2018 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship

Dmitrov, Russia | Jan. 6-13

The U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team captured an unprecedented fourth consecutive gold medal at the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Women's World Championship in Dmitrov, Russia.

Team USA earned the top seed from Group A after topping Sweden in overtime, 2-1, Russia 5-3 and Canada, 6-2. In the semifinal round, the U.S. rallied from a two-goal deficit in the final period to top Canada in a shootout, 4-3. In a rematch against Sweden for gold, Team USA scored six goals in the second period en route to a 9-3 victory.

Gracie Ostertag (Shakopee, Minn.) was named Best Defenseman and Taylor Heise (Lake City, Minn.) was named Best Forward. In addition, Heise and Makenna Webster (St. Louis, Mo.) were selected to the Tournament Media All-Star Team while Heise was also named Tournament MVP.

U.S. Roster

U.S. Stats

U.S. Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	U.S. Player of the Game
Sat., Jan. 6	Sweden Preliminary Round	Ice Palace Dmitrov, Russia	W (OT), 2-1	Makenna Webster
Sun., Jan. 7	Russia Preliminary Round	Ice Palace Dmitrov, Russia	W, 5-3	Britta Curl
Tues., Jan. 9	Canada Preliminary Round	Ice Palace Dmitrov, Russia	W, 6-2	Taylor Heise
Fri., Jan. 12	Canada Semifinals	Ice Palace Dmitrov, Russia	W (SO), 4-3	Casey O'Brien
Sat., Jan. 13	Sweden Gold-Medal Game	Ice Palace Dmitrov, Russia	W, 9-3	Dominique Petrie

Tournament
Awards

Award (s)	Player (s)
Best Forward	Taylor Heise
Best Defenseman	Gracie Ostertag
Tournament MVP	Taylor Heise
Media All-Star Team	Taylor Heise Makenna Webster
Top 3 U.S. Players	Britta Curl Taylor Heise Makenna Webster