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Frolunda, Sparta reach CHL Final Frolunda Indians (SWE) and Sparta Prague (CZE) will play the 2016/17 Hockey Champions League. The Match will be played in Goteborg the home place of the Frolunda Indians due to their better record during the competition on Tuesday, 7th February. In the yesterdays semifinals second legs, Frolunda won in Fribourg (SUI) 0-4 (1-9 in aggregate) and Sparta defeated at home Osters Växjo (SWE) 4-0 (6-1 in aggregate). Gothenburg makes third straight Finals appearance The Champions Hockey League Final will be played on Tuesday, 7 February 2017 in Gothenburg between defending Champions Frolunda and first-time finalists Sparta Prague. Czech powerhouse Sparta Prague is the first Non-Nordic team in the Champions Hockey League Final. The eight times Czech champions follow Luleå Hockey (SWE, 2015), Kärpät Oulu (FIN, 2016) and Frölunda Gothenburg – who actually made it to the CHL Final for the third time in a row and will now host the final game for the first time. Sparta defeated the Växjö Lakers (SWE) 6:1 on aggregate in the Semi-Finals, while Frölunda marched through against Fribourg-Gotteron (SUI) with 9:1 on aggregate. The CHL Final will take place on Tuesday, 7 February 2017, in Gothenburg. Frölunda earned the right to play at home due to achieving the best accumulated record (Group Stage + Playoffs). Frolunda Gothenburg 4 – Fribourg-Gotteron 0 (9-1 aggr.) Frolunda Gothenburg came into Fribourg and cruised to a 3-0 shutout victory, propelling the Swedish club back into the CHL Finals. The Indians already had a comfortable 6-1 lead on aggregate ahead of the second leg rematch against the Swiss club, who failed to make a dent in the lead and wasn’t able to get any pucks past Johan Gustafsson, who put up his second shutout of the CHL playoffs. Sean Bergenheim opened the scoring with a goal midway through the first period, and added an assist in the second for a two-point night. Henrik Tommernes, Robin Figren, and Carl Grundstrom rounded out the scoresheet for Frolunda. In the short history of the Champions Hockey League, Frolunda has been a mainstay, having now reached the Finals in all three seasons. Sparta Prague 4 – Vaxjo Lakers 0 (6-1 aggr.) A big road win in ther first leg gave Sparta some breathing room playing at home against Vaxjo, and the Czech club took care of business at the O2 Arena in Prague putting up a 4-0 victory and a trip to the CHL Final. Captain Jaroslav Hlinka and Lukas Klimek led the offence with a goal and two assists each, while Tomas Popperle made 25 saves for the shutout and earned Best Player honours. Sparta put together a 2-0 lead going into the third period, then took advantage of some desperate play by the Lakers to put the game away with back to back goals from Hlinka and Petr Vrana to seal Sparta’s trip to the CHL Final. The victory means that Sparta Prague becomes the first Czech club to reach the CHL Finals. The team will be looking to add one final chapter to what has been a historical run with a victory against Frolunda on 7 February. with files from Champions Hockey League

Klaudia once again amazing result, qualified for the seminfinals in her first this seasons slopestyle and in extremely strongly occupied event. amazing job from this girl so far, if she keep this form and avoid injuries, she is in a very good way to qualify for the olympics http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2017/SB/7543/2017SB7543RLQ.pdf

Cancelled men's downhill from Wengen (SUI) to be rescheduled in Garmisch Partenkirchen (GER) This is to inform you that the cancelled men's AUDI FIS Ski World Cup downhill from Wengen (SUI) will be rescheduled in Garmisch Partenkrichen (GER) on Friday, 27th January 2017, starting time at 13:05 CET.

In this case I select the Aerials one for freestyle skiing, the big air one for snowboarding and the speed disciplines for alpine skiing...and also I remove the hockey one, because it looks a bit weird with the stick between legs

Petra Vlhová finally back in Slovakia

Mens Under 20 Division III World Championships in Dunedin (NZL) Day 2 (17th January 2017) Group A 10:00 Israel vs Chinese Taipei 3-0 17:00 Iceland vs China 1-4 Group B 13:30 Turkey vs Bulgaria 8-1 20:30 New Zealand vs South Africa 3-2

2nd day of the preliminary round of the men´s Under 20 Division III World Championships is scheduled tomorrow. Mens Under 20 Division III World Championships in Dunedin (NZL) Day 2 Schedule (17th January 2017) GMT +13 Group A 10:00 Israel vs Chinese Taipei 17:00 Iceland vs China Group B 13:30 Turkey vs Bulgaria 20:30 New Zealand vs South Africa Livestreams

