2002 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Provo, Utah, United States, from 11 to 21 February. Eight teams competed, seeded into two groups. Canada won the final by a score of 3–2 over the United States, who were awarded silver. The bronze medal game was won by Sweden with a 2–1 victory over Finland.

The tournament consisted of 20 games: 12 in the preliminary round (teams play the other teams in their own group); 4 final classification games; 2 semifinal games; 1 bronze medal game; and 1 final.

Qualifying
The qualification process, and seedings for the Olympic tournament, came from the final standings of the 2000 IIHF Women's World Championship. The top six nations were given direct entry to the Olympics, the final two spots were contested in a qualification tournament. The nations ranked seven through ten played a round robin in Engelberg Switzerland February 8–11, 2001.

Group A
Top two teams (shaded) advanced to semifinals. All times are local (UTC-7).

Group B
Top two teams (shaded) advanced to semifinals. All times are local (UTC-7).

Fifth place semifinals
All times are local (UTC-7).

Seventh place game
All times are local (UTC-7).

Fifth place game
All times are local (UTC-]).

Semifinals
All times are local (UTC-7).

Bronze medal game
All times are local (UTC-7).

Gold medal game
All times are local (UTC-7).