Switzerland defeated Smile Japan 1-0 in the fifth-place game at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Tuesday night.
Evelina Raselli picked up a loose puck for a breakaway and beat Nana Fujimoto to the stick side just 3 minutes and 19 seconds into the game for the only score of the night.
The loss dropped Japan to 2-3 in its final game of the Olympic tournament.