera | Nov 8, 2012 - Nov 11, 2012 | 4th | 867 | 6th | 144 |
Pre-qualification group G | Barcelona | Oct 12, 2012 - Oct 14, 2012 | 4th | 3,100 | 6th | 516 |
Pre-qualification group H | Jastrzębie-Zdrój | 27 Sep 2012 - Sep 30 2012 | 4th | 1,150 | 6th | 191 |
Direct qualification
The first six nations of the IIHF world rankings qualified for the Olympic tournament directly after the 2012 World Cup :
rank | country |
World Cup 2012 (100%) |
World Cup 2011 (75%) |
OS 2010 (50%) |
World Cup 2009 (25%) |
total |
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1 | Canada | 1200 | 1160 | 1200 | 1160 | 2960 |
2 | United States | 1160 | 1200 | 1160 | 1200 | 2940 |
3 | Finland | 1100 | 1120 | 1120 | 1120 | 2780 |
4th | Switzerland | 1120 | 1040 | 1060 | 1020 | 2685 |
5 | Sweden | 1060 | 1060 | 1100 | 1100 | 2680 |
6th | Russia | 1040 | 1100 | 1040 | 1060 | 2650 |
7th | Slovakia | 1000 | 1020 | 1000 | 940 | 2500 |
8th | Germany | 1020 | 960 | 920 | 920 | 2430 |
9 | Kazakhstan | 860 | 1000 | 960 | 1040 | 2350 |
10 | Norway | 940 | 940 | 900 | 900 | 2320 |
11 | Japan | 920 | 860 | 940 | 1000 | 2285 |
12 | Czech Republic | 960 | 840 | 880 | 860 | 2245 |
13 | People's Republic of China | 820 | 880 | 1020 | 980 | 2235 |
14th | Latvia | 880 | 920 | 840 | 820 | 2195 |
15th | Austria | 900 | 900 | 780 | 880 | 2185 |
16 | France | 800 | 820 | 860 | 840 | 2055 |
17th | Great Britain | 780 | 760 | 820 | 780 | 1955 |
18th | Italy | 740 | 780 | 800 | 760 | 1915 |
19th | Denmark | 840 | 800 | 0 | 740 | 1625 |
20th | Slovenia | 640 | 660 | 740 | 0 | 1505 |
mode
The national teams from 7th place in the world rankings played the two remaining places in a multi-stage system in qualifying tournaments between October 2012 and February 2013. A total of 18 countries registered for the six tournaments.
The winners of the pre-qualification - Denmark and the Netherlands - and the six national teams in the world rankings 13 to 18 met in the first qualifying round in two groups (E & F) of four teams. Only the two group winners reached the second qualifying round, in which they then met the six teams that finished 7th to 12th in the world rankings. There was again played in two groups (C & D) with four teams each. The respective group winners finally qualified for the Olympic ice hockey tournament.
The International Ice Hockey Federation formed a ranking among the non-qualified nations that was also included in the 2014 IIHF world rankings .
Pre-qualification
In September and October 2012, two pre-qualification tournaments were played. The eight registered teams took part in it from position 19 onwards after the 2012 World Cup. The pre-qualification was played out in two groups. The teams eligible to participate, who were at the bottom of the world rankings, acted as hosts.
The winners of the pre-qualification tournaments were the teams from Denmark and the Netherlands, who were therefore allowed to participate in the qualifying tournament in groups E and F.
Group G
Olympic qualification, group G | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier | Denmark |
Venue (s) | Barcelona , Spain |
opening | October 12, 2012 |
Final day | October 14, 2012 |
spectator | 3,100 (516 per game) |
Gates | 54 (9.00 per game) |
Awards | |
Top scorer | Josefine Persson (10 points) |
The group G preliminary round was held in the Palau de Gel , the ice rink on the Camp Nou site in Barcelona , Spain .
