The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics takes place in Milan, Italy between 5 and 19 February 2026. Ten countries qualified for the tournament; six of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation, one, Italy, automatically qualified as hosts, while the three others took part in a qualification tournament. Russia and Belarus are banned from competing due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine. Canada are the defending champions, having won the record-extending fifth Olympic title in 2022. == Venues == == Qualified teams == Notes == Format == The ten teams are split into two groups of five teams each, in which they play against each team once. All teams from Group A and the top-three ranked teams from Group B advance to the quarterfinals. A knockout system will be used after the group stage. == Rosters == == Match officials == 12 referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament, consisting of both International Ice Hockey Federation and Professional Women's Hockey League officials. == Group stage == All times are local (UTC+1). === Group A === === Group B === === Ranking of teams === == Knockout stage == There will be a re-seeding after the quarterfinals. === Bracket === === Quarter-finals === === Semi-finals === === Bronze medal game === === Gold medal game === == Final ranking == The places five to ten were ranked by their preliminary round group placement and then points and goal difference. == Notes == == References == == External links == IIHF website