| | Event type

Ice Hockey, Women

Date	8 – 17 February 1998
Status	Olympic
Location	Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano / Big Hat, Nagano
Participants	120 from 6 countries
Format	Round-robin pool, followed by classification matches.

Women’s World Championships had been held since 1987. Canada had won every title, with the United States second at each tournament. Finland had finished 3rd in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1997. There were six teams competing in Nagano in the inaugural women’s Olympic ice hockey event, China, Sweden, and Japan joining the three favorites. Canada was favored as it had not lost a game at the World Championships and had lost only once, to the United States, in seven international tournaments. But they were closely matched, as leading up to the Olympics, the two teams played each other 13 times, Canada winning 7 and the United States 6 times.

In the round-robin pools, the USA met the Canadians in the final game, after they had both qualified. Canada led 4-1, but the Americans scored six unanswered goals to win 7-4. After the game, American player Sandra Whyte taunted Canada’s leading scorer, Danielle Goyette. When they met in the final game, bad-blood existed between the two teams. The Americans scored twice in the second period, to lead 2-0 at the final break. Canada scored one goal, but with less than a minute remaining, they pulled their goalie, and Whyte scored into an empty net to give the USA a 3-1 victory and the gold medal.

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	W	T	L	Pts	Goals	GP	MP	GLS	SOG	ASS	PTS	+/-	PIM	SVS	SV%	GAA
1		United States	USA	6	0	0	12	36–8												Gold
F	18	Alana Blahoski							6	–	0	6	2	2	+11	0	–	–	–
F	11	A. J. Mleczko							6	–	2	6	2	4	+6	4	–	–	–
D	4	Angela Ruggiero							6	–	0	5	0	0	+9	18	–	–	–
F	21	Cammi Granato							6	–	4	17	4	8	+2	0	–	–	–
D	24	Chris Bailey							6	–	0	11	1	1	+7	4	–	–	–
D	5	Colleen Coyne							6	–	0	4	0	0	+7	4	–	–	–
F	3	Lisa Brown-Miller							6	–	1	4	2	3	+6	2	–	–	–
F	22	Gretchen Ulion							6	–	3	18	5	8	+3	4	–	–	–
F	12	Jenny Schmidgall							6	–	2	9	3	5	+2	4	–	–	–
F	6	Karyn Bye							6	–	5	24	3	8	+4	4	–	–	–
F	20	Katie King							6	–	4	15	5	9	+10	0	–	–	–
F	8	Laurie Baker							6	–	4	15	3	7	+10	6	–	–	–
F	25	Tricia Dunn							6	–	1	12	0	1	+4	6	–	–	–
F	9	Sandra Whyte							6	–	2	14	2	4	+1	0	–	–	–
GK	1	Sara DeCosta							3	150:36	0	0	0	0	–	0	15	88.2%	0.80
GK	29	Sarah Tueting							4	208:59	0	0	0	0	–	0	73	92.4%	1.72
F	15	Shelley Looney							6	–	4	12	1	5	+4	2	–	–	–
D	7	Sue Merz							6	–	1	10	5	6	+10	6	–	–	–
D	2	Tara Mounsey							6	–	2	27	4	6	+4	12	–	–	–
D	14	Vicki Movsessian							6	–	1	4	0	1	+7	10	–	–	–
Coach		Ben Smith
2		Canada	CAN	4	0	2	8	29–15												Silver
D	4	Becky Kellar							6	–	1	4	2	3	-2	2	–	–	–
D	77	Cassie Campbell							6	–	1	15	2	3	+4	8	–	–	–
F	15	Danielle Goyette							6	–	8	29	1	9	+10	10	–	–	–
D	9	Fiona Smith							6	–	1	7	1	2	+7	2	–	–	–
F	3	France St. Louis							6	–	1	5	2	3	0	0	–	–	–
D	91	Geraldine Heaney							6	–	2	19	4	6	-1	2	–	–	–
F	22	Hayley Wickenheiser							6	–	2	27	6	8	+7	4	–	–	–
F	16	Jayna Hefford							6	–	1	12	0	1	+1	6	–	–	–
F	7	Jennifer Botterill							6	–	0	8	0	0	-3	0	–	–	–
D	21	Judy Diduck							6	–	1	7	2	3	+1	10	–	–	–
F	89	Karen Nystrom							6	–	1	11	0	1	+2	2	–	–	–
F	14	Kathy McCormack							6	–	0	10	0	0	+1	0	–	–	–
F	27	Laura Schuler							6	–	0	5	0	0	0	4	–	–	–
GK	30	Lesley Reddon							4	210:13	0	0	0	0	–	0	51	91.1%	1.43
F	12	Lori Dupuis							6	–	2	7	1	3	-3	6	–	–	–
GK	33	Manon Rhéaume							3	148:45	0	0	0	0	–	0	31	93.9%	0.81
F	18	Nancy Drolet							6	–	1	14	2	3	-4	10	–	–	–
F	17	Stacy Wilson							6	–	1	10	5	6	+9	0	–	–	–
D	6	Thérèse Brisson							6	–	5	17	2	7	+5	6	–	–	–
F	61	Vicky Sunohara							6	–	1	15	3	4	-1	0	–	–	–
Coach		Shannon Miller
3		Finland	FIN	4	0	2	8	31–11												Bronze
D	3	Emma Laaksonen							6	–	0	2	0	0	-1	2	–	–	–
F	13	Riikka Nieminen							6	–	7	17	5	12	+14	4	–	–	–
D	15	Johanna Ikonen							6	–	4	18	1	5	+8	6	–	–	–
F	29	Karoliina Rantamäki							6	–	2	15	1	3	+5	0	–	–	–
F	28	Katja Riipi							6	–	1	7	2	3	0	4	–	–	–
D	4	Katja Lehto							6	–	1	8	3	4	+12	0	–	–	–
D	20	Kirsi Hänninen							6	–	4	9	3	7	+13	6	–	–	–
GK	1	Liisa-Maria Sneck							2	88:53	0	0	0	0	–	0	16	80.0%	2.70
F	14	Maria Selin							6	–	0	3	1	1	+3	2	–	–	–
F	9	Marianne Ihalainen							6	–	0	1	0	0	+1	0	–	–	–
F	26	Marika Lehtimäki							6	–	2	10	3	5	+8	0	–	–	–
D	25	Marja-Helena Pälvilä							6	–	0	5	0	0	+3	0	–	–	–
D	27	Päivi Salo							6	–	0	0	0	0	+1	4	–	–	–
F	21	Petra Vaarakallio							6	–	2	14	2	4	+6	2	–	–	–
F	22	Sanna Lankosaari							6	–	2	12	1	3	-1	6	–	–	–
F	10	Sari Fisk							6	–	2	24	4	6	+15	4	–	–	–
F	17	Sari Krooks							6	–	2	12	2	4	0	12	–	–	–
D	5	Satu Huotari							6	–	0	6	1	1	+2	4	–	–	–
F	16	Tiia Reima							6	–	2	3	1	3	+5	0	–	–	–
GK	19	Tuula Puputti							5	271:07	0	0	0	0	–	0	71	91.0%	1.55
Coach		Rauno Korpi
4		People's Republic of China	CHN	2	0	4	4	11–19
D	10	Chen Jing							6	–	0	4	0	0	+1	2	–	–	–
F	5	Dang Hong							6	–	0	3	0	0	-5	0	–	–	–
F	12	Diao Ying							6	–	0	2	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–
D	2	Gong Ming							6	–	0	4	1	1	0	10	–	–	–
GK	20	Guo Hong							6	349:14	0	0	0	0	–	0	134	89.9%	2.58
F	16	Guo Lili							6	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–
F	14	Guo Wei							6	–	3	13	1	4	-2	6	–	–	–
GK	1	Huo Lina							1	9:56	0	0	0	0	–	0	4	66.7%	12.08
D	4	Li Xuan							6	–	0	8	1	1	-3	6	–	–	–
D	21	Liu Chunhua							6	–	0	2	0	0	-1	4	–	–	–
F	3	Liu Hongmei							6	–	2	17	3	5	-4	4	–	–	–
D	6	Lu Yan							6	–	0	6	1	1	0	6	–	–	–
F	18	Ma Jinping							6	–	0	4	0	0	-2	6	–	–	–
F	19	Ma Xiaojun							6	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–
F	9	Sang Hong							6	–	1	9	0	1	-1	4	–	–	–
D	17	Wang Wei							6	–	0	9	2	2	-6	2	–	–	–
F	15	Xu Lei							6	–	0	3	1	1	-1	4	–	–	–
F	8	Yang Xiuqing							6	–	3	7	2	5	+2	12	–	–	–
D	13	Zhang Jing							6	–	0	6	0	0	-5	2	–	–	–
F	7	Zhang Lan							6	–	2	6	1	3	+2	0	–	–	–
Coach		Zhang Zhinan
5		Sweden	SWE	1	0	4	2	10–21
GK	30	Annica Åhlén							2	120:00	0	0	0	0	–	0	42	82.4%	4.50
F	15	Lotta Almblad							5	–	0	5	2	2	-2	4	–	–	–
D	23	Gunilla Andersson							5	–	1	13	1	2	-5	20	–	–	–
F	11	Kristina Bergstrand							4	–	0	2	0	0	0	2	–	–	–
D	20	Pernilla Burholm							4	–	1	4	0	1	-5	4	–	–	–
F	28	Susanne Ceder							5	–	0	0	0	0	-4	2	–	–	–
F	24	Ann-Louise Edstrand							5	–	0	4	0	0	-5	2	–	–	–
F	21	Joa Elfsberg							5	–	0	2	1	1	-4	10	–	–	–
F	18	Åsa Elfving							5	–	0	0	1	1	-1	2	–	–	–
F	22	Anne Ferm							5	–	0	1	0	0	-7	0	–	–	–
GK	1	Lotta Göthesson							3	180:00	0	0	0	0	–	0	88	88.0%	4.00
D	4	Linda Gustafsson							4	–	0	0	0	0	-3	2	–	–	–
F	12	Malin Gustafsson							5	–	2	9	0	2	-4	16	–	–	–
F	8	Erika Holst							5	–	2	15	3	5	-4	8	–	–	–
D	29	Åsa Lidström							5	–	0	0	0	0	-2	2	–	–	–
D	27	Ylva Lindberg							4	–	0	2	0	0	-4	2	–	–	–
F	19	Tina Månsson							5	–	1	1	0	1	-2	2	–	–	–
D	26	Pia Morelius							5	–	0	0	0	0	-2	14	–	–	–
F	7	Maria Rooth							5	–	2	13	1	3	0	0	–	–	–
D	25	Therese Sjölander							5	–	1	7	2	3	-1	6	–	–	–
Coach		Bengt Ohlson
6		Japan	JPN	0	0	5	0	2–45
F	11	Miharu Araki							5	–	0	0	0	0	-8	0	–	–	–
F	17	Shiho Fujiwara							5	–	0	1	1	1	-13	4	–	–	–
D	4	Akiko Hatanaka							5	–	1	3	0	1	-9	4	–	–	–
F	13	Mitsuko Igarashi							5	–	0	1	0	0	-13	2	–	–	–
D	2	Yoko Kondo							5	–	0	0	0	0	-6	0	–	–	–
F	19	Akiko Naka							5	–	0	5	0	0	-6	0	–	–	–
D	6	Maiko Obikawa							5	–	0	2	1	1	-17	4	–	–	–
GK	1	Yuka Oda							5	205:35	0	0	0	0	–	0	146	83.0%	8.76
F	14	Yukari Ohno							5	–	0	0	0	0	-11	8	–	–	–
D	5	Chie Sakuma							5	–	0	1	0	0	-14	6	–	–	–
F	12	Ayumi Sato							5	–	0	1	0	0	-3	0	–	–	–
F	15	Masako Sato							5	–	1	6	0	1	-6	6	–	–	–
D	3	Rie Sato							5	–	0	2	0	0	-7	2	–	–	–
F	7	Satomi Ono							5	–	0	4	0	0	-4	8	–	–	–
D	9	Yukio Satomi							5	–	0	0	0	0	-7	0	–	–	–
F	16	Aki Sudo							5	–	0	4	0	0	-8	20	–	–	–
F	10	Yuki Togawa							5	–	0	0	0	0	-11	16	–	–	–
F	18	Aki Tsuchida							5	–	0	3	0	0	-11	6	–	–	–
GK	20	Haruka Watanabe							3	94:25	0	0	0	0	–	0	52	77.6%	9.53
D	8	Naho Yoshimi							5	–	0	5	1	1	-9	4	–	–	–
Coach		Toru Itabashi

