Canada–United States women's national ice hockey rivalry
and the United States have faced each other in the gold medal game of six of seven Olympics, 23 of 24 IIHF Women's World Championships and 21 of 23 4 Nations Cups since the beginning of international play. Only a few of Canada's and the U.S.'s losses have been to teams outside their rivalry.
Canada currently leads with 106 wins against 86 American wins.
History
After an American victory over Canada at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, the Canadian Olympic team won the next four gold medals over the U.S. until 2018, when the U.S. ended a 20-year gold medal drought defeating Canada in a shootout. Canada once again claimed Olympic gold over the U.S. at the 2022 Olympics.However, at the World Championships, Canada won the first 8 straight gold medals from 1990 to 2004. From 2005 to 2019 the U.S. has dominated winning 9 of the 11 World Championships, defeating Canada eight times. Since 2020, Canada has won 3 of the last 4.
At the 4 Nations Cup, Canada and the U.S. have faced each other in every gold medal game. Between 1996 and 2010, Canada won 12 of 15 and from 2011 to 2018, the U.S. won 6 of the 8. The tournament has not been played since the 2018 edition.
The longest Gold medal streak is tied at 9. The Canadian streak lasting from 1998 to 2002, was broken by U.S.'s Gold at the 2003 4 Nations Cup. The American streak lasting from 2015 to 2019, was broken by Canada's Gold at the 2021 World Championship. The longest win streak, eight games, by the Americans was broken by Canada's win in the gold medal game of the 2002 Olympics.
Game results
Head to head record
Accurate as of December 14, 2025.''1 Tie''
Canada
Regulation Wins — 80Overtime Wins — 16
Shootout Wins — 10
Total — 106
United States
Regulation Wins — 64Overtime Wins — 11
Shootout Wins — 11
Total — 86