IIHF Women’s World Championship

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international women’s ice hockey tournament world championship

The IIHF Women’s World Championship is the premier annual international tournament for women’s ice hockey national teams, featuring top-level competition sanctioned by the sport’s global governing body.

Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form As subject As object
IIHF Women's World Championship 0 4
2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division 0 1
2012 IIHF Women's World Championship 0 1
2021 IIHF Women's World Championship 0 1
2022 IIHF Women's World Championship 0 1
2024 IIHF Women's World Championship 0 1
IIHF WWC 0 1
IIHF Women's World Championship gold medal 0 1
IIHF Women’s World Championships 0 1
IIHF World Women's Championship 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international women’s ice hockey tournament →
world championship →
abbreviation IIHF Women’s World Championship self-linksurface differs →
surface form: IIHF WWC

Women’s Worlds →
ageCategory senior open age →
awardsMedals bronze →
gold →
silver →
category international women’s sports competition →
recurring sporting event established in 1990 →
competitionLevel senior →
top division →
confersTitle women’s ice hockey world champion →
continentScope worldwide →
firstHeld 1990 →
frequency annual →
genderCategory women →
governingBody International Ice Hockey Federation →
governingBodyAcronym International Ice Hockey Federation →
surface form: IIHF
governingBodyHeadquartersCity Zurich →
governingBodyHeadquartersCountry Switzerland →
hasGroupStage true →
hasKnockoutStage true →
hasLowerDivisions Division I →
Division II →
Division III →
inauguralTournamentHostCity Ottawa →
inauguralTournamentHostCountry Canada →
includesOvertimeInKnockoutGames true →
includesPenaltyShootoutTiebreak true →
languageOfOfficialName English →
mostSuccessfulTeam Canada women's national ice hockey team →
surface form: Canada women’s national ice hockey team
organizer International Ice Hockey Federation →
otherDominantTeam United States women’s national ice hockey team →
recognizedBy International Olympic Committee →
relatedCompetition IIHF World Championship →
IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship →
rulesBasedOn IIHF Official Rule Book →
surface form: IIHF ice hockey rules
sport ice hockey →
sportFormat ice hockey on ice rink →
surface ice →
teamSizeOnIce 6 →
teamType national team →
trophy IIHF Women’s World Championship trophy →
typicalNumberOfTeamsTopDivision 10 →
typicalTournamentTiming March–April →
usesPromotionAndRelegation true →

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IIHF Women’s World Championship → abbreviation → IIHF Women’s World Championship self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: IIHF WWC
Hayley Wickenheiser → medalRecord → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
this entity surface form: IIHF Women's World Championship gold medal
Slovakia women's national ice hockey team → notableTournament → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
this entity surface form: 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division
International Ice Hockey Federation → organizes → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
Hayley Wickenheiser → participantIn → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
this entity surface form: IIHF Women's World Championship
Slovakia women's national ice hockey team → participatesIn → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
this entity surface form: IIHF Women's World Championship
Canada women's national ice hockey team → playsInCompetition → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
this entity surface form: IIHF Women's World Championship
World Championships → relatedCompetition → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
subject surface form: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Women's Championship
IIHF World Championship → relatedCompetition → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
this entity surface form: IIHF Women's World Championship
IIHF Official Rule Book → scope → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
this entity surface form: IIHF Women’s World Championships
Canada women's national ice hockey team → worldChampionshipTitle → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
this entity surface form: 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
Canada women's national ice hockey team → worldChampionshipTitle → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
this entity surface form: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship
Canada women's national ice hockey team → worldChampionshipTitle → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
this entity surface form: 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship
Canada women's national ice hockey team → worldChampionshipTitle → IIHF Women’s World Championship →
this entity surface form: 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship