The 2001

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was held April 2–8, 2001 in six cities in the state of

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. Venues included the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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in St. Cloud, the

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, and the Schwan Super Rink, in Blaine.

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won their seventh consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the

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. Russia upset Finland 2–1 to capture their first medal in women's hockey.

Teams

With the promotion and relegation format now in use, the top seven nations were joined by Kazakhstan, the winner of Group B in 2000. * * * * * * * *

World Championship Group A

The eight participating teams were divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams played each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group proceeded to the Final Round, while the remaining teams played in the Consolation Round.

First round

Group A

Standings

Results

All times local

Group B

Standings

Results

All times local

Playoff Round

Consolation Round 5-8 Place

Consolation Round 7-8 Place

Consolation Round 5-6 Place

Final round

Semifinals

Match for third place

Final

Champions

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

Final standings

Rosters

World Championship Division I

World Championship Group B was renamed Division I and was played again with an eight team tournament which was hosted by

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in France. won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over to see them bounce straight back to the main World Championship in 2003.

Directorate Awards

* Goalie:

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(Canada) * Defender:

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(United States) * Forward:

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References

External links

Summary from the Women's Hockey Net

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