Olympic Winter Games 2018 / Ice Hockey (Women) / Qualification
The qualification for the 2018 Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament took place between October 2016 and February 2017. Two places in the final tournament were played. There were also the five best nations in the IIHF world rankings in 2016 and South Korea as the host.
The two places were played in a multi-level system between 22 participants. The classification was also based on the 2016 IIHF world rankings. In the last qualifying round, Switzerland 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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Arosa | Feb 9, 2017 - Feb 12, 2017 | 4th | 3,275 | 6th | 545 |
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Tomakomai | Feb 9, 2017 - Feb 12, 2017 | 4th | 10,011 | 6th | 1,668 |
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Cergy-Pontoise | Dec 15, 2016 - Dec 18, 2016 | 4th | 2,765 | 6th | 460 |
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Stavanger | Dec 16, 2016 - Dec 18, 2016 | 4th | 943 | 6th | 157 |
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Astana | Nov 3, 2016 - Nov 6, 2016 | 4th | 2,209 | 6th | 368 |
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Donostia-San Sebastian | Nov 4, 2016 - Nov 6, 2016 | 4th | 1,347 | 6th | 224 |
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Mexico city | Oct 7, 2016 - Oct 9, 2016 | 3 | 1,750 | 3 | 583 |
Direct qualification
In addition to the host South Korea, the first five nations of the IIHF world rankings directly qualified for the Olympic tournament after the 2016 World Cup :
rank | country |
World Cup 2016 (100%) |
World Cup 2015 (75%) |
World Cup 2014 (50%) |
OS 2014 (50%) |
World Cup 2013 (25%) |
total |
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1 |
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1200 | 1200 | 1160 | 1160 | 1200 | 3560 |
2 |
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1160 | 1160 | 1200 | 1200 | 1160 | 3520 |
3 |
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1100 | 1120 | 1060 | 1060 | 1100 | 3275 |
4th |
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1120 | 1100 | 1040 | 1040 | 1120 | 3265 |
5 |
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1060 | 1060 | 1100 | 1100 | 1020 | 3210 |
6th |
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1020 | 1040 | 1120 | 1120 | 1040 | 3180 |
7th |
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1000 | 1020 | 1000 | 1000 | 960 | 3005 |
8th |
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960 | 1000 | 1020 | 1020 | 1060 | 2995 |
9 |
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1040 | 960 | 960 | 960 | 1000 | 2970 |
10 |
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900 | 900 | 920 | 940 | 940 | 2740 |
11 |
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920 | 940 | 880 | 840 | 900 | 2710 |
12 |
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940 | 920 | 900 | 820 | 840 | 2700 |
13 |
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880 | 880 | 940 | 920 | 880 | 2690 |
14th |
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860 | 840 | 860 | 880 | 920 | 2590 |
15th |
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820 | 860 | 840 | 740 | 860 | 2470 |
16 |
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760 | 800 | 820 | 900 | 780 | 2415 |
17th |
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840 | 780 | 800 | 720 | 720 | 2365 |
18th |
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800 | 720 | 740 | 860 | 760 | 2330 |
19th |
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740 | 820 | 780 | 760 | 820 | 2330 |
20th |
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780 | 760 | 720 | 800 | 700 | 2285 |
... | ... | ... | |||||
23 |
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700 | 680 | 680 | 640 | 600 | 2020 |
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The national teams from 6th place in the world rankings played the two remaining places in a multi-stage system in qualifying tournaments between October 2016 and February 2017. A total of 22 countries registered for the seven tournaments.
After the pre-qualification (group J), whose group winners qualified for the first round, the other seven teams played in the world rankings 18 to 27 (hosts South Korea were automatically qualified, Croatia and North Korea did not participate) each in two groups of four (G & H) the two group winners. The winners of the first qualifying round and the six national teams in the world rankings 12 to 17 met in the second qualifying round in two groups (E & F) of four teams. Only the two group winners reached the third qualifying round, in which they met the six teams that finished 6th to 11th 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 IIHF world rankings in 2018.
Pre-qualification
Olympic qualification, group J | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier |
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Venue (s) | Mexico City , Mexico |
opening | October 7, 2016 |
Final day | October 9, 2016 |
spectator | 1,750 (583 per game) |
Gates | 39 (13.00 per game) |
Awards | |
Top scorer |
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A pre-qualification tournament took place in October 2016. The three registered teams with the lowest world rankings took part and determined the eighth participant in the first qualifying round. The host of the pre-qualification was the highest ranked of the eligible teams in the world rankings. The host of the tournament was the Mexican Federation. The winner of the pre-qualification tournament was the team from Mexico, which qualified for the qualifying tournament of group G.
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Mexico City , Mexico | ||
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Icedome México Sur Capacity: 4,155 |
- Group J
October 7, 2016 8:30 p.m. (local time) |
October 8, 2016 3:30 am (CEST) |
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2: 8 (1: 4, 1: 3, 0: 1) game report |
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Icedome, Mexico City Spectators: 50 |
October 8, 2016 8:00 p.m. |
October 9, 2016 3:00 am |
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13: 0 (5: 0, 5: 0, 3: 0) game report |
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Icedome, Mexico City Spectators: 1,000 |
October 9, 2016 4:00 p.m. |
October 10, 2016 2:00 am |
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5:11 (1: 5, 2: 2, 2: 4) game report |
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Icedome, Mexico City Spectators: 700 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24: | 56th |
2. |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:13 | 3 |
3. |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:21 | 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
In November 2016, the two qualifying tournaments of the first round were played. The seven registered teams from 18th place in the world rankings after the end of the 2016 World Cup as well as Mexico, the winner from the pre-qualification, took part. The first qualifying round was played in two groups. Kazakhstan and Spain acted as hosts. The winners of the first qualifying round were the teams from Kazakhstan and Italy, who were therefore allowed to take part in the qualifying tournament in groups E & F.
Group G
Olympic qualification, group G | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier |
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Venue (s) | Astana , Kazakhstan |
opening | 3rd November 2016 |
Final day | November 6, 2016 |
spectator | 2,209 (368 per game) |
Gates | 30 (5.00 per game) |
Awards | |
Top scorer |
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Astana , Kazakhstan | ||
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Barys Arena Capacity: 12,000 |
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November 3, 2016 3:00 p.m. (local time) |
November 3, 2016 10:00 a.m. (CET) |
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3: 2 (0: 2, 0: 0, 3: 0) match report |
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Barys Arena, Astana Spectators: 102 |
November 3, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
November 3, 2016 2:00 p.m. |
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1: 4 (1: 1, 0: 3, 0: 0) game report |
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Barys Arena, Astana Spectators: 465 |
November 4, 2016 3:00 p.m. |
November 4, 2016 10:00 a.m. |
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3: 4 (0: 2, 2: 1, 1: 1) game report |
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Barys Arena, Astana Spectators: 152 |
November 4, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
November 4, 2016 2:00 p.m. |
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3: 1 (2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report |
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Barys Arena, Astana Spectators: 446 |
November 6, 2016 12:00 p.m. |
November 6, 2016 7:00 am |
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0: 5 (0: 0, 0: 4, 0: 1) game report |
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Barys Arena, Astana Spectators: 183 |
November 6, 2016 4:00 p.m. |
November 6, 2016 11:00 a.m. |
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3: 1 (2: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1) game report |
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Barys Arena, Astana Spectators: 861 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10: | 39 |
2. |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10: | 76th |
3. |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7: 9 | 3 |
4th |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:11 | 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
Group H.
Olympic qualification, group H | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier |
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Venue (s) | Donostia-San Sebastian , Spain |
opening | 4th November 2016 |
Final day | November 6, 2016 |
spectator | 1,347 (224 per game) |
Gates | 40 (6.67 per game) |
Awards | |
Top scorer |
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Donostia-San Sebastian , Spain | ||
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Venue | ||
Palacio del Hielo Txuri Urdin Izotz Jauregia Capacity: 1,200 |
November 4, 2016 4:30 p.m. (local time) |
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1:14 (0: 4, 0: 6, 1: 4) game report |
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Palacio del Hielo Txuri Urdin Izotz Jauregia, Donostia-San Sebastián Spectators: 174 |
November 4, 2016 8:00 p.m. |
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2: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report |
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Palacio del Hielo Txuri Urdin Izotz Jauregia, Donostia-San Sebastián Spectators: 252 |
November 5, 2016 4:30 p.m. |
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8: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 5: 0) game report |
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Palacio del Hielo Txuri Urdin Izotz Jauregia, Donostia-San Sebastián Spectators: 120 |
November 5, 2016 8:00 p.m. |
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2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report |
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Palacio del Hielo Txuri Urdin Izotz Jauregia, Donostia-San Sebastián Spectators: 357 |
November 6, 2016 4:30 p.m. |
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1: 5 (0: 3, 1: 2, 0: 0) game report |
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Palacio del Hielo Txuri Urdin Izotz Jauregia, Donostia-San Sebastián Spectators: 276 |
November 6, 2016 8:00 p.m. |
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5: 1 (4: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report |
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Palacio del Hielo Txuri Urdin Izotz Jauregia, Donostia-San Sebastián Spectators: 168 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15: | 29 |
2. |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17: | 66th |
3. |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5: 5 | 3 |
4th |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:27 | 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 between December 15 and 18, 2016. The better placed in the world rankings enjoyed the right to host the tournament. France and Norway made use of this right.
Group E
Olympic qualification, group E. | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier |
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Venue (s) | Cergy-Pontoise , France |
opening | 15th December 2016 |
Final day | December 18, 2016 |
spectator | 2,765 (460 per game) |
Gates | 30 (5.00 per game) |
Awards | |
Top scorer |
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Cergy-Pontoise , France | ||
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Venue | ||
Aren'ice capacity: 4,500 |
December 15, 2016 4:00 p.m. (local time) |
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2: 3 (2: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report |
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Aren'ice, Cergy-Pontoise Spectators: 92 |
December 15, 2016 7:30 p.m. |
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0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report |
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Aren'ice, Cergy-Pontoise Spectators: 707 |
December 16, 2016 4:00 p.m. |
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4: 2 (2: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0) game report |
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Aren'ice, Cergy-Pontoise Spectators: 85 |
December 16, 2016 7:30 p.m. |
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3: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) game report |
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Aren'ice, Cergy-Pontoise Spectators: 800 |
December 18, 2016 4:00 p.m. |
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3: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report |
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Aren'ice, Cergy-Pontoise Spectators: 153 |
December 18, 2016 7:30 p.m. |
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8: 1 (4: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1) game report |
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Aren'ice, Cergy-Pontoise Spectators: 928 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14: | 29 |
2. |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7: 5 | 6th |
3. |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:13 | 3 |
4th |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:10 | 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 third qualifying round
Group F.
Olympic qualification, group F | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier |
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Venue (s) | Stavanger , Norway |
opening | December 16, 2016 |
Final day | December 18, 2016 |
spectator | 943 (157 per game) |
Gates | 29 (4.83 per game) |
Awards | |
Top scorer |
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Stavanger , Norway | ||
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Venue | ||
DNB Arena Capacity: 4,500 |
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December 16, 2016 3:00 p.m. (local time) |
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3: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report |
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DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 48 |
December 16, 2016 6:30 p.m. |
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0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 3, 0: 0) game report |
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DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 331 |
December 17, 2016 3:00 p.m. |
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0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report |
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DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 70 |
December 17, 2016 6:30 p.m. |
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5: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 3: 0) game report |
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DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 216 |
December 18, 2016 2:30 p.m. |
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2: 5 (0: 0, 1: 3, 1: 2) game report |
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DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 34 |
December 18, 2016 6:00 p.m. |
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6: 2 (1: 0, 2: 2, 3: 0) match report |
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DNB Arena, Stavanger spectators: 244 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15: | 29 |
2. |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7: 6 | 6th |
3. |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5: 8 | 3 |
4th |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:13 | 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 third qualifying round
Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round took place on February 9-12, 2017. 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 |
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Venue (s) | Arosa , Switzerland |
opening | February 9, 2017 |
Final day | February 12, 2017 |
spectator | 3,275 (545 per game) |
Gates | 35 (5.83 per game) |
Awards | |
Best goalkeeper |
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Best defender |
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Best striker |
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Top scorer |
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The group C games of the third qualifying round took place from February 9 to 12, 2017 in the sports and congress center in the Swiss holiday and recreation resort of Arosa . After the hosts Switzerland and the Czech Republic had won their first two games, the last game of the two teams in front of over 1,300 spectators had to decide whether they would reach the Winter Olympics. Switzerland prevailed with a 4-1 victory.
