Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' 3x3 mixed tournament explained

Tourney Name:	Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' 3x3 mixed tournament
Year:	2020
Country:	Switzerland
Dates:	10–15 January
Num Teams:	8
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Type:	other
Games:	32
Nextseason:	2024

The girls' 3x3 mixed ice hockey tournament at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics was an under-16 ice hockey competition held from 10 to 15 January 2020 at the Vaudoise Aréna in Lausanne, Switzerland.^[1]

It was the first girls' 3x3 mixed ice hockey tournament to be included in a Youth Olympic Games (YOG) program. The event format was developed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to maximize the number of participating countries and to give players from developing ice hockey nations the opportunity to compete for a medal.^[2]

Players qualified the tournament via the National Skills Challenge, which was used to determine Global Skills Challenge rankings.^[3] Operated by the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and national ice hockey governing body of each participating country, the National Skills Challenge was a standardized test created by the IIHF in which players competed against time. The best player of each NOC’s National Skills Challenge automatically qualified to compete and the remaining quota was filled on the basis of global ranking.^[4] As the host country, Switzerland was permitted up to four athletes in the girls' 3x3 tournament.^[5]

Goaltenders were selected from the top-16 ice hockey nations according to the IIHF Youth Ranking designed specifically for the tournament.

Teams

The eight teams each featured players from thirteen different NOCs, comprising eleven skaters (forwards and defensemen) and two goaltenders. Rosters were published on 20 December 2019.^{[6] [7]}

width=4%	No	width=4%	Pos	width=23%	Team Black^[8]	width=23%	Team Blue^[9]	width=23%	Team Brown^[10]	width=23%	Team Green^[11]
2	P
3	P
4	P
5	P
6	P
7	P
8	P
9	P
10	P
11	P
12	P
20	P
21	P
30	GK
31	GK
No	Pos	Team Grey^[12]	Team Orange^[13]	Team Red^[14]	Team Yellow^[15]
2	P
3	P
4	P
5	P
6	P
7	P
8	P
9	P
10	P
11	P
12	P
30	GK
31	GK

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was played as a single round-robin and teams were ranked by game points on a three-points system. The top four teams qualified for the semifinals.

All times are local (UTC+1).

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Playoff round

Gold medal game

References

1. Web site: Ice Hockey – Mixed NOC 3-on-3 Tournament, Women – Competition Schedule. lausanne2020.sport. 14 January 2020. 16 January 2020.
2. Web site: Steiss . Adam . 2020-01-11 . Breaking down 3-on-3 . 2023-03-28 . . en.
3. Web site: 2019 . Global Skills Challenge - Ranking Women . 2023-03-28 . . en.
4. Web site: Information – Skills Challenge as 3-on-3 qualification . 2023-03-28 . . en.
5. Web site: Merk . Martin . 2019-10-19 . YOG Skills Challenge Results . 2023-03-28 . . en.
6. Web site: Merk . Martin . 2019-12-20 . The YOG 3-on-3 teams are known . 2023-03-28 . . en.
7. Web site: Women's 3-on-3 Tournament – Teams . 2023-03-28 . . en.
8. Web site: Ice Hockey – Mixed NOC 3-on-3 Tournament, Women – Team Roster – Black. lausanne2020.sport. 9 January 2020. 10 January 2020.
9. Web site: Ice Hockey – Mixed NOC 3-on-3 Tournament, Women – Team Roster – Blue. lausanne2020.sport. 9 January 2020. 10 January 2020.
10. Web site: Ice Hockey – Mixed NOC 3-on-3 Tournament, Women – Team Roster – Brown. lausanne2020.sport. 12 January 2020. 14 January 2020.
11. Web site: Ice Hockey – Mixed NOC 3-on-3 Tournament, Women – Team Roster – Green. lausanne2020.sport. 9 January 2020. 10 January 2020.
12. Web site: Ice Hockey – Mixed NOC 3-on-3 Tournament, Women – Team Roster – Grey. lausanne2020.sport. 9 January 2020. 10 January 2020.
13. Web site: Ice Hockey – Mixed NOC 3-on-3 Tournament, Women – Team Roster – Orange. lausanne2020.sport. 9 January 2020. 10 January 2020.
14. Web site: Ice Hockey – Mixed NOC 3-on-3 Tournament, Women – Team Roster – Red. lausanne2020.sport. 9 January 2020. 10 January 2020.
15. Web site: Ice Hockey – Mixed NOC 3-on-3 Tournament, Women – Team Roster – Yellow. lausanne2020.sport. 10 January 2020. 14 January 2020.

External links

• Women's Mixed NOC 3-on-3