Women's world ice hockey championship gets underway in Denmark without Russia

Summary

The top women's tournament, the IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championship, is starting in Denmark without Russia. Ice hockey's governing body, the IIHF, is still working out how to respond to a Court of Arbitration for Sport order to reinstate Russia to international play.

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1. Deutsche Welle

   6 Nov 2026, 13:26 UTCSource ↗

   Deutsche Welle reports that the IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championship is getting underway in Denmark without Russia, while the sport's governing body keeps wrangling over how to respond to a CAS order to reinstate Russia.