The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Provo and West Valley City, United States, from 11 to 21 February.

The qualification process, and seedings for the Olympic tournament, came from the final standings of the 2000 IIHF Women's World Championship.

The top six nations were given direct entry to the Olympics, the final two spots were contested in a qualification tournament.

[1] The nations ranked seven through ten played a round robin in Engelberg, Switzerland from 8 to 11 February 2001.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com Archived 2019-04-05 at the Wayback Machine Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.