"The period between the 2022 Olympics and the 2026 Olympics might have been some of the best years yet for the Japanese women's hockey team. In 2022, the team secured a fifth-place finish at the IIHF Women's World Championship. Three years later, Japan would win gold at both the Asian Winter Games and the IIHF Asian Championship. And just recently, the Japanese women's hockey team won gold at the second edition of the IIHF Asian Championship."
"it's also worth mentioning that at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Japan's women's hockey team secured their best finish in the event. Despite being eliminated in the quarterfinal, Japan secured nine of a possible twelve points from group play. They beat Sweden and Denmark in regulation, defeated Czechia in overtime, and lost to host nation China in overtime. That saw Japan finish first in Group B with a two-point margin on second-place Czechia, who will contest the 2026 edition in Group A."
The period between the 2022 and 2026 Olympics saw Japan's women's hockey team collect significant results, including a fifth-place IIHF Women's World Championship finish in 2022 and gold medals at the Asian Winter Games and IIHF Asian Championship. At the 2022 Winter Olympics Japan topped Group B, earning nine of twelve group points with regulation wins over Sweden and Denmark, an overtime win over Czechia, and an overtime loss to China, before exiting in the quarterfinals. The 2026 roster features no players in North American leagues; five of twenty-three play in Sweden. High roster familiarity and recent podium results provide momentum entering the Olympics.
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