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tournament organized by the

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(IIHF) and scheduled to be contested in

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, Denmark from 26 August to 4 September 2022. Normally a top division tournament is not played during Olympic years, but in September 2021, the IIHF announced the change to play the tournament each year.

Participants

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on doping sanctions, Russian athletes and teams are prohibited from competing under the Russian flag or using the Russian national anthem at any Olympic Games or world championships through 16 December 2022, and must compete as "neutral athlete " For IIHF tournaments, the Russian team will play under the name " ROC". Instead of the Russian national anthem being played at the 2021 World Championship, Piano Concerto No.1 by

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was played. Russia was expelled on 1 March 2022 due to the

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² Sweden replaced Russia.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Bracket

References

External links

Official website
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2022 IIHF Women's World Championship

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