USA Wins Gold Medal With 3-1 Win Over Sweden
The US used tremendous defense and timely goaltending to win the Gold Medal on Saturday night in Russia.
The US used tremendous defense and timely goaltending to win the Gold Medal on Saturday night in Russia.
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The USA Faces Sweden for Gold and Canada meets hosts Russia to decide who wins the Bronze Medal.
John Gibson backstopped a dominant American side over Canada to earn a place in the Gold Medal game of the 2013 WJC.
The hosts Russia had a one sided game versus Germany eventually winning 7-0 while the Swedes, and Dallas Stars' prospect Emil Molin, managed to dominate against latvia.
At the World Junior Championships the Czech Republic pulled off a surprise victory, Canada and Sweden had a scare as they faced potential upsets and Russia beat the USA in the first meeting of the heavy weights.
USA-Germany game the highlight of Day 2 at WJCs
The First Day Of Competition is over and there were wins for Finland, Canada, Sweden and Russia.
Best under-20 players represent their countries in quest for gold.