Lena Schroeder leads Norway to historic bronze at Women’s World Championships

Norwegian star scores four goals and adds an assist in Norway’s 6–0 bronze-medal win over Great Britain at the Dolny Kubin Winter Stadium 31 Aug 2025

Norway's women's Para ice hockey national team celebrating the bronze medal at Dolny Kubin 2025

Team Norway celebrating with their bronze medal after the victory over Great Britain in the bronze-medal game

ⒸIgor Kupco

By World Para Ice Hockey

An extraordinary five-point performance from Lena Schroeder powered Norway to a commanding 6–0 victory over Great Britain, securing the bronze medal at the inaugural World Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Championships on Sunday (31 August) in Dolny Kubin, Slovakia.

Schroeder scored four goals and one assist, while Alexandra Larsen added two goals of her own at the Dolny Kubin Winter Stadium, capping a historic debut tournament for the Norwegian team.

“I knew I would play a lot, so I worked hard on my stamina,” Schroeder smiled, when explaining her four-goal afternoon. “It’s also about reading the game and going for the chances that I feel I can take, and understand when to back off. It’s all about balance.”

“We knew the team really wanted that bronze, it was our goal the whole time. We just wanted to show all the teams that, even though we’re the smallest roster here, we have a lot to prove. We have some experienced players and some not-so-experienced players, but everybody learned so much for being here. We evolved and this makes me really happy.”

One of the stars of the Women’s World Championships, Schroeder had already scored the fastest goal (12 seconds) and fastest hat-trick of the tournament (94 seconds) in Norway’s preliminary round win over Australia.

She wasted no time in the bronze-medal game either, opening the score just 1:41 into the game. Racing through the British defence, she latched onto a pass from Larsen and fired the puck into the right corner past goaltender Nicole Hill.

Two minutes and 14 seconds later, Schroeder doubled the lead with a solo effort, again beating Hill – this time in the top right corner. She completed her hat-trick halfway through the first period with a stunning shot into the top left corner.

With 41 seconds left in the opening period, Schroeder turned provider, setting up Larsen for Norway’s fourth goal on a swift counter-attack.

The art of the counterattack by Lena Schroeder and Alexandra Larsen 💨

Norway is on its way to the bronze medal! 🥉#ParaIceHockey #DolnyKubin2025 pic.twitter.com/ABhnmdL9cd
— Para Ice Hockey (@paraicehockey) August 31, 2025

Great Britain had a chance to respond in the second period with a power play after Schroeder was penalised for delaying the game, but they failed to capitalise. Norway came out strong again in the third, with Larsen scoring just 22 seconds into the period. Schroeder then sealed the win with her fourth goal, just under seven minutes from the final buzzer.

Hill made 17 saves for Great Britain, while Stine Frydenlund all three shots she faced for the Norwegian.

Dolny Kubin 2025 marked Norway’s debut in a World Para Ice Hockey women’s tournament, while Great Britain had previously competed in all three editions of the Women’s World Challenge – which laid the foundation for this year’s World Championships.

The bronze medal carried a special meaning for Norwegian forward Solvei Skjold, who had previously represented Team World and Team Europe in the Women’s World Challenge events, unsure if she would have the chance to compete under her own flag.

“This means so much. It’s something special to do it with Team Norway. We worked so hard for it. It’s incredible that we can achieve this already, because when we have a bronze medal in the World Championships, we’re more likely to be taken seriously,” Skjold said.

Head Coach Magnus Boegle reflected on the significance of the achievement:

“The fact that this medal came in the first Women’s World Championships makes it historical and something to remember for life. Hopefully this will mean that we’ll grow the sport more rapidly and stronger in Norway – getting new players and more support as we prepare for the next World Championships, and hopefully, to be in the Paralympic Winter Games in 2030.”

Pride for Great Britain

Despite the loss, Great Britain’s goalie Hill and Head Coach Breanna Wagner expressed pride in their team’s journey and the impact of the tournament.

“It has been an absolutely wonderful opportunity. It was really good for Para ice hockey, and just want the tournament to go and hopefully people have seen it and want to get involved,” Hill said.

“We got a lot of experience and ice time. The players grew more during the last ten days than what you get in a full year sometimes,” Wagner added. “We will just keep going, we will keep playing and keep that love for the sport.”