Women's Hockey at the 2026 Olympics: Results, Statistics, and Top Players

The women's ice hockey tournament of the 2026 Winter Olympics concluded in Milan. For the third time in history, the USA national team became the Olympic champion – in the final, the Americans achieved a comeback victory over their arch-rivals from Canada (2:1 OT). You can read more about the final game in our Blog.

Playoff Match Results

Quarterfinals

USA – Italy 6:0 (1:0, 5:0, 0:0)

Canada – Germany 5:1 (2:0, 1:0, 2:1)

Czech Republic - Sweden 0:2 (0:0, 0:1, 0:1)

Finland - Switzerland 0:1 (0:0, 0:1, 0:0)

Semifinals

USA – Sweden 5:0 (1:0, 4:0, 0:0)

Canada – Switzerland 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)

Bronze Medal Game

Switzerland – Sweden 2:1 OT (0:0, 1:1, 0:0, 1:0)

Final

USA – Canada 2:1 OT (0:0, 0:1, 1:0, 1:0)

If the success of Team USA cannot be called a sensation, then Switzerland’s bronze medals certainly can. For the first time since 2014, Finland finished without medals — eliminated precisely by the Swiss players. Another surprise was Sweden, who knocked out Group A representatives Czechia in the quarterfinals. Nevertheless, the Czechs improved on their result from the Beijing 2022 Olympics.

Finally, the host nation left a positive impression: Italy secured important wins over France and Japan, matching the best result in its history. In 2006 in Turin, Italy finished last among eight teams, while this time they placed eighth out of ten. The final team standings are presented below.

Final Standings

*best result in history

Top Teams by Statistics

• Most Scoring Team. USA – 33 goals scored, conversion rate – 11.3%
• Best Defensive Team. USA – 2 goals conceded, 98.4% save percentage
• Best Power Play Team. Canada – 7 power play goals, 36.8% conversion
• Best Penalty Kill Team. USA – 0 goals conceded, 100% penalty kill
• Most Disciplined Team. USA – 32 penalty minutes in 7 games, 4:34 penalty minutes on average per game
• Most Attended Team. USA – 53,126 spectators over seven games (7,589 on average per game).

Top Players

Tournament Records

Despite Team USA’s success, Canada has plenty to be proud of as well. After scoring a brace in the semifinal against Switzerland, the Maple Leafs’ captain Marie-Philip Poulin broke the Olympic Games goal-scoring record. The 34-year-old Canadian now has 20 goals in Olympic tournaments — and notably, this was already her fifth Olympics, with a sixth likely still to come. The previous record had belonged to her compatriot Hayley Wickenheiser (18 goals).

Another national record was set by American forward Hilary Knight. She updated Team USA’s Olympic records for both goals (15) and points (33, 15+18).

What's next?

The North American teams continue to dominate. Even a narrow defeat, like Switzerland's against the Canadians, is perceived as a huge success. Nonetheless, this battle will be remembered for a long time – in 2022, for example, the USA and Canada won all their matches against European and Asian teams by at least three goals. For this reason, it will be interesting to follow the next encounter of the world's top teams and speculate that Sweden, Switzerland, the emerging Czech Republic, and always competitive Finland might finally spring a surprise.

From November 6 to 16, 2026, Denmark will host the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship. Participants will include Olympic Games teams – USA, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, and Japan – as well as the host nation Denmark and debutants Austria.

Also, read in our Blog other articles about the Winter Olympics 2026:

• Women's Ice Hockey Final at the 2026 Olympics: USA vs Canada. Result, score, key moments
• Winter Olympics 2026: dates, location, and all sports
• Sports at the Winter Olympics 2026 — complete list and competition format
• Favorites of the Winter Olympics 2026 — medal tally predictions
• Ice Hockey at the Winter Olympics 2026: best betting options for bets