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Mens Under 20 Division III World Championships in Dunedin (NZL) Day 1 (16th January 2017) Group A 10:00 China vs Chinese Taipei 9-3 17:00 Israel vs Iceland 0-3 Group B 13:30 Bulgaria vs South Africa 5-2 20:30 New Zealand vs Turkey 4-6 The "Ice Blacks" Haka is back and every year still even more impressive. at 3:00 https://livestream.com/nzihl/events/6872500/videos/146937913

wow Lacko won a match

no way this arogant guy didn´t won a single match some last million days or so EDIT: but must admit he fought very well this time, respect for todays perf.

Thompson and Fiva back on the podium in the second race in Watles The second of this weekend’s back-to-back Audi Ski Cross World Cup competitions in Watles (ITA) took to the Sud Tirolian resort’s sweeping SX track on Sunday morning, and by race’s end it was Marielle Thompson (CAN) and Alex Fiva (SUI) emerging triumphant from a pair of thrilling big final heats. Thompson headed into Sunday’s competition as the ski cross and freestyle overall World Cup leader, despite getting shut out of Saturday’s Watles big final and being forced to settle for fifth place. On Sunday the smooth Canadian was clearly on a mission, looking to steal some momentum back. from the previous day’s winner Sandra Naeslund (SWE). The stage was set for a hard-fought battle between the two ladies big final after the 20-year-old Naeslund took top spot in their semifinal heat, and come time for the big show the two speedsters did not disappoint. While Thompson was able to grab the hole shot, Naeslund would not let her pull away, staying hard on her tails throughout the first 3/4s of the course and making several pass attempts that Thompson was only just able to fend off. However, while it looked like it would go down to the wire between those two ladies, Naeslund got caught in some softer snow just before the final straight and had to watch powerlessly as first Fanny Smith (SUI) and then Marielle Berger-Sabbatel (FRA) slipped by her and on to the podium. “I feel awesome,” said Thompson of her fourth victory in eight 2016/17 competitions, “Today went as good as it possibly could. I was looking for some redemption because I wasn’t very satisfied with the fifth place yesterday, after crashing with no reason in the semifinals. So today it feels really good to put down those runs and I'm happy to go back home with a win.” While Thompson extended her World Cup lead to nearly 200 points, Smith was able to vault into second on the leaderboard in a comeback season that continues to grow more impressive with every race. “I'm really happy about my second place today,” Smith said following the race, “Step by step, race by race, I'm starting to feeling better in my skiing, so I'm confident and looking forward to the next World Cup races.” Also in the midst of an impressive comeback season, Berger Sabbatel’s third place performance was her third podium in the last six races. Fiva scores second 2016/17 win No less exciting then the ladies competition, and surprisingly similar in outcome, was the big final on the men’s side, where Alex Fiva found himself locked in a battle with men’s World Cup leader Jean-Frederic Chapuis (FRA) and Brady Leman that looked like it could have gone three ways, before Fiva was able to take the fast line through the Watles negative turn and leave Chapuis, Leman, and Saturday’s Watles winner Armin Neiderer (SUI) to sort out the final podium spots behind him. “I had a good start in the big final and was up front,” a smiling Fiva said from the finish, “Then at the end of the flat section I felt someone next to me, but I didn't know who it was. So I just put my head down and concentrated on my skiing and I tried to be as fast as possible. It worked out pretty well and it feels amazing!” As Fiva pulled away and into the homestretch Leman was able to take the same high line through the negative turn that he took to score second place in the previous day’s race, and he once again passed Chapuis to slide into the runner-up spot - his fourth such result in 2016/17. With his consistency, Leman is slowly closing the gap on Chapuis for top spot on the World Cup, and now sits just 62 points back. “Obviously I wanted to win,” said Leman, “But to be in the finals two days in a row, and score two second places seems like a really good weekend. I'm really happy with my performance. Today I was really close to passing for the first, but not quite so I'll just try to keep it rolling for the next race.” With Chapuis sliding low as Leman went high, Neiderer spotted an opening through the middle, and he too was able to muscle past Chapuis, taking third on the day and his second podium of the weekend in Watles. With Sunday’s Watles race acting as a reschedule for the cancelled Megeve competition that would have taken place on January 21 the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup now has an extended break between races, with the next competitions coming up on February 4 and 5 at a new ski cross World Cup venue in Feldberg, Germany. Full Results Men and Women

