The 2009 IIHF World Women's Championships was held in Hämeenlinna, Finland, from 4 to 12 April 2009. This was the 12th women's ice hockey world championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The defending champions United States defeated Canada 4–1 in the final match to win the gold medal and retain their top standing another year.
The 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 13th edition of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was held from April 16 to 25, 2011 in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland, and took place at Hallenstadion and Deutweg rink.
The 2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 17th such series of tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. These championships also served as qualifications for the 2016 competition.
Tea Sonja-Anastasia Villilä is a Finnish ice hockey defenseman. She plays in the Auroraliiga with Kiekko-Espoo. A member of the Finnish national team during 2010 to 2015, she won a bronze medal at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship and was part of the Finnish delegation at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The 2016 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 18th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2017 competition and finalized seeding for the 2018 Winter Olympics qualification.
Petra Nieminen is a Finnish ice hockey player for Luleå HF/MSSK of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and alternate captain of Finland women's national ice hockey team. She is considered one of the top young talents in Finnish ice hockey.
The 2018 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 20th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2019 competition.
The 2019 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 21st such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2020 competition.
The 2020 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 22nd such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams were supposed to play at six tiers of competition. However, four of the six tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2021 competition and finalized seeding for the 2022 Winter Olympics qualification.
Caroline Baldin is a French ice hockey player for the ZSC Lions and the French national team.
Jade Vix is a French ice hockey player, most recently of the Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey program during the 2018–19 U Sports women's ice hockey season.
Morgane Rihet is a French ice hockey player for SOC Hockey and the French national team.
Betty Jouanny is a French ice hockey forward and member of the French national team. She was most recently active in the Swiss Women's League (PFWL) with HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies during the 2023–24 season.
Clara Rozier is a French ice hockey player and member of the French national ice hockey team. She is signed in the Swiss Women's League with the women's team of SC Bern for the 2024–25 season.
Margaux Mameri is a French ice hockey goaltender and member of the French national team, currently playing in the FFHG Division 2 with the Jets d’Evry-Viry. She began the 2022–23 season with HPK Hämeenlinna in the Finnish Naisten Liiga (NSML) before leaving the club in November 2022.
Léa Parment is a French ice hockey player for Évry-Viry HC and the French national team.
Gwendoline Gendarme is a French ice hockey player for Djurgårdens IF Hockey and the French national team.
Caroline Lambert is a French ice hockey player and member of the French national team, currently playing with HT Thurgau in the Women's League and with EC Wil in the Swiss Women's Hockey League B.
Anikó Krisztina Németh is a Hungarian ice hockey goaltender and member of the Hungarian national team, currently playing with the women's representative team of IF Björklöven in the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL).
The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.
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