2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I

See also: 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship
2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Italy
 Poland
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates12–18 January 2026
5–11 January 2026
Teams12

The 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division I A represented the second tier and Division I B the third tier of the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.[1]

Group A tournament

2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Italy
CityRitten
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–18 January 2026
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored92 (6.13 per game)
Attendance3,706 (247 per game)
Scoring leader Clémence Boudin (11 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 12 to 18 January 2026.[2][3]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Japan placed 8th in Top Division last year and were relegated
 Italy hosts; placed 2nd in Division I A last year
 Germany placed 3rd in Division I A last year
 Norway placed 4th in Division I A last year
 France placed 5th in Division I A last year
 Denmark placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Germany 5 4 0 1 0 12 5 +7 13 Promotion to the 2027 Top Division
2  Japan 5 4 0 0 1 34 7 +27 12
3  France 5 2 1 0 2 13 12 +1 8
4  Norway 5 2 0 1 2 10 23 −13 7
5  Denmark 5 1 1 0 3 15 18 −3 5
6  Italy (H) 5 0 0 0 5 8 27 −19 0 Relegation to the 2027 Division I B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (Central European Time; UTC+1).

12 January 2026
13:00		France 2–1 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 GermanyRitten Arena
Attendance: 120
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Lysa NogarettoGoaliesTara BachReferees:
Marine Dinant
Charlotte Hurley
Linesmen:
Joanie Duchesneau
Anja Klemm
0–130:27 – Boico (Multerer)
Bernel (Boudin) (PP) – 41:501–1
Boudin (Moussier) – 63:402–1
4 minPenalties10 min
24Shots43
12 January 2026
16:30		Denmark 3–6
(1–1, 1–3, 1–2)		 JapanRitten Arena
Attendance: 210
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Mila PetersenGoaliesRin KawaguchiReferees:
Vanessa Anselm
Marie-Ève Couture
Linesmen:
Anna Callovini
Cassandra Repstock-Romme
0–109:39 – Kakuta (Baba) (SH)
F. Petersen (Lundmark, Ma. Petersen) – 15:501–1
Christensen – 23:142–1
2–231:31 – Fukuzawa (Terauchi, Numabe)
2–332:37 – Akimoto (Kiyokawa, Kakuta)
2–438:17 – Yamaguchi (Kiyokawa, Kakuta)
2–543:45 – Kiyokawa (Kakuta)
Bergmann (Christensen) – 53:133–5
3–658:53 – Fukuzawa (Baba) (EN)
6 minPenalties6 min
16Shots44
12 January 2026
20:00		Norway 3–2
(0–0, 2–2, 1–0)		 ItalyRitten Arena
Attendance: 380
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Tuva Are-EkströmGoaliesLucrezia La SalaReferees:
Kaisa Ketonen
Sabina Küller
Linesmen:
Eliška Bublíková
Wilma Westlund
0–128:36 – Dal Pont (Franci)
Knardahl (Jolma-Stensland, Raknes) – 30:141–1
Østeraas (Stavnes, Lie) – 31:382–1
2–237:31 – De Bortoli
Østeraas (Lie, Stavnes) – 45:153–2
4 minPenalties4 min
34Shots16
13 January 2026
13:00		Germany 2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 DenmarkRitten Arena
Attendance: 190
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Tara BachGoaliesAnja PoulsenReferees:
Marie-Ève Couture
Marine Dinant
Linesmen:
Anna Callovini
Wilma Westlund
Manns (Zielinski) – 41:251–0
Georgi (Boico, Seyrer) – 41:462–0
2–144:39 – Christensen (Ranum, Bergmann) (PP)
6 minPenalties2 min
35Shots19
13 January 2026
16:30		Japan 12–0
(2–0, 3–0, 7–0)		 NorwayRitten Arena
Attendance: 225
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Kotoha SuzukiGoaliesTuva Are-Ekström
Shiva Nobari		Referees:
Charlotte Hurley
Sabina Küller
Linesmen:
Eliška Bublíková
Cassandra Repstock-Romme
Hayakawa (Ito, Sasaki) – 14:531–0
Tada (Numabe, Terauchi) (PP) – 16:472–0
Numabe – 25:423–0
Kagaya (Tada, Numabe) (PP) – 28:234–0
Numabe (Odaira, Terauchi) (PP) – 37:105–0
Kakuta – 41:256–0
Fukuzawa (Maeda, Baba) – 41:387–0
Terauchi (Odaira, Numabe) – 42:488–0
Yamaguchi – 44:179–0
Kakuta (Akimoto, Ito) (PP) – 50:0210–0
Yamaguchi – 52:2711–0
Okamura (Ruike, Baba) (PP) – 55:5712–0
2 minPenalties14 min
38Shots16
13 January 2026
20:00		Italy 1–3
(1–2, 0–1, 0–0)		 FranceRitten Arena
Attendance: 382
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Lucrezia La SalaGoaliesLysa NogarettoReferees:
Vanessa Anselm
Mariko Dale
Linesmen:
Joanie Duchesneau
Maren Frøhaug
0–106:35 – Boudin (Moussier, Demessine) (PP)
0–211:44 – Demessine (Boudin, Roussel)
Bedont (Dalle Mulle) – 15:481–2
1–321:14 – Boudin (Raigneau, Moussier) (PP2)
16 minPenalties8 min
18Shots27
15 January 2026
13:00		Japan 5–1
(2–1, 0–0, 3–0)		 FranceRitten Arena
Attendance: 115
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Kotoha SuzukiGoaliesLysa NogarettoReferees:
Mariko Dale
Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Anna Callovini
Maren Frøhaug
Akimoto (Odaira) – 00:101–0
Terauchi (Odaira, Akimoto) – 08:042–0
2–113:50 – Boudin (Denis)
Odaira (Kagaya) – 40:323–1
Kagaya (Odaira, Terauchi) – 49:244–1
Yamaguchi (Kakuta) – 54:595–1
4 minPenalties6 min
42Shots16
15 January 2026
16:30		Denmark 4–3 GWS
(2–2, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 NorwayRitten Arena
Attendance: 155
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Anja PoulsenGoaliesTuva Are-EkströmReferees:
Vanessa Anselm
Marie-Ève Couture
Linesmen:
Eliška Bublíková
Joanie Duchesneau
0–105:04 – Knardahl (Sandvik)
Ekberg (Olesen, Bergmann) – 13:551–1
Bergmann (Ma. Petersen, Christensen) – 16:582–1
2–219:51 – M. Are-Ekström (Østeraas, Elvira)
Pouls (Ekberg, Bergmann) – 37:153–2
3–355:32 – Knardahl (M. Are-Ekström, Nagel)
Bergmann
Ekberg
Ranum
Christensen 		Shootout Malm Larneng
Knardahl
Østeraas
Ellinor Myhre
6 minPenalties8 min
30Shots32
15 January 2026
20:00		Italy 1–5
(0–2, 0–1, 1–2)		 GermanyRitten Arena
Attendance: 367
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Caterina BolechGoaliesTara BachReferees:
Charlotte Hurley
Sabina Küller
Linesmen:
Anja Klemm
Wilma Westlund
0–100:16 – Boico
0–205:27 – Poindl (Heine)
0–338:08 – Boico (Poindl)
0–443:57 – Poindl (Annika Stephainski)
Todesco (De Bortoli, Bedont) (PP) – 53:541–4
1–556:24 – Stephainski (Birka) (PP)
4 minPenalties8 min
13Shots37
17 January 2026
13:00		Norway 4–3
(1–0, 1–3, 2–0)		 FranceRitten Arena
Attendance: 113
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Shiva NobariGoaliesLysa NogarettoReferees:
Marie-Ève Couture
Mariko Dale
Linesmen:
Anna Callovini
Cassandra Repstock-Romme
Klomstad (Sawyer) – 06:241–0
1–127:34 – Boudin (PP)
1–233:44 – Sadoun
Nagel (Sawyer, Klomstad) (PP) – 35:292–2
2–338:27 – Boudin (Roussel, Bened)
M. Are-Ekström (Knardahl) – 52:373–3
Malm Larneng (Sawyer, Nagel) – 55:184–3
6 minPenalties6 min
26Shots26
17 January 2026
16:30		Germany 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)		 JapanRitten Arena
Attendance: 209
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Tara BachGoaliesKotoha SuzukiReferees:
Charlotte Hurley
Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Joanie Duchesneau
Anja Klemm
0–103:32 – Ito (Shida, Sasaki)
Poindl (Boico, Spagert) – 19:131–1
Zielinski – 36:272–1
4 minPenalties4 min
26Shots19
17 January 2026
20:00		Italy 3–6
(1–0, 1–2, 1–4)		 DenmarkRitten Arena
Attendance: 421
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Lucrezia La SalaGoaliesAnja PoulsenReferees:
Marine Dinant
Sabina Küller
Linesmen:
Eliška Bublíková
Maren Frøhaug
Bedont (Pisetta) – 10:161–0
1–124:26 – Christensen (Ma. Petersen)
1–236:54 – Christensen (Navas) (PP)
De Bortoli (Pinti, Todesco) – 38:132–2
2–342:12 – Ranum (Christensen, Bergmann)
2–448:46 – Christensen (Bergmann) (PP)
De Bortoli (Franci) – 51:553–4
3–557:33 – Olesen (Ekberg)
3–659:25 – Ekberg (Jensen) (EN)
6 minPenalties2 min
25Shots24
18 January 2026
13:00		Germany 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 NorwayRitten Arena
Attendance: 187
Game reference
Tara BachGoaliesTuva Are-EkströmReferees:
Kaisa Ketonen
Sabina Küller
Linesmen:
Anna Callovini
Wilma Westlund
Seyrer (Nagle) – 52:481–0
Manns (Heine) (EN) – 58:462–0
6 minPenalties4 min
29Shots21
18 January 2026
16:30		France 4–1
(1–0, 1–1, 2–0)		 DenmarkRitten Arena
Attendance: 167
Game reference
4 minPenalties4 min
29Shots29
18 January 2026
20:00		Japan 10–1
(0–0, 8–1, 2–0)		 ItalyRitten Arena
Attendance: 465
Game reference
2 minPenalties10 min
41Shots8

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Clémence Boudin 5 8 3 11 +3 2 F
2 Azumi Numabe 4 6 4 10 +6 0 F
3 Reina Kakuta 5 5 4 9 +11 0 F
4 Umeka Odaira 5 2 7 9 +8 2 F
5 Teresa Christensen 5 5 3 8 −1 4 F
6 Nikita Bergmann 5 2 5 7 −3 4 F
6 Kika Terauchi 5 2 5 7 +8 2 D
8 Momona Fukuzawa 5 4 2 6 +3 0 F
9 Alexandra Boico 5 3 2 5 +6 4 F
9 Olivia De Bortoli 5 3 2 5 +2 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Rank Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Tara Bach 303:40 5 0.99 96 94.79 1
2 Kotoha Suzuki 219:30 4 1.09 66 93.94 1
3 Lysa Nogaretto 242:32 11 2.72 129 91.47 0
4 Anja Poulsen 182:32 8 2.63 92 91.30 0
5 Tuva Are-Ekström 223:24 11 2.95 97 88.66 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds): SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:

Source: IIHF


Group B tournament

2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Poland
CityKatowice
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–11 January 2026
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored101 (6.73 per game)
Attendance2,732 (182 per game)
Scoring leader Małgorzata Zakrzewska (14 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 5 to 11 January 2026.[4][5]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Austria placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
 Poland hosts; placed 2nd in Division I B last year
 Spain placed 3rd in Division I B last year
 China placed 4th in Division I B last year
 Australia placed 5th in Division I B last year
 Great Britain placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  China 5 4 1 0 0 30 6 +24 14 Promotion to the 2027 Division I A
2  Poland (H) 5 3 1 1 0 27 11 +16 12
3  Austria 5 3 0 1 1 27 7 +20 10
4  Great Britain 5 2 0 0 3 9 13 −4 6
5  Spain 5 1 0 0 4 5 23 −18 3
6  Australia 5 0 0 0 5 3 41 −38 0 Relegation to the 2027 Division II A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (Central European Time; UTC+1).

