It was a happy ending for Finnish hockey fans from Helsinki to Hameenlinna. Finland beat a gutsy Swiss team 3-1 to win the bronze medal game at the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship.

No miracles, no upsets. Alex Carpenter, Abbey Murphy, and captain Kendall Coyne Schofield scored to lift the U.S. to a 3-0 semi-final win over Finland on Monday.

On the strength of goalie Anni Keisala's 29-save shutout, Finland earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Czech Republic in Saturday’s last quarter-final to set up a semi-final showdown with the Americans.

Talk about getting hot at the right time. Petra Nieminen scored a natural hat trick and added an assist in the first period as the Finns hammered Switzerland 6-0 to finish third in Group A and set up a quarter-final clash with the Czechs.

Finland scored three goals in the opening period en route to a 4-0 win over ROC this afternoon. It was their first win of the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship.

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So, we meet again! The defending champion U.S. blanked 2019 silver medalist Finland 3-0 in Sunday’s late game at Calgary’s WinSport Arena.

Finland jumped into a 2-0 lead over Canada for the first time in Women’s World Championship history, but a go-ahead goal by newcomer Sarah Hillier at 7:38 of the third period propelled Canada to a 5-3 win in the opening game of the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship for both teams.

Finnish players Susanna Tapani and Nelli Laitinen talk before the start of the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship.