2022 Winter Olympic women's ice hockey final

Wukesong Arena in Beijing hosted the final.
1 2 3 Total   Canada 2 1 0 3   United States 0 1 1 2
Date	12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
Arena	Wukesong Arena
City	Beijing
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The 2022 Winter Olympic ice hockey gold medal match was a ice hockey match held on 17 February 2022 at Wukesong Arena in Beijing, China, ^[1] between title holders the United States and reigning World Champions Canada to determine the winners of women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Contents

• Background
• Route to the final
• Canada
• United States
• Match
• Details
• References

Canada won the match 3–2 securing a record-extending fifth Olympic title overall. ^[2]

Background

Both teams entered the tournament as the reigning champions of either the Ice hockey at the Olympic Games tournament (United States) or the IIHF Women's World Championship (Canada).

Route to the final

Canada

Canada's route to the final

Match	Opponent	Result
1	Switzerland	12–1
2	Finland	11–1
3	ROC	6–1
4	United States	4–2
QF	Sweden	11–0
SF	Switzerland	10–3

Canada qualified for the tournament by being ranked in the top six following the 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships. ^{[3] [4]}

United States

United States' route to the final

Match	Opponent	Result
1	Finland	5–2
2	ROC	5–0
3	Switzerland	8–0
4	Canada	2–4
QF	Czech Republic	4–1
SF	Finland	4–1

The United States also qualified by placing in the top six. ^{[3] [4]}

Match

Details

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) 12:10

Canada

3–2 (2–0, 1–1, 0–1)

United States

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 834

Game reference
	Ann-Renee Desbiens	Goalies	Alex Cavallini	Referees: Kelly Cooke Anna Wiegand Linesmen: Anna Hammar Kendall Hanley
	Nurse (Thompson, Poulin) – 07:50 1–0 Poulin – 15:02 2–0 Poulin (Jenner, Nurse) – 29:08 3–0 3–1 36:39 – Knight (Brandt) (SH) 3–2 59:47 – Kessel (Roque, Carpenter) (PP, EA)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	21	Shots	40

References