Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament explained

Event:Women's ice hockey
Games:2014 Winter
Venues:Bolshoy Ice Dome
Shayba Arena
Dates:8–20 February 2014
Competitors:168
Nations:8
Gold: (4th title)
Prev:2010
Next:2018

The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held in Sochi, Russia.

For the first time, the women's gold medal game was decided in overtime, with Canada defeating the United States 3–2. Switzerland defeated Sweden for their first Olympic ice hockey medal in 66 years, and first medal in the women's tournament.[1] [2]

With the win, the Canadian women's national ice hockey team won its fourth consecutive gold medal, a feat only previously accomplished by the Soviet Union men's team in 1964–76, and the Canadian men's team in 1920–32. Canadians Hayley Wickenheiser, Jayna Hefford and Caroline Ouellette became the first hockey players to win four Olympic gold medals. They also joined Soviet biathlete Alexander Tikhonov and German speed skater Claudia Pechstein as the only athletes to win gold medals in four straight Winter Olympics.[3]

On 6 December 2017, nearly four years after the tournament was played, six players from the Russian national team (Inna Dyubanok, Yekaterina Lebedeva, Yekaterina Pashkevich, Anna Shibanova, Yekaterina Smolentseva, and Galina Skiba) were subjected to sanctions, and the team was disqualified by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) based on findings from the reanalysis of doping samples collected from Russian athletes at the 2014 Winter Games by the Oswald Commission.[4] Ten days later, Tatiana Burina and Anna Shukina were also sanctioned and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) was directed to modify results accordingly.[5] All eight of the players were "declared ineligible to be accredited in any capacity for all editions of the Games of the Olympiad and the Olympic Winter Games subsequent to the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014" and "disqualified from the events in which they participated" by the IOC.[6] The players registered their appeals with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and, in 2018, five of the eight players (Lebedeva, Pashkevich, Smolentseva, Burina, and Shukina) won their appeals, the sanctions against them were annulled and their results were reinstated.[7] The sanctions against Inna Dyubanok, Anna Shibanova, and Galina Skiba were partially upheld, though the life-ban on Olympic competition was lifted, and the disqualification of the team was maintained on account of their violations.[8] [9]

Qualification

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification. Russia qualified as the host. Canada, the United States, Finland, Switzerland, and Sweden qualified as the top five teams in the IIHF World Ranking. Germany and Japan qualified via the qualification tournament.[10] [11]

Rosters

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's team rosters.

Officials

The IIHF selected six referees and nine linesmen to work the 2014 Winter Olympics. They were the following:[12]

Referees
Linesmen

Preliminary round

Format

The top four teams based on the 2012 IIHF World Ranking,[13] [14] Canada, United States, Finland and Switzerland, competed in Group A, while the remaining four teams competed in Group B. The top two teams in Group A received a bye to the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, the third place team in Group A played the second place team in Group B, while the fourth placed team in Group A played the first place team in Group B. The winners advanced to the semifinals, while the two losers, and the third and fourth placed teams in Group B, competed in a classification bracket for places five through eight.[15] This format has been used since the 2012 World Championship.[16] [17]

Tiebreak criteria

In each group, teams were ranked according to the following criteria:[18]

  1. Number of points (three points for a regulation-time win, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for an overtime or shootout defeat, no points for a regulation-time defeat);
  2. In case two teams are tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match will determine the ranking;
  3. In case three or four teams are tied on points, the following criteria will apply (if, after applying a criterion, only two teams remain tied, the result of their head-to-head match will determine their ranking):
    1. Points obtained in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
    2. Goal differential in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
    3. Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
    4. If three teams remain tied, result of head-to-head matches between each of the teams concerned and the remaining team in the group (points, goal difference, goals scored);
    5. Place in 2012 IIHF World Ranking.

All times are local (UTC+4).

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

Bracket

† Indicates overtime victory

‡ Indicates shootout victory

Quarterfinals

The top two teams (A1–A2) received byes and were deemed the home team in the semifinals as they were seeded to advance.

Semifinals

Teams seeded A1 and A2 were the home teams.

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

5–8th place semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Final rankings

The final rankings of the 2014 Winter Olympics Women's Ice Hockey Tournament are as follows:

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4
5
6
7
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The Russian team was disqualified for the doping. The IIHF was requested by the IOC to modify their results,[19] [20] and the 6th and 7th place were reallocated.[21]

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
6 5 2 7 +4 4 F
6 3 4 7 +3 2 F
5 3 3 6 +8 0 F
5 3 3 6 +1 6 F
5 2 4 6 +8 2 F
5 2 4 6 +8 6 F
5 2 4 6 0 2 F
5 4 1 5 −1 2 F
5 3 2 5 −4 2 F
5 3 2 5 +6 0 F
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
187:30 3 0.96 65 95.38 1
180:00 6 2.00 96 93.75 1
358:57 13 2.17 183 92.90 1
269:16 13 2.90 152 91.45 1
265:46 9 2.03 105 91.43 0
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Tournament awards

