Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification


Qualification for the women's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championships. The top five teams in the World Ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, Russia received an automatic berth as host, and all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining two spots.

Qualified teams

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IIHF World Ranking

RankTeamWC 2012
WC 2011
OLY 2010
WC 2009
Total
112001160120011602960
211601200116012002940
311001120112011202780
411201040106010202685
510601060110011002680
610401100104010602650
71000102010009402500
810209609209202430
9860100096010402350
109409409009002320
1192086094010002285
129608408808602245
1382088010209802235
148809208408202195
159009007808802185
168008208608402055
177807608207801955
187407808007601915
198408007401625
206406607401505
217607207201480
226206407601480
237006801210
246807001205
256606001110
26560580995
27520620985
28600500975
29540560960
30580480940
317200800920
32500520890
33460720705
34540405
35440330
36420315

Olympic preliminary qualification

Group G was played 12–14 October in Barcelona, while Group H was played 27–30 September in Jastrzebie-Zdroj. Denmark and Slovenia were the expected hosts, being the nations ranked 19th and 20th respectively amongst participating nations. The winners of each tournament advanced to the [|Olympic Pre-Qualification] tournaments in November of the same year.

Group G

All times are local.

Group H

Team advanced to Olympic Pre-Qualification

All times are local.

Olympic pre-qualification

The two preliminary round winners joined the nations ranked thirteen to eighteen. Two round robins were played from 8–11 November 2012 in Shanghai and Valmiera. The winners of each group advanced to the final qualification tournaments.

Group E

All times are local.

Group F

All times are local.

Final qualification

The two pre-qualification winners joined the nations ranked seventh through twelfth, to determine the final two olympic qualifiers. Two round robins were played from 7–10 February 2013 in Poprad and Weiden. The winners of each group qualified for the olympics.

Group C

All times are local.

Group D

All times are local.