Tournament details | |
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Host country | Norway |
Venue(s) | Fritidspark, Skien |
Dates | 25–28 October |
Teams | 5 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place | Team Europe |
Fourth place | Great Britain |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 10 |
Goals scored | 65 (6.5 per game) |
Official website | |
Skien 2024 | |
The 2024 Women's World Challenge was the 3rd edition of this Para Ice Hockey world competition made for women's teams. This tournament acts as the third and final precursor for a fully fledged Women's World Championship in 2025. [1] [2] For the first time, the tournament was held in Europe in Skien, Norway.
United States are the two-time defending champions.
United States won their third title after topping the group. [3]
Skien in Norway was given the hosting rights on 20 June 2024. [1]
Originally, the same four teams were going to take part as the previous two editions. However, on 30 August 2024, Team World was split into two separate teams: Team Europe and Team Pacific. [4]
On 17 October 2024, the rosters were confirmed. [5]
The five teams all played each other in a round robin format. The team who won the group would be crowned champions.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | United States (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 12 |
2 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 9 |
3 | Team Europe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 |
4 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 3 |
5 | Team Pacific | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | −28 | 0 |
25 October 13:30 | Team Europe | 6–0 (0–0, 2–0, 4–0) | Team Pacific | Fritidspark, Skien |
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25 October 17:00 | Canada | 10–0 (5–0, 4–0, 1–0) | Great Britain | Fritidspark, Skien |
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28 | Shots | 0 |
25 October 20:30 | Team Europe | 0–8 (0–4, 0–3, 0–1) | United States | Fritidspark, Skien |
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26 October 13:30 | Team Pacific | 0–12 (0–3, 0–5, 0–4) | Canada | Fritidspark, Skien |
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26 October 17:00 | Great Britain | 0–7 (0–5, 0–1, 0–1) | United States | Fritidspark, Skien |
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27 October 13:30 | Great Britain | 1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Team Pacific | Fritidspark, Skien |
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27 October 17:00 | Canada | 4–0 (1–0, 0–0, 3–0) | Team Europe | Fritidspark, Skien |
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27 October 20:30 | Team Pacific | 0–9 (0–4, 0–2, 0–3) | United States | Fritidspark, Skien |
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0 | Shots | 36 |
28 October 13:30 | Great Britain | 1–4 (1–4, 0–0, 0–0) | Team Europe | Fritidspark, Skien |
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28 October 17:00 | United States | 3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0) | Canada | Fritidspark, Skien |
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22 | Shots | 6 |
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5 | Team Pacific |
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