The women's national ice hockey team, Smile Japan, ended its Olympic tournament with a 2-3 record on Tuesday night following a 1-0 loss to Switzerland in the fifth-place game.
Though Japan was eliminated from medal contention in the Group B preliminary round with a 1-2 mark, the team still made significant progress while playing in just its third Olympics.
After losing its opening game to Sweden 2-1, Japan fell to Switzerland 3-1, before beating Korea 4-1 in the final group contest.