Round-Robin (8 – 14 February 1998)

Round-robin pool. First two qualified for final, next two for bronze medal match.

Pos	NOC	W	L	Pts	Goals
1	USA	5	0	10	33–7	Q
2	CAN	4	1	8	28–12	Q
3	FIN	3	2	6	27–10	q
4	CHN	2	3	4	10–15	q
5	SWE	1	4	2	10–21
6	JPN	0	5	0	2–45

Match #1	08 Feb 12:00	FIN	6 – 0	SWE
Match #2	08 Feb 16:00	CAN	13 – 0	JPN
Match #3	08 Feb 20:00	USA	5 – 0	CHN
Match #4	09 Feb 12:00	FIN	11 – 1	JPN
Match #5	09 Feb 16:00	USA	7 – 1	SWE
Match #6	09 Feb 20:00	CAN	2 – 0	CHN
Match #7	11 Feb 12:00	CAN	5 – 3	SWE
Match #8	11 Feb 16:00	CHN	6 – 1	JPN
Match #9	11 Feb 20:00	USA	4 – 2	FIN
Match #10	12 Feb 12:00	CHN	3 – 1	SWE
Match #11	12 Feb 16:00	USA	10 – 0	JPN
Match #12	12 Feb 20:00	CAN	4 – 2	FIN
Match #13	13 Feb 12:00	SWE	5 – 0	JPN
Match #14	14 Feb 16:00	FIN	6 – 1	CHN
Match #15	14 Feb 20:00	USA	7 – 4	CAN

Final Round (17 February 1998)

Classification matches.

Match 1/2	17 Feb 18:00	USA	3 – 1	CAN
Match 3/4	17 Feb 14:00	FIN	4 – 1	CHN

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