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Arosa , Switzerland | ||
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Arosa sports and congress center Capacity: 2,200 |
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February 9, 2017 4:00 p.m. (local time) |
![]() J. Langsager (49:48) |
1: 6 (0: 2, 0: 3, 1: 1) game report |
![]() A. Müller (9:18) C. Meier (14:06) L. Stalder (33:18) S. Zollinger (35:44) L. Stalder (39:00) L. Stalder (51:43) |
Sports and congress center, Arosa spectators: 450 |
February 9, 2017 8:00 p.m. |
![]() D. Křížová (4:15) M. Pejzlová (17:25) A. Lédlová (32:09) D. Křížová (35:35) L. Manhartová (38:30) |
5: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 0: 0) game report |
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Sports and congress center, Arosa spectators: 150 |
February 11, 2017 4:00 p.m. |
![]() L. Stalder (2:27) L. Stalder (33:15) E. Raselli (54:49) L. Stalder (59:48) |
4: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report |
![]() S. Holøs (6:50) |
Sports and Congress Center, Arosa Spectators: 1,123 |
February 11, 2017 8:00 p.m. |
![]() V. Přibylová (12:53) L. Povová (22:36) S. Kolowratová (31:18) V. Přibylová (33:59) |
4: 3 (1: 1, 3: 1, 0: 1) game report |
![]() J. Jakobsen (7:13) J. Persson (32:22) A. Andersen (48:35) |
Sports and congress center, Arosa spectators: 106 |
February 12, 2017 4:00 p.m. |
![]() A. Müller (34:19) L. Stalder (39:42) A. Müller (49:06) L. Stalder (59:26) |
4: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report |
![]() A. Lédlová (17:57) |
Sports and Congress Center, Arosa Spectators: 1,342 |
February 12, 2017 8:00 p.m. |
![]() A. Dalen (27:23) A. Olafsen (27:54) M. Haug Hansen (30:50) M. Sirum (36:55) A. Dalen (44:40) |
5: 1 (0: 1, 4: 0, 1: 0) game report |
![]() M. Brix (4:31) |
Sports and Congress Center, Arosa Spectators: 104 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14: | 39 |
2. |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10: | 76th |
3. |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:10 | 3 |
4th |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5:15 | 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
Group D
Olympic qualification, group D. | |
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Number of nations | 4th |
Qualifier |
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Venue (s) | Tomakomai , Hokkaidō Prefecture , Japan |
opening | February 9, 2017 |
Final day | February 12, 2017 |
spectator | 10,011 (1,668 per game) |
Gates | 30 (5.00 per game) |
Awards | |
Top scorer |
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The Group D games of the third qualifying round took place from February 9 to 12, 2017 in the Hakuchō Arīna in the Japanese port city of Tomakomai . After hosts Japan and Germany had won their first two games, the last game of the two teams in front of over 3,100 spectators had to decide whether they would reach the Winter Olympics. Japan prevailed with a 3-1 victory.
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Tomakomai , Hokkaidō Prefecture , Japan | ||
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Hakuchō Arīna Capacity: 4,015 |
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February 9, 2017 2:30 p.m. (local time) |
February 9, 2017 6:30 a.m. (CET) |
![]() S. Kratzer (34:58) M. Delarbre (58:56) M. Anwander (PS) |
3: 2 afterwards (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report |
![]() M. Allemoz (16:07) L. Baudrit (44:54) |
Hakuchō Arīna, Tomakomai Spectators: 450 |
February 9, 2017 6:00 p.m. |
February 9, 2017 10:00 a.m. |
![]() E. Kantor (19:29) |
1: 6 (1: 1, 0: 2, 0: 3) game report |
![]() H. Kubo (17:21) S. Koike (22:53) H. Kubo (26:53) S. Ono (43:41) H. Kubo (56:50) A. Nakamura (58:10) |
Hakuchō Arīna, Tomakomai Spectators: 1,835 |
February 11, 2017 2:30 p.m. |
February 11, 2017 6:30 am |
![]() A. Lanzl (6:00) T. Eisenschmid (13:46) D. Gleißner (53:00) K. Spielberger (53:22) |
4: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report |
![]() E. Kantor (6:52) |
Hakuchō Arīna, Tomakomai Spectators: 851 |
February 11, 2017 6:00 p.m. |
February 11, 2017 10:00 am |
![]() A. Nakamura (2:21) H. Toko (23:26) H. Kubo (53:03) R. Ukita (57:37) |
4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0) game report |
![]() M. Allemoz (31:35) |
Hakuchō Arīna, Tomakomai Spectators: 2,597 |
February 12, 2017 2:30 p.m. |
February 12, 2017 6:30 am |
![]() M. Allemoz (36:27) G. Gendarme (51:40) E. Duvin (59:59) |
3: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0) game report |
![]() E. Beiter-Schwärzler (39:45) |
Hakuchō Arīna, Tomakomai Spectators: 1,167 |
February 12, 2017 6:00 p.m. |
February 12, 2017 10:00 a.m. |
![]() M. Fujimoto (27:44) S. Ono (30:50) H. Kubo (54:43) |
3: 1 (0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0) game report |
![]() T. Eisenschmid (36:30) |
Hakuchō Arīna, Tomakomai Spectators: 3,111 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13: | 39 |
2. |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8: 6 | 5 |
3. |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6: 8 | 4th |
4th |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:13 | 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