Czechs shock Russians to win gold at hockey worlds

Jaromir Jagr’s Czech Republic, which had to beat Canada to even make the playoffs at the IIHF world hockey championship, upset heavily favoured Russia in a 2-1 thriller Sunday before 19,132 fans in the gold-medal final.

Sweden captures bronze at world hockey championship

Germany’s fairy-tale performance at the IIHF world hockey championship came to a halt Sunday as the host team fell 3-1 to Sweden in the bronze medal game.

Gallery: International hockey fans

Dmitri Kalinin (L) of Russia and Michael Wolf (C) of Germany battle for the puck during the IIHF World Championship semifinal match between Russia and Germany at Lanxess Arena on May 22, 2010 in Cologne, Germany.

Underdog Germans finally bow out to Russia

Team Germany’s own “Miracle on Ice” had already been achieved when this upstart team took to the ice against the Russian juggernaut Saturday in the semifinals at the world hockey championship.

Czechs upset Sweden to advance to gold medal game

Czechs await challenger in gold-medal game at worlds

In a David versus Goliath showdown, plucky Team Germany takes on the Russian powerhouse Saturday to determine who battles Jaromir Jagr’s surprising Czech Republic team for gold Sunday at the world hockey championship.

SCHEDULE - Qualification round

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup
Saturday, May 15	10:15 p.m.	USA 10 Kazakhstan 0
	10:15 a.m.	France 2 Italy 1
	2:15 p.m.	Russia 3 Germany 2
	2:15 p.m.	Switzerland 3 Czech Republic 2
Sunday, May 16	6:15 a.m.	USA 4 France 0
	6:15 a.m.	Italy 2 Kazakhstan 1
	10:15 a.m.	Russia 6 Denmark 1
	10:15 a.m.	Latvia 5 Norway 0
	2:15 p.m.	Germany 1 Belarus 2
	2:15 p.m.	Sweden 3 Canada 1
Monday, May 17	10:15 a.m.	Finland 5 Slovakia 2
	10:15 a.m.	Norway 3 Switzerland 2
	2:15 p.m.	Belarus 2 Denmark 1
	2:15 p.m.	Czech Republic 3 Latvia 1
Tuesday, May 18	6:15 a.m.	USA 3 Italy 1 (relegation)
	6:15 a.m.	France 5 Kazakhstan 3
	10:15 a.m.	Germany 2 Slovakia 1
	10:15 a.m.	Canada 2 Czech Republic 3
	2:15 p.m.	Russia 5 Finland 0
	2:15 p.m.	Sweden 5 Switzerland 0
Thursday, May 20	10:15 a.m.	Sweden 4 Denmark 2
	10:15 a.m.	Czech Republic 2 Finland 1
	2:15 a.m.	Russia 5 Canada 2
	2:15 p.m.	Germany 1 Switzerland 0
Saturday, May 22	8:00 a.m.	Czech Republic 3 Sweden 2
	12:00 p.m.	Russia 2 Germany 1
Sunday, May 23	10:15 a.m.	Bronze Medal - Sweden 3 Germany 1
	2:30 p.m.	Gold Medal - Czech Republic 2 Russia 1

Scoreboard

5/23/2013 4:40:23 AM

Final	1	2	3	ot	score

Pittsburgh	1	2	4	-	7
Ottawa	2	0	1	-	3

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