31st January 2024 – Sweden won the Women’s Ice Hockey Gold at Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024 by beating Japan 4-0 to take revenge for defeat in the final four years ago.
Japan had beaten Sweden in the women’s final of Winter YOG Lausanne 2020, but this time Sweden dominated.
Tilde Grillfors gave Sweden the lead after 12 minutes of the first period, and two minutes later Ebbe Westerling gave them a two-goal cushion. Early in the third period Nellie Noren scored Sweden’s third before Matilda Osterman put a seal on the win with seconds remaining – scoring into an empty net.
It’s the third time in the four Winter YOG’s that Sweden’s women have won the gold medal, having previously won at Innsbruck 2012 and Lillehammer 2016 The women’s bronze medal went to Germany, who beat Switzerland 3-1 at the Gangneung Hockey Centre.
Gangwon 2024 runs until 1 February, with more than 1,800 athletes from 78 NOCs taking part. The Winter Youth Olympic Games is filmed for live television and digital streaming on the Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the Olympics app, with full session replays and highlights also available.