Fans celebrate their heroes in Moscow – and Bratislava[läs mer]
Russian and Slovak fans celebrate their heroes, left at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, right in downtown Bratislava. Photos: Ramil Sitdikov / RIA Novosti, Tomas Benedikovic / isifa / SME / Getty Images
ZURICH – The gold medal game of the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship had two winners. What might normally sound like a flowery phrase resulted in celebrations in both Russia and Slovakia on Monday.
The result was very clear on Sunday evening at Helsinki’s Hartwall Arena: 6-2....
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Russia cements top ranking
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Russian captain Ilya Nikulin raises the World Championship trophy after his team has defeated Slovakia in the gold medal game. Photo: Jeff Vinnick / HHOF-IIHF Images
ZURICH – While the IIHF World Ranking positions were known before the medal day in Helsinki, the final results with points were calculated only after the conclusion of the 2012...
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Golden glory for Russia!
Syomin pots pair as Russians claim first title since ‘09[läs mer]
The Russian national team rejoices after beating Slovakia in the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship gold medal game. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images
HELSINKI – It’s just like old times: Russia is back on top of the hockey world. Unbeaten from wire to wire, Russia got a dominating performance from its NHL superstars to defeat...
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Czechs take bronze
Krejci scores game winner, Czechs beat Finland 3-2[läs mer]
All's well that ends well. The Czech Republic ended their tournament in a win over Finland, 3-2, and won the bronze medals. Photo: Jeff Vinnick / HHOF-IIHF Images
HELSINKI – Three first period goals were enough for the Czechs to beat Finland 3-2, and win IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship bronze.