Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
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The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from February 13 to 25. Eight teams competed, seeded into two groups. Canada won the final by a score of 2–0 over the United States, who were awarded silver. The bronze medal game was won by Finland with a 3–2 victory over Sweden in overtime.
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Venues | General Motors Place (renamed Canada Hockey Place during the game due to the no-commercial policy) UBC Thunderbird Arena | |||||||||
Dates | 13–25 February 2010 | |||||||||
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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.[1]
The tournament had a total attendance of 162,419, an average of 8,120 spectators per game, making it the most attended IIHF-run women's hockey tournament of all-time.[2]