Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification


Eight teams qualified for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The top six teams in the IIHF World Ranking after the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships received automatic berths into the Ice Hockey event. Lower ranked teams had an opportunity to qualify for the event. Teams ranked 13th and below were divided into two groups where they played in a first qualification round in September 2008. The two group winners from the round advanced to the second qualification round, where the teams ranked 7th through 12th joined them. In the second qualifying round, played in November 2008, the teams were again divided into two groups. The two group winners China and Slovakia advanced to the Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament.

Qualified teams

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IIHF World Ranking

RankTeamWC 2008
'		WC 2007
'		OLY 2006
'		WC 2005
'		Total
111601200120011602950
212001160112012002930
311201100110011002770
410601120116011202760
51100106010209602645
610401020104010002575
79801000106010602525
81000104094010402510
910209409209402420
1094098096010202410
118809008809002220
129008608609202205
138409209008602195
148608808408402150
1576080010008202065
166807208207201810
179208208001735
188008408801650
198207607601580
207807807801560
217407407401480
227207006401405
237006807001385
246406606801305
256206406601265
266006206001215
275605405801110
285006006201105
295405605601100
306605801095
315805005401090
32520520910
33480480840
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Pre-qualification tournaments

The following teams were ranked 13th and below in the IIHF World Ranking. They were seeded according to their ranking, with the two group winners advancing to the final qualification tournaments.

Group A

Games were played in Liepāja, Latvia.
All times are local.

Group B

Games were played in Maribor, Slovenia.
All times are local.

Final Qualification Tournaments

By being ranked 7 through 12 in the final 2008 IIHF World Rankings, the following teams qualified for the qualification tournament. There were two winners from these tournaments that advanced to the Olympic tournament.

Group C

Games were played in Bad Tölz, Germany.
All times are local.

Group D

Games were played in Shanghai, China.
All times are local.