Short answer
Canada beat the United States 3-2 in overtime in the final. Switzerland won bronze, beating Sweden 4-3.
What happened
In Sochi the women's final went to overtime for the first time: Canada beat the United States 3-2 for a fourth straight gold.
Switzerland beat Sweden 4-3 for its first women's Olympic medal. Canadians Hayley Wickenheiser, Jayna Hefford and Caroline Ouellette became the first hockey players to win four Olympic golds.
Key facts
- Host
- Sochi, Russia
- Dates
- 8 to 20 February 2014
- Venues
- Bolshoy Ice Dome and Shayba Arena
- Teams
- 8
Final standings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| Gold | Canada |
| Silver | United States |
| Bronze | Switzerland |
| 4th | Sweden |
| 5th | Finland |
| 6th | Germany |
| 7th | Japan |
| 8th | Russia |
More women’s tournaments
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See every podium in the complete results list, or how each country did in the medal finder.
Source for this page
Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics: Women's tournament (results, standings, scoring leader and awards, read October 29, 2026).
Questions people ask
Who won the 2014 Olympic women’s hockey gold?
Canada. The United States won silver and Switzerland bronze.
Sources
Last reviewed October 29, 2026. Spotted an error? Results are checked against the linked sources; tell us through the corrections note on the about page.