venue | ||
Barcelona , Spain | ||
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Venue | ||
Palau de Gel Capacity: 1,256 |
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October 12, 2012 4:00 p.m. (local time) |
Hungary |
3: 4 (2: 1, 0: 3, 1: 0) match report |
Denmark |
Palau de Gel, Barcelona Spectators: 400 |
October 12, 2012 8:00 p.m. |
Croatia |
1: 2 (1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0) match report |
Spain |
Palau de Gel, Barcelona Spectators: 650 |
October 13, 2012 4:00 p.m. |
Croatia |
1: 8 (0: 0, 0: 6, 1: 2) game report |
Hungary |
Palau de Gel, Barcelona Spectators: 150 |
October 13, 2012 8:00 p.m. |
Denmark |
6: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Spain |
Palau de Gel, Barcelona spectators: 900 |
October 14, 2012 4:00 p.m. |
Denmark |
20: 1 (6: 0, 5: 0, 9: 1) game report |
Croatia |
Palau de Gel, Barcelona Spectators: 150 |
October 14, 2012 8:00 p.m. |
Spain |
1: 7 (1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 5) game report |
Hungary |
Palau de Gel, Barcelona Spectators: 850 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30: | 49 |
2. | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18: | 66th |
3. | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:14 | 3 |
4th | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:30 | 0 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the first qualifying round
Group H.
Olympic qualification, group H | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier | Netherlands |
Venue (s) | Jastrzębie-Zdrój , Poland |
opening | September 27, 2012 |
Final day | September 30, 2012 |
spectator | 1,150 (191 per game) |
Gates | 34 (5.67 per game) |
Awards | |
Best goalkeeper | Hedvika Korbar |
Best defender | Jessica de Graaf |
Best striker | Karolina Późniewska |
Top scorer | Mieneke de Jong (8 points) |
The matches in Group H found at the rink jastor in Polish Jastrzębie-Zdrój instead.
venue | ||
Jastrzębie-Zdrój , Poland | ||
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Venue | ||
Jastor Capacity: 1,986 |
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September 27, 2012 4:00 p.m. (local time) |
Netherlands |
5: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1) game report |
South Korea |
Jastor, Jastrzębie-Zdrój spectators: 100 |
September 27, 2012 7:30 p.m. |
Poland |
4: 3 n.P. (1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report |
Slovenia |
Jastor, Jastrzębie-Zdrój spectators: 300 |
September 28, 2012 4:00 p.m. |
Slovenia |
2: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report |
South Korea |
Jastor, Jastrzębie-Zdrój spectators: 50 |
September 28, 2012 7:30 p.m. |
Netherlands |
5: 4 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 1, 3: 2, 1: 0) game report |
Poland |
Jastor, Jastrzębie-Zdrój spectators: 300 |
September 30, 2012 1:00 p.m. |
Slovenia |
0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 2) game report |
Netherlands |
Jastor, Jastrzębie-Zdrój spectators: 100 |
September 30, 2012 4:30 p.m. |
South Korea |
2: 3 (0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 2) game report |
Poland |
Jastor, Jastrzębie-Zdrój spectators: 300 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14: | 68th |
2. | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:10 | 6th |
3. | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5: 8 | 4th |
4th | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:10 | 0 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the first qualifying round
First qualifying round
The first qualifying round took place between November 8-11, 2012. The better placed in the world rankings enjoyed the right to host the tournament. The People's Republic of China and Latvia made use of this right.
Group E
Olympic qualification, group E. | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier | People's Republic of China |
Venue (s) | Shanghai , People's Republic of China |
opening | November 8, 2012 |
Final day | November 11, 2012 |
spectator | 2,063 (343 per game) |
Gates | 36 (6.00 per game) |
Awards | |
Top scorer | Sun Rui (10 points) |
Group E games of the first qualifying round were held at the Shanghai University of Sports sports complex in the Chinese city of Shanghai .