5 January 2026
13:00		Great Britain 0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)		 AustriaJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 69
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
13Shots42
5 January 2026
16:30		China 4–3 GWS
(3–1, 0–1, 0–1)
(0–0, 1–0)		 PolandJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 416
Game reference
2 minPenalties2 min
27Shots34
5 January 2026
20:00		Australia 1–4
(1–0, 0–3, 0–1)		 SpainJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 79
Game reference
2 minPenalties6 min
23Shots29
6 January 2026
13:00		Austria 2–4
(0–1, 2–1, 0–2)		 ChinaJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 70
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
31Shots13
6 January 2026
16:30		Poland 12–1
(5–1, 3–0, 4–0)		 AustraliaJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 538
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
57Shots14
6 January 2026
20:00		Spain 0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)		 Great BritainJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 78
Game reference
0 minPenalties10 min
41Shots23
8 January 2026
13:00		Austria 11–0
(6–0, 1–0, 4–0)		 AustraliaJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 59
Game reference
2 minPenalties10 min
62Shots15
8 January 2026
16:30		Poland 5–1
(2–0, 2–1, 1–0)		 SpainJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 315
Game reference
2 minPenalties2 min
59Shots21
8 January 2026
20:00		Great Britain 1–4
(0–0, 1–2, 0–2)		 ChinaJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 76
Game reference
4 minPenalties0 min
7Shots42
10 January 2026
13:00		China 10–0
(3–0, 4–0, 3–0)		 AustraliaJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 75
Game reference
2 minPenalties8 min
53Shots8
10 January 2026
16:30		Poland 4–3
(0–0, 3–1, 1–2)		 Great BritainJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 450
Game reference
2 minPenalties2 min
46Shots20
10 January 2026
20:00		Spain 0–8
(0–2, 0–1, 0–5)		 AustriaJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 35
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
15Shots46
11 January 2026
13:00		Australia 1–4
(1–1, 0–1, 0–2)		 Great BritainJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 87
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
15Shots25
11 January 2026
16:30		Spain 0–8
(0–1, 0–5, 0–2)		 ChinaJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 70
Game reference
16 minPenalties4 min
11Shots38
11 January 2026
20:00		Austria 2–3 OT
(0–2, 1–0, 1–0)
(OT:0–1)		 PolandJantor Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 315
Game reference
4 minPenalties4 min
30Shots24

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Małgorzata Zakrzewska 5 11 3 14 +16 2 F
2 Emma Lintner 5 9 3 12 +8 4 F
3 Zhang Luoyi 5 6 6 12 +10 0 F
4 Agata Cybulska 5 4 8 12 +17 0 F
5 Florentina Rumpl 5 6 2 8 +6 0 F
6 Dai Mi 5 4 4 8 +10 2 F
7 Chen Yutong 5 3 5 8 +10 0 F
7 Johanna Sintschnig 5 3 5 8 +8 2 F
7 Matylda Stepien 5 3 5 8 +12 2 F
10 Vanessa Picka 5 4 3 7 +4 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Rank Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Ju Sihan 265:00 6 1.36 87 93.10 0
2 Evelyn Brown 299:54 13 2.60 186 93.01 1
3 Lara Reisinger 123:50 3 1.45 39 92.31 1
4 Justyna Koszyk 308:50 10 1.94 111 90.99 0
5 Ana Toural 166:05 9 3.25 78 88.46 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:

Source: IIHF

References

  1. ^ "2026 tournaments, U18 Women's Worlds". www.iihf.com.
  2. ^ "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I A official website". www.iihf.com.
  3. ^ "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I A tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
  4. ^ "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I B official website". www.iihf.com.
  5. ^ "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I B tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
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