Slovakia beat Germany 5-1 to win the U18 Women's Division 1 Group A and promote to the elite division for the first time.
The home team Austria is relegated to Division 1B.
(13 Jan 2019)
The French Under-18 girls are promoted to the 2016 World Women's U18 Championship after they won Division 1 undefeated this week.
Japan is relegated from the Elite Division after losing two relegation games against Switzerland.
(11 Jan 2015)
Japan is promoted to the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship after winning the Division 1 in Romanshorn, Switzerland.
(09 Jan 2013)
Slovakia and France are promoted to the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I after finnishing first and second in the qualification.
(02 Nov 2012)
The directorate of the ongoing World Women's U18 Championship Division 1 in Tromsø has decided to postpone the games that would have been played today, Friday 30 December, one day.
The reason is that several players on all participating teams have been sick during the day yesterday, and after medical advice, it is in the players's interest to take a days rest before the tournament continues.
(30 Dec 2011)
The IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division 1 started today in Tromsø, Norway. The results of the first day was Great Britain-Japan 1-2, Hungary-Austria 4-3 and Norway-Slovakia 7-2.
(29 Dec 2011)