The United States beat Canada in the final game of the Elite Women’s World Championship to claim their tenth world title. The bronze medalists of the event were the Czech women for the second consecutive time. Relegation to the lower division is unfortunately the fate reserved for the weakest Hungarians and Frenchwomen.
Finland – Sweden 3:1(1:1,1:0,1:0)
Goals: ten’ Hirikoski26′ Yrianen57; Toulouse – 1′ Kjellbin
The victory was valuable for the Finns as it allowed them to return to Group A stronger at next year’s World Championships. The captains scored goals for both teams in the first half. Sweden scored in the first minute. The “Three Crowns” players in the first half only fired two shots, while their neighbors had up to 18. Finland’s lead was given by Kiira Yrianenfor whom this is only the second championship of his career. The Swedes had a few shots in the second and third periods, but the game was instead played in the Swedish zone of the ice. Throughout the match, the Finns took 42 shots on the Swedish goal, while the rivals responded with 19 such attempts.
Czech Republic – Switzerland 3:2(2:1,1:1,0:0)
Goals: 12′,37′ Krizova14′ Pejzlov – 11′ stalder28′ Lutz
The match for third place was a rematch from last year. Then the Czechs beat the Swiss, the fourth team of the Beijing Olympics 4:2. In this year’s championship group stage, our southern neighbors beat Helwetki 5:2, which is why they were favorites in this game. This match was very different from the group stage because it was very tight.
Dennis KrizovaMichael Pejzlov And Tereza Vanisova were the driving force behind the Czech attack. However, Andrea did a great job in the Swiss goal Braendli. The first goal, however, was scored by the Helwetki, and it was precisely the team’s captain, Lara stalder. The Swiss pressed, but the Czechs did not lose heart, which resulted in two goals in the second period.
The third period was relatively weak for both teams. He had the fewest shots on goal. The Swiss pressed, but couldn’t use any advantage in a 5v3 game Or having an extra striker in the last minute of the match meant the Czechs took advantage of the bronze medal, and the Swiss were once again just behind the podium.
States United States – Canada 6:3(1:1,1:2,4:0)
Goals: 18′ Murphy, 28′,56′,57′knight.45′ Harvey, 58′ Barnes – 6′ Foal25′,29′ Jenner
North American derby for the 21st time in the World Cup final. Until this game, it was 12-9 for the Canadians. The last meetings with their biggest rivals, the Americans were losing. The final of the Beijing Olympics, the finals of the 2021 and 2022 World Cups and a match in the group stage of these championships. We can say that the representatives of the United States already have a slight complex of great rivals after such a series of defeats. It was clear before the game that it was going to be a good show.
The star of the final match was undoubtedly Hilary knightwho scored three goals, including two in the third period. The downside for the Canadians in this game was that even though they were playing power, they couldn’t take advantage of it. The first two periods were very equal, but in the third the Americans beat the home team and finally, after a series of defeats in the most important games, won the most valuable trophy. The fact that, despite the high score in the third period, it was a tied game is evidenced by the number of shots taken (27-22 for Canada). It’s just that USA hockey players were better at enforcing scoring situations.