IIHF CONTINENTAL CUP 2016/17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham writes history First British team to win Continental Cup The Nottingham Panthers also won their third game of the final tournament, 4-1 vs. Ritten, and became the first British team to win the IIHF Continental Cup. The British were more efficient and physically stronger than their opponents and decided the game with three power-play goals. Already after four minutes of play the Nottingham Panthers opened the scoring. With Ritten’s Ivan Tauferer in the penalty box after shooting the puck out of the ice, Matt Carter succeeded from the left side to give the Panthers an ideal start into the game. Ritten tried to come back but didn’t capitalize on its chances and like yesterday made life difficult with penalties. That gave the Panthers the opportunity to play with a man advantage for almost four minutes at the end of the first and the beginning of the second period. 24 seconds after the start of the middle frame Chris Lawrence scored to make it a 2-0 lead for the British team. Nottingham continued to have more chances. During a next power play Erik Lindhagen almost scored the third goal when Ritten goaltender Patrick Killeen seemed almost beaten after a horizontal pass but a miraculous save kept Ritten in the game. And a minute later the home team scored its first goal when Markus Spinell capitalized on a rebound after a shot from Alex Frei. The Italians got their huge chance to tie the game when Andy Sertich was sent to the sin bin for interference and Jeff Dimmen had to follow him just four seconds later after a delaying-the-game call for shooting the puck out of the playing field. But despite the lengthy two-man advantage Ritten was still a goal behind and at 14:16 during a power play British national team forward Robert Farmer scored the 3-1 goal for the Panthers. Ritten tried its best and had more scoring chances during the rest of the game but Nottingham goalie Miika Wiikman had a strong night. With 37.7 seconds left Farmer scored the 4-1 goal into the empty net to make things clear. The Nottingham Panthers had qualified for the Continental Cup Final as the first British team in seven years and winning the competition is the biggest international success for the team and will give it a chance to play in the Champions Hockey League next season subject to formal approval by the CHL board. Result Thread

Nottongham Panthers won the Continental Cup 2016/17 as the first British club in history. Today was the last day of the Continetal Cup Super Final in Ritten (Italy), Odense Bulldogs lost to Beibarys Atyrau 2-3 after GWS and Nottingham Panthers won against the host Ritten Sports 4-1 Nottingham won the superfinal with 8 points, 2nd finished Odense with 4 points, Beibarys was 3rd with 3 points and Ritten fouth with 2 points.

Next home win for Kamil Stoch After his win on Saturday, Poland's Kamil Stoch was also the best in Sunday's World Cup competition in Wisla (POL). With jumps of 135.5 m and 128 m (271.7 points) Stoch won close ahead of Norway's Daniel Andre Tande (128.5 m and 134.5 m; 270.5 points), who came in only 0.1 point ahead of Slovene Domen Prevc (130 m and 132 m; 270.4 points). This was the 19th win in the World Cup for Kamil Stoch. The enthusiastic fans in the sold out stadium of the HS 134 Adam-Malysz-hill in Wisla saw an exciting competition under difficult wind conditions. Once again it was a difficult task for the jury due to the changing winds. "The weather conditions were difficult today, the wind was changing and you needed a lot of luck. My second jump was bad, I had a mistake at the take-off. But still I could celebrate my second win and I'm very happy about that. I was working hard during my whole career and I had to go through bad times and a few changes. Now we are on the right track, not only me, the others as well", the winner said after the competition. Second-placed Daniel Andre Tande summed up: "It was a difficult competition, for both the athletes and the jury because of the changing wind conditions. But with good jumps you could still jump far and Kamil showed his strength this weekend with the two victories. I'm really looking forward to Zakopane, I expect a lot of spectators there and it's a really cool hill. Domen Prevc said: "I feel great. I had two very good jumps and I'm really satisfied with my improvement compared to the last competitions. I didn't really expect anything from this competition. In the second round I was lucky with the conditions and even if I didn't make my best jump I could still go far. I really like the hill in Zakopane. I already checked the forecast and I think we will have great weather there." Like on Saturday, Stefan Kraft was again the best Austrian. After his third place yesterday he was fourth on Sunday with jumps of 126.5 m and 129.5 m. Maciej Kot (POL) came in fifth. After a disappointing 32nd place on Saturday, Norway's Johann Andre Forfang finished on a strong sixth place. Germany's Richard Freitag tied for sixth with Forfang. Karl Geiger (10th) and Andreas Wellinger (12th) showed solid performances today. Gregor Schlierenzauer also improved his performance compared to yesterday. After the first round Schlierenzauer was fourth and he came in eighth overall. An important step on his way back to the world class for the Tyrolean after he closely missed the final on Saturday. "It was nice today, a moving weekend, that was a lot of fun. I knew that I'm on the right track but today's result was a positive surprise", Schlierenzauer said after the competition. Estonia's Kaarel Nurmsalu could qualify for today's competition. A 45th place on his first weekend after the comeback in the World Cup can be considered a success for the Estonian. With this win Kamil Stoch could further extend his lead in the overall World Cup. Stoch leads with 833 points, ahead of Norway's Daniel Andre Tande (767 points) and Domen Prevc of Slovenia (751 points). The Top 3 in the Nations Cup are Poland (2397 points), Austria (2229 points) and Germany (2029 points). The Ski Jumping World Cup continues in Zakopane (POL) next weekend with two competitions on Saturday (team) and Sunday (individual). Full Results Here

