Now that the quarter finals are set and the real business end of the tournament is about to start, I thought I’d take a quick look back at some things that caught my eye and piqued my interest during the pool stages. You can find out what I made of the men’s pool stages here, but now, I’ll take a look at the women’s pool stages.

The pool stages of the Men’s hockey at the Olympic Games are done and dusted. Although my day job has become absolutely hectic covering the Olympics I’ve managed to watch pretty much every game.

I’ve moved away from writing match reports and the like because you can get those elsewhere and I’m not sure you’d read them anyway. So instead I like to put together things that have caught my eye and piqued my interest. These pieces will largely be Great Britain focused because that’s where the majority of my audience are from and that’s where the majority of my knowledge is. I will however drop in things from other parts of the tournament and other teams, too.

So here we go.

As they get ready to begin their Olympic campaign  this weekend, Great Britain captain David Ames has expressed his pride at how the squad has come together after a gruelling four year cycle and a brutal selection process.

Who should you keep an eye out for? Who has a medal chance? Who has no chance? Today, we take a look at the teams contesting Men’s Pool B in the Olympic Hockey Competition.

As we prepare for the start of the Olympic Games in a matter of days, here’s everything (well, most things) you need to know about the teams competing. Today: Women’s Pool B.