By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. crushed Finland 5-0 on Saturday in the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament as Germany secured their first win and hosts Italy suffered a heavy defeat while champions Canada prepared for their delayed Milano Cortina opener against Switzerland.

In the semifinals Sunday, Finland will face Sweden, and Canada will play the Czech Republic. Sweden beat Latvia 6-3, Canada had a five-goal first period in a 7-1 romp over Slovakia, and the Czechs beat Switzerland 6-2.

Anton Frondell scored the winner in the eighth round of the shootout as Sweden topped Finland 4-3 to make the final at the world junior hockey championship on Sunday.

Ronja Savolainen and Anna Kjellbin, fiancées in real life, could face off on the ice at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The Czech Republic earned their first Group A win by defeating Finland 2-0 in the Olympic women's ice hockey tournament on Sunday, while Sweden secured a quarter-final place with a 4-0 win over France in Group B at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.

Sweden downed Finland in a shootout and Czechia ended Canada's gold medal hopes in the world junior championships semifinals: Here are the highlights:

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks prospect Anton Frondell scored in the eighth round of a shootout to give Sweden a 4-3 victory over Finland on Sunday night in the world junior hockey semifinals. Canada faced Czechia in the second semifinal.

Finland's elite hockey team gears up for Olympic action with a potent Stars lineup, featuring Rantanen and Granlund leading the charge. Arguably the fastest growing nation in the sport of hockey is Finland. The European country has rapidly risen from ...