The 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games is took place February 4-20, 2022 in Beijing China.

The U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team entered the tournament as the defending gold medalist. In 2018, the team claimed its second-ever gold medal after Team USA earned the inaugural gold medal in the event at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. The U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team has medaled in all seven Olympic appearances to date (gold – 1998, 2018; silver – 2002, 2010, 2014, 2022 and bronze – 2006).

The U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team dropped a 3-2 contest to Canada in the Gold Medal Game to take home the silver. Leading up to the GMG, Team USA carried a 5-2 victory over Finland, 5-0 win over the Russian Olympic Committee, 8-0 decision over Switzerland and a 4-2 loss to Canada in preliminary play before topping Czechia and Finland, 4-1, in both the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively.