The Chinese women's national ice hockey team () represents China at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's Championships, the Asian Winter Games, and other international competitions. The women's national team is governed by the Chinese Ice Hockey Association. China's national women's program is ranked twentieth in the world by the IIHF and has 808 active players as of 2020. History China reached their hey day of women's hockey in the mid-90s when they finished as high as 4th place mostly thanks to the "Great Wall of China" goaltender, Guo Hong, who is now retired. China had 174 women's ice hockey players in 2011. Motivated to gain exposure to a more challenging level of competition, the Chinese national team competed in the Naisten SM-sarja, the premier women's league in Finland, for thirteen games in the 2005–06 season and for twelve games in the 2006–07 season. In 2022, China competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics as the host nation. Tournament record Olympic Games 1998 – Finished in 4th place 2002 – Finished in 7th place 2006 – Did not qualify 2010 – Finished in 7th place 2014 – Did not qualify 2018 – Did not qualify 2022 – Finished in 9th place World Championship 1992 – Finished in 5th place 1994 – Finished in 4th place 1997 – Finished in 4th place 1999 – Finished in 5th place 2000 – Finished in 6th place 2001 – Finished in 6th place 2003 – No result, the competition was cancelled due to SARS epidemic 2004 – Finished in 7th place 2005 – Finished in 6th place 2007 – Finished in 6th place 2008 – Finished in 8th place 2009 – Finished in 9th place (relegated to Division I) 2011 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Division I, relegated to Division IB) 2012 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in Division IB) 2013 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB) 2014 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in Division IB) 2015 – Finished in 17th place (3rd in Division IB) 2016 – Finished in 19th place (5th in Division IB) 2017 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB) 2018 – Finished in 20th place (5th in Division IB) 2019 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division IB) 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 – Finished in