Pre-qualified according to the 2008 World Ranking
1. Canada 2. USA 3. Finland 4. Sweden 5. Switzerland 6. Russia
Final Olympic Qualification, November 6-9, 2008:
Group C in Bad Tölz, Germany
| | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS | Goals | 1. | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6-1 | 2. | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9-3 | 3. | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-7 | 4. | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-16 |
Slovakia is qualified for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Group D in Shanghai, China
| | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS | Goals | 1. | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11-3 | 2. | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6-5 | 3. | Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | 4. | Czech Rep. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-9 |
China is qualified for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Olympic Pre-Qualification, September 2008:
Group A in Liepaja, Latvia
| | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS | Goals | 1. | Slovakia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 105-2 | 2. | Latvia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 53-3 | 3. | Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 51-8 | 4. | Croatia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31-36 | 5. | Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1-192 |
Slovakia advances to the Final Olympic Qualification.
Group B in Maribor, Slovenia
| | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS | Goals | 1. | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19-2 | 2. | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10-7 | 3. | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10-5 | 4. | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-27 |
Norway advances to the Final Olympic Qualification.
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