Another IIHF World Championship to start in few hours, This week will be reserved for the last this years U20 tournament. The Under 20 Division III (the lowest played U20 division) in New Zealand. Mens Under 20 Division III World Championships in Dunedin (NZL) Day 1 Schedule (16th January 2017) GMT +13 Group A 10:00 China vs Chinese Taipei 17:00 Israel vs Iceland Group B 13:30 Bulgaria vs South Africa 20:30 New Zealand vs Turkey *Tournament format - 8 Teams divided in 2 preliminary groups, first 2 Nations from both groups will advance to the knock-out round (semifinals, Final) the winner of the tournament will qualify for the men´s Under 20 Division II Group B next year and will replace Australia relegated from this years tournament in Spain played last week.

Québec City to host FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals 2017 Québec City (CAN) to host FIS Cross-Country World Cup Final 2017 FIS is pleased to announce that the organiser of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup Final 2017 will be Québec City (CAN) from 17th – 19th March 2017. FIS had several weeks of consultations with four National Ski Associations that expressed interest in taking over the upcoming World Cup Final and would like to express gratitude to all for their commitment to Cross-Country Skiing and their interest in taking over the Cross-Country World Cup Final. Quebec Winter Events Corporation, Cross-Country Canada and Gestev as an experienced organiser will organise a top-level World Cup Final and close the FIS Cross Country World Cup presented by Viessmann season with a well organised and professional event. Competition programme The 2017 FIS Cross Country World Cup Final will take place from 17th -19th March during a three-day event (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) with one sprint and two distance races. The exact formats and starting times will be communicated later after further discussion with all the key stakeholders.

Russia and Canada on top in Toblach team sprints On the second day of sprint action Russia and Canada were victorious in the team sprint competitions in Toblach, Italy. Natalia Matveeva (RUS), as she did the day before stole the win in the final meters just 0.04 seconds ahead of Sweden 1 anchored by Hanna Falk. Norway's Maiken Caspersen Falla led into the final curve but was unable to hold off the attacks from both Russia and Sweden. Falla crossed the line just +0.11 from the lead. It was Falla's teammate Astrid Urenholdt Jacobsen that blew the race open on her final leg and made it a four team race with Germany chasing as the 4th team. Germany's Sandra Ringwald had a very strong final leg and just missed out on a podium spot by +0.36 seconds. Ringwald was paired with Denise Herrmann who returned from Biathlon in the hopes of hitting qualifying standards for a spot on the German team for the Lahti World Ski Championships. It was a first time World Cup podium and win for the current U23 World Cup leader Yulia Belorukova of Russia. In the men's competition it was a last minute decision by Canada to enter a team for the sprint event that turned into a first ever World Cup team sprint victory (Canada previously won at the World Championships in 2011). The team of Lenny Valjas and Alex Harvey stayed in contention throughout the final but it wasn't until the final climb when Harvey took control of the race leading down into the stadium for the victory. That was the only time this weekend when the leading athlete entering the homestretch hung on for the win. For the second place team made up of Karl-Johan Westberg and Oskar Swensson representing Sweden I it was for both their first ever World Cup podiums. They crossed the line +.53 seconds behind Canada and just 0.12 seconds ahead of the third place team of Dietmar Noekler and Federico Pellegrino (ITA) the winners of the last team sprint competition on World Cup in Planica last season. Despite a crash on the second lap for Pellegrino they were able to battle back and fight for a podium spot. Full Results Men and Women

Kristoffersen wins two in a row in Wengen Heavy snowfall prevented the organisers from holding the traditional Lauberhorn Downhill on Saturday, but today the weather was more clement and allowed a fantastic show on the original Wengen slalom hill. After ripping the first run, Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen was able to hold on to his lead and won his 13th career slalom win. The slalom