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Olympics Women's Hockey: Sunday results, TV schedule, group standings, medals

Domingo 11 de Febrero del 2018

Olympics Women's Hockey: Sunday results, TV schedule, group standings, medals

USA beats Finland in its opener of the women's tournament

USA beats Finland in its opener of the women's tournament

The NHL may not be sending players to the Olympics this year, but the women's ice hockey tournament will still feature the very best the world has to offer. The women opened their portion of the tournament on Saturday and games run through February 21, when both the bronze and gold medal games will take place in Pyeongchang. 

Here's everything you need to know to follow all the action -- including the the tournament, format, group standings, and full schedule.

(Note: This post will update with results as the tournament progresses.)

Sunday's results

  • USA 3, Finland 1 (recap)
  • Canada 5, Russia 0 (recap)

Format

Group A will feature the top four teams based on the 2016 IIHF World Ranking -- the United States, Canada, Finland and Olympic Athletes from Russia -- with each of them automatically earning a spot in the elimination round. Group B will feature the remaining four teams in the tournament, including a unified Korean team that has representatives from both North Korea and South Korea, with only the top two teams qualifying for the elimination. round. 

Olympics: Women's Ice Hockey Training
USA defenseman Emily Pfalzer (8) sets up in front of the goalie during a training session. USATSI

After each team competes in three preliminary round games (one against each other team in their group), the top two teams in the Group A table will receive a first-round bye in the medal round -- automatically advancing them to the semifinal round. In the quarterfinal round, the third-place team from Group A will play the second-place team in Group B, while the fourth-place team in Group A plays the top team in Group B. The quarterfinal winners will advance to face the top two teams in Group A, while the two quarterfinal losers will play the bottom two teams in Group B in a classification round that determines places five through eight in the tournament standings.

TV and Stream

The Olympic Games will be broadcast on various NBC networks. NBC Sports Live Extra is where you'll be able to stream all the matches live. This post will be updated with specific listings as the tournament nears.

Tables and Results

Group A

GP

W

OTW

OTL

L

GD

PTS

Canada

1

1

0

0

0

+5

3

USA

1

1

0

0

0

+2

3

Finland

1

0

0

0

1

-2

0

Olympic Athletes from Russia

1

0

0

0

1

-5

0

Group B

GP

W

OTW

OTL

L

GD

PTS

Switzerland

1

1

0

0

0

+8

3

Sweden

1

1

0

0

0

+1

3

Japan

1

0

0

0

1

-1

0

Korea

1

0

0

0

1

-8

0

Below you can find the full schedule of games for both the group and elimination/medal-round stages. 

(All times in EST, Team USA games in bold)

Day Time (ET) Matchup Group
Saturday, Feb. 10 2:40 a.m. Sweden 2, Japan 1 B

7:10 a.m. Switzerland 8, Korea 0 B
Sunday, Feb. 11 2:40 a.m. USA 3, Finland 1 A

7:10 a.m. Canada 5, Russia 0 A
Monday, Feb. 12 2:40 a.m. Switzerland-Japan B

7:10 a.m. Sweden-Korea B
Tuesday, Feb. 13 2:40 a.m. Canada-Finland A

7:10 a.m. USA-Russia A
Wednesday, Feb. 14 2:40 a.m. Sweden-Switzerland B

7:10 a.m. Japan-Korea B
Thursday, Feb. 15 2:40 a.m. USA-Canada A

7:10 a.m. Finland-Russia A
Friday, Feb. 16 10:10 p.m. TBD-TBD Quarterfinal
Saturday, Feb. 17 2:40 a.m. TBD-TBD Quarterfinal

10:10 p.m. TBD-TBD Consolation Playoff
Sunday, Feb. 18 2:40 a.m. TBD-TBD Consolation Playoff

11:10 p.m. TBD-TBD Semifinal
Monday, Feb. 19 7:10 a.m. TBD-TBD Semifinal

10:10 p.m. TBD-TBD Seventh-Place Game
Tuesday, Feb. 20 2:40 a.m. TBD-TBD Fifth-Place Game
Wednesday, Feb. 21 2:40 a.m. TBD-TBD Bronze Medal

11:10 p.m. TBD-TBD Gold Medal

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