Women’s Olympic Ice Hockey Qualification

Ice Hockey GB are set to bring the women’s Olympic Qualifiers to Sheffield this December as they begin their bid to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

Taking place at the Bauer Arena at iceSheffield, GB will host Latvia, Netherlands and Spain in the four-team tournament from Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th December.

The winners will progress to Final Olympic Qualifying in February 2025 for a place at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

GB last hosted a round of the women’s Olympic Qualifying back in October 2021 with big crowds attending the event at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham.

After breaking records for the first two games against Iceland and Slovenia, the record was broken again for the final-day showdown with Korea with nearly 2,000 in the building.