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  • Most Valuable Player:
  • Individual Awards as selected by the Tournament Directorate
    • Best Goaltender:
    • Best Defenceman:
    • Best Forward:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada wins gold in women's hockey, beating USA in overtime. Globalnews.ca. 11 March 2022. 4 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104235148/https://globalnews.ca/news/1161632/canada-vs-usa-womens-olympic-hockey-gold-medal-game/. live.
  2. Web site: Ice Hockey - Women's Gold Medal Game - Canada v USA (Video highlights). Olympics.com. 11 March 2022. 5 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205224132/https://olympics.com/en/video/ice-hockey-women-s-gold-medal-game-canada-v-usa. live.
  3. Web site: Poulin scores OT winner, Canada wins gold over U.S.. The Sports Network. 2014-02-20. 2014-02-20. 2014-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221073707/http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=444282. live.
  4. Web site: IOC sanctions six Russian athletes and closes one case as part of the Oswald Commission findingsdate=December 12, 2017. December 13, 2017. olympic.org. December 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213214340/https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-six-russian-athletes-and-closes-one-case-as-part-of-oswald-commission-findings. live.
  5. News: IOC sanctions 11 Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings. 2017-12-22. International Olympic Committee. 2017-12-22. en. 2017-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222150034/https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-11-russian-athletes-as-part-of-oswald-commission-findings. live.
  6. Web site: TASS. TASS. 2018-01-15. Russian female ice hockey players banned from Olympics for life to attend CAS hearings. 2020-07-14. tass.com. 2020-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128231828/https://tass.com/sport/985204. live.
  7. Web site: 2020-06-10. МОК аннулировал результаты хоккейной сборной России на Олимпиаде в Сочи. The IOC has deleted the results of the Russian hockey team at the Olympics in Sochi. 2020-07-14. Газета.Ru. Gazeta.ru. ru. 2020-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200619100255/https://www.gazeta.ru/sport/news/2020/06/10/n_14533453.shtml. live.
  8. Web site: International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. 2020-06-10. Medals, Diplomas and Medallist Pins Reallocation. 2020-07-13. olympic.org. 2020-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611044535/https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/News/2020/06/Medal%20reallocations_%20IOC%20EB_2.pdf. live.
  9. Web site: Ондар (Ondar, Elvira). Эльвира. 2020-06-11. Отложенные санкции: сборную России лишили места на Играх-2014. Deferred sanctions: Russian team denied of their place at the 2014 Games. 2020-07-14. Gazeta.ru. ru. 2020-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20200614082212/https://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2020/06/11/a_13114363.shtml. live.
  10. Web site: Olympics . 4 June 2011 . 11 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604191540/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/olympics.html . 4 June 2011 . . dead.
  11. Web site: 2014 Olympic Winter Games . 10 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140207194500/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/olympics.html . . 7 February 2014 .
  12. Web site: Sochi officials named . 19 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221045757/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/20/recap/8233.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=187&cHash=0ef8d5a0af . . 21 February 2014 .
  13. Web site: World Ranking Report. 15 February 2014. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222161713/http://sochi2014.iihf.com/women/information/#world-ranking-report. IIHF. live.
  14. Web site: 2014 Olympic Winter Games - Women's Hockey | Hockey Canada. Hockeycanada.ca. 11 March 2022. 16 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220116213106/https://hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/olympics/2014. live.
  15. Web site: Tournament Format. 15 February 2014. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222161713/http://sochi2014.iihf.com/women/information/#tournament-format. IIHF. live.
  16. Web site: SOCHI 2014 ICE HOCKEY RESULTS. Olympics.com. 11 March 2022. 6 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220706040118/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sochi-2014/results/ice-hockey. live.
  17. Web site: Pingue. Frank. PREVIEW-Olympics-Ice Hockey-IOC to watch new women's format with interest. Reuters. 15 February 2014. 7 February 2014. 11 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311161557/http://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-icehockey-women-idUSL2N0LB17720140207. live.
  18. Web site: Tournament Format . 29 January 2014 . 22 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222161713/http://sochi2014.iihf.com/women/information/ . . live .
  19. Web site: IOC bans six Russian female ice hockey players for life over doping. 12 December 2017. 11 March 2022. Reuters.com. 9 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220109072031/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-doping-russia-icehockey-idUSKBN1E61QL. live.
  20. IIHF Media Guide and Record Book (2019) p. 29
  21. Web site: Medals, Diplomas and Medallist Pins Reallocation. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has modified the results accordingly, disqualifying team RUSSIAN FEDERATION. Stillmed.olympic.org. 11 March 2022. 11 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611044535/https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/News/2020/06/Medal%20reallocations_%20IOC%20EB_2.pdf. live.
  22. Web site: Three honours for Schelling . 21 February 2014 . 21 February 2014 . 6 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140406220501/http://sochi2014.iihf.com/women/news/awards . . dead .

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