Switzerland edges Smile Japan to earn fifth-place finish
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 ...
Smile Japan triumphs on Ayaka Toko's overtime goal against Sweden
Ayaka Toko's overtime goal gave Smile Japan its second straight victory with a 2-1 triumph over Sweden at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Sunday night in a 5th-8th classification-round game. Toko fired in the winner from the slot just over three minutes into the extra ...
Return to roots helps Akane Hosoyamada realize an Olympic dream
"She is the one I trust the most." There is no higher praise for an athlete than to hear a comment like that from their coach or manager. The words of Japan women's national hockey team coach Takeshi Yamanaka crystallize what teammates and mentors think about ...
Having achieved its main objective of the season by qualifying for next year's Olympics, the women's national ice hockey team, Smile Japan, turns its attention to the Asian Winter Games. On Sunday, the women completed a clean sweep of their final Olympic qualifying pool by ...
