I'm not an expert like he is, but personally, I'm a bit sceptical. Sure, it's incredible that we've made it to the final qualifying round (and avoided Sweden), but the girls played against Germany and Austria some time ago, and you could see the difference. They played well, no doubt, but it was obvious. That said, it’s been done before, so why not hope for a surprise and aim to have 50 athletes from Slovakia qualified with a year still to go?
Nela Lopušanová, the youngest girl on the ice finished the tournament with 11 goals and 7 assists.
That was not even fair to call her for this tournament
Womens Olympic Qualifiers
3rd Qualifying Round
Last Day Results (Sunday, 15.12.2024)
Group D in Piešťany, SVK
14:00 Kazakhstan 2 - 0 Iceland
18:00 Slovakia 14 - 0 Slovenia
Final Standing:
1. 9
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2. 6
3. 3
4. 0
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Group E in Sheffield, GBR
12:30 Spain 0 - 3 Latvia
16:00 Netherlands OT1 - 0 Great Britain
Final Standing:
1. 8
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2. 7
3. 3
4. 0
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Group F in Bytom, POL
12:15 Mexico PSO3 - 2 Chinese Taipei
16:15 South Korea 0 - 5 Poland
Final Standing:
1. 9
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2. 6
3. 2
4. 1
The following Nations have qualified for the Final Qualifying Round
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia