Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano (Japan) for the first time next to the ice hockey tournament for men and women of a tournament was held.
The matches of the Olympic hockey tournament took place in two, newly built on the occasion of the Games, skating rinks in Nagano place: in Wakasato Big referred Hockey Stadium A ( a hall for 10,104 spectators ) and in Nagano Sports Park, Higashi - Wada Has the hockey rink B Aqua Wing with 6,078 places. The women's tournament was held from February 17, during the period 8.
Olympic ice hockey tournament for women
Eligible for ladies tournament were six teams, each with 20 outfield players and three goalkeepers. Qualifies were the five best teams in the 1997 World Series of ladies as well as hosts Japan.
The six women's teams first played in a preliminary round against each, the top two teams reached the finals, the third - and fourth-placed played for the bronze medal.
Olympic Tournament
Preliminary round
Final Table