Short answer
The United States beat Canada 3-2 in a shootout in the final. Finland won bronze, beating the Olympic Athletes from Russia 3-2.
What happened
Pyeongchang hosted eight teams from February 10 to 22, 2018, in Gangneung. Under a special agreement, twelve North Korean players joined the host team to form a unified Korea team.
The United States beat Canada 3-2 in a shootout for its second gold, its first since 1998. Finland beat the Olympic Athletes from Russia 3-2 for bronze. Canada's Mélodie Daoust was named MVP.
Key facts
- Host
- Pyeongchang, South Korea
- Dates
- 10 to 22 February 2018
- Venues
- Gangneung Hockey Centre and Kwandong Hockey Centre
- Teams
- 8
- Games
- 22
- Goals
- 109 (5.0 a game)
- Attendance
- 85,565
- Top scorer
- Alina Müller (Switzerland), 10 points
- MVP
- Mélodie Daoust
Final standings
| Place | Team | Record | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | United States | 4-1 | 17:5 |
| Silver | Canada | 4-1 | 18:5 |
| Bronze | Finland | 3-3 | 17:17 |
| 4th | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 1-5 | 9:25 |
| 5th | Switzerland | 5-1 | 18:8 |
| 6th | Japan | 2-3 | 8:8 |
| 7th | Sweden | 3-3 | 20:13 |
| 8th | South Korea | 0-5 | 2:28 |
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 2018 Winter Olympics: Women's tournament (results, standings, scoring leader and awards, read October 29, 2026).
Questions people ask
Who won the 2018 Olympic women’s hockey gold?
The United States. Canada won silver and Finland bronze.
Who led the 2018 tournament in scoring?
Alina Müller of Switzerland, with 10 points.
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.