Players called up from the EVZ Women’s Team
- Switzerland: Annic Büchi, Rahel Enzler, Alina Marti, Lara Stalder, Ivana Wey
- Czech Republic: Noemi Neubauerová
QUARTERS
Switzerland – Finnland 1:0
Czech Republic – Sweden 0:2
Switzerland’s first Olympic medal in women’s ice hockey is more possible than ever! In the quarterfinals, the Swiss national team, led by their recovered captain Lara Stalder from Zug, defeated Finland 1-0. Alina Müller scored the golden goal, while Andrea Brändli worked her magic in the Swiss goal with 40 (!) saves. The Canadians await again in the semifinals on Monday evening. The tournament is over for Noemi Neubauerová. She and Czechia lose 0-2 to Sweden.
GROUP STAGE
Right in their opening game, the five Zug players in the Swiss national team jersey face their teammate Noemi Neubauerová from Czechia. The Swiss show morale, come back from a 1-3 deficit and save themselves in the penalty shootout. This is only decided with the 16th penalty – by EVZ player Ivana Wey. The young forward had already converted her first penalty attempt, as had Lara Stalder. The national team thus wins 4:3 on penalties and takes two important points and a lot of morale with them in the battle for the best possible quarterfinal spot.
On Saturday and Monday, the Swiss women face the gold medal favorites from Canada and the USA. As expected, they suffer two defeats (0-4 against Canada, 0-5 against the USA). Noemi Neubauerová and Czechia have already finished the preliminary round with a total of 4 points. Switzerland, meanwhile, lost their final group game 1-5 to Finland late on Tuesday evening. EVZ and national team captain Lara Stalder was unable to play due to a head injury sustained during the warm-up. Switzerland thus finished the group stage in last place.
Table Group A
1. USA 4/12
2. Canada 3/6
3. Czechia 4/4
4. Finland 3/3
5. Switzerland 4/2
All five teams advance to the quarterfinals. There, the teams ranked 1-3 will face the top three teams from Group B. The fourth and fifth-placed teams in Group A will play in the fourth quarterfinal.