venue | ||
Shanghai , People's Republic of China | ||
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Venue | ||
Shanghai University of Sports Sports Complex Capacity: |
November 8, 2012 3:00 p.m. (local time) |
November 8, 2012 8:00 a.m. ( CET ) |
France |
7: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 4: 0) game report |
Great Britain |
SUS Sports Complex, Shanghai Spectators: 147 |
November 8, 2012 7:00 p.m. |
November 8, 2012 12:00 p.m. |
People's Republic of China |
5: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1) game report |
Netherlands |
SUS Sports Complex, Shanghai Spectators: 779 |
November 9, 2012 3:00 p.m. |
November 9, 2012 8:00 a.m. |
France |
3: 4 n.P. (1: 0, 1: 2, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report |
Netherlands |
SUS Sports Complex, Shanghai Spectators: 137 |
November 9, 2012 7:00 p.m. |
November 9, 2012 12:00 p.m. |
Great Britain |
0: 5 (0: 2, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report |
People's Republic of China |
SUS Sports Complex, Shanghai Spectators: 363 |
November 11, 2012 3:00 p.m. |
November 11, 2012 8:00 am |
Netherlands |
1: 2 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2) game report |
Great Britain |
SUS Sports Complex, Shanghai Spectators: 170 |
November 11, 2012 7:00 p.m. |
November 11, 2012 12:00 p.m. |
People's Republic of China |
4: 3 n.P. (0: 3, 2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report |
France |
SUS Sports Complex, Shanghai Spectators: 467 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | People's Republic of China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14: | 58th |
2. | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13: | 85 |
3. | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:13 | 3 |
4th | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:10 | 2 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the second qualifying round
Group F.
Olympic qualification, group F | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier | Denmark |
Venue (s) | Valmiera , Latvia |
opening | November 8, 2012 |
Final day | November 11, 2012 |
spectator | 867 (144 per game) |
Gates | 25 (4.17 per game) |
Awards | |
Top scorer | Denise Altmann (5 points) |
Group F games of the first qualifying round took place in the ice rink of the Vidzemes Olimpiskais Centrs in the Latvian city of Valmiera .
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Valmiera , Latvia | ||
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Venue | ||
Vidzemes Olimpiskais Centrs Capacity: 500 |
November 8, 2012 3:30 p.m. (local time) |
Austria |
7: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 4: 0) game report |
Italy |
Vidzemes Olimpiskais Centrs, Valmiera Spectators: 89 |
November 8, 2012 7:30 p.m. |
Latvia |
1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 1: 1) game report |
Denmark |
Vidzemes Olimpiskais Centrs, Valmiera Spectators: 368 |
November 9, 2012 3:30 p.m. |
Austria |
0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report |
Denmark |
Vidzemes Olimpiskais Centrs, Valmiera Spectators: 76 |
November 9, 2012 7:30 p.m. |
Italy |
3: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0) game report |
Latvia |
Vidzemes Olimpiskais Centrs, Valmiera Spectators: 89 |
November 11, 2012 1:00 p.m. |
Denmark |
3: 1 (0: 1, 3: 0, 0: 0) game report |
Italy |
Vidzemes Olimpiskais Centrs, Valmiera Spectators: 72 |
November 11, 2012 5:00 p.m. |
Latvia |
2: 3 (0: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0) match report |
Austria |
Vidzemes Olimpiskais Centrs, Valmiera Spectators: 173 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8: 2 | 9 |
2. | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10: | 36th |
3. | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:10 | 3 |
4th | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:10 | 0 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the second qualifying round
Second qualifying round
The second qualifying round took place from February 7-10, 2013. The two teams placed in first place enjoyed the right to decide on the location of the alignment and made use of it.
Group C
Olympic qualification, group C | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier | Japan |
Venue (s) | Poprad , Slovakia |
opening | February 7, 2013 |
Final day | February 10, 2013 |
spectator | 4,103 (683 per game) |
Gates | 27 (4.50 per game) |
Awards | |
Best goalkeeper | Zuzana Tomčíková |
Best defender | Kanae Aoki |
Best striker | Hanae Kubo |
Top scorer | Hanae Kubo (5 points) |
The Group C games were played from February 7th to 10th, 2013 in the Slovak town of Poprad . The games took place in the local Zimný štadión . Japan prevailed with two wins and one defeat after a penalty shootout and thus qualified for the main tournament in 2014.
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Poprad , Slovakia | ||
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Venue | ||
Zimný štadión Poprad Capacity: 4,464 |
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February 7, 2013 2:00 p.m. (local time) |
Norway B. Lersbryggen (18:16) L. Bialik (22:20) I. Farstad (28:30) |
3: 4 (1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 3) game report |
Japan K. Aoki (32:12) C. Ōsawa (49:17) A. Nakamura (50:59) T. Sakagami (57:13) |
Zimný štadión, Poprad spectators: 314 |
February 7, 2013 6:00 p.m. |
Slovakia J. Čulíková (0:53) |
1: 2 (1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0) match report |
Denmark J. Persson (3:35) C. Densing (11:56) |
Zimný štadión, Poprad audience: 981 |
February 8, 2013 2:00 p.m. |
Norway I. Morset (33:35) |
1: 2 n.P. (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report |
Denmark E. Russell (44:41) J. Gregersen (PS) |
Zimný štadión, Poprad spectators: 367 |
February 8, 2013 6:00 p.m. |
Japan |
0: 1 n.P. (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report |
Slovakia J. Kapustová (PS) |
Zimný štadión, Poprad audience: 1,183 |
February 10, 2013 2:00 p.m. |
Denmark |
0: 5 (0: 2, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report |
Japan M. Shishiuchi (9:07) H. Kubo (18:36) Y. Hirano (27:22) H. Kubo (39:57) S. Koike (50:53) |
Zimný štadión, Poprad audience: 315 |
February 10, 2013 6:00 p.m. |
Slovakia J. Kapustová (21:38) J. Čulíková (23:32) J. Kapustová (29:04) |
3: 5 (0: 3, 3: 1, 0: 1) game report |
Norway H. Ask (9:41) H. Sletbak (11:43) A. Dalen (17:34) H. Martinsen (32:53) L. Bialik (49:07) |
Zimný štadión, Poprad Spectators: 943 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9: 4 | 7th |
2. | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4: 7 | 5 |
3. | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9: 9 | 4th |
4th | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5: 7 | 2 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the Olympic Winter Games
Group D
Olympic qualification, group D. | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier | Germany |
Venue (s) | Willows in the Upper Palatinate , Germany |
opening | February 7, 2013 |
Final day | February 10, 2013 |
spectator | 2,939 (489 per game) |
Gates | 27 (4.50 per game) |
Awards | |
Top scorer | Klára Chmelová (5 points) |
The group D games took place from February 7th to 10th in the Hans-Schröpf-Arena in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate . Germany prevailed with three victories and qualified for the main Olympic tournament in Sochi.
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Willows in the Upper Palatinate , Germany | ||
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Venue | ||
Hans-Schröpf-Arena Capacity: 2,560 |
February 7, 2013 4:00 p.m. (local time) |
Kazakhstan T. Koroljowa (36:27) |
1: 5 (0: 3, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report |
Czech Republic K. Mrázová (3:23) A. Lédlová (7:38) K. Chmelová (9:03) D. Křížová (38:41) A. Polenská (45:30) |
Hans-Schröpf-Arena, Weiden in der Oberpfalz Spectators: 300 |
February 7, 2013 7:30 p.m. |
Germany J. Zorn (10:52) T. Eisenschmid (48:41) J. Zorn (56:14) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report |
People's Republic of China Sun R. (30:24) |
Hans-Schröpf-Arena, Weiden in der Oberpfalz Spectators: 485 |
February 8, 2013 4:00 p.m. |
Kazakhstan G. Schu (30:48) |
1: 2 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 0) game report |
People's Republic of China Zhang B. (20:42) Sun R. (24:23) |
Hans-Schröpf-Arena, Weiden in the Upper Palatinate Spectators: 215 |
February 8, 2013 7:30 p.m. |
Czech Republic A. Lédlová (7:51) |
1: 3 (1: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0) match report |
Germany M. Bittner (5:46) S. Götz (27:51) M. Anwander (29:20) |
Hans-Schröpf-Arena, Weiden in the Upper Palatinate Spectators: 1,014 |
February 10, 2013 2:00 p.m. |
People's Republic of China Fang X. (50:13) Jin F. (55:53) |
2: 3 n.P. (0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report |
Czech Republic A. Lédlová (6:30) S. Studentová (43:22) K. Chmelová (PS) |
Hans-Schröpf-Arena, Weiden in der Oberpfalz Spectators: 175 |
February 10, 2013 5:30 p.m. |
Germany N. Kamenik (6:50) N. Kamenik (20:50) S. Kratzer (33:48) A. Lanzl (52:21) A. Lanzl (58:25) |
5: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report |
Kazakhstan |
Hans-Schröpf-Arena, Weiden in the Upper Palatinate Spectators: 750 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11: | 29 |
2. | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9: 6 | 5 |
3. | People's Republic of China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5: 7 | 4th |
4th | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:12 | 0 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the Olympic Winter Games
Web links
- Overview of the qualifying tournaments ( Memento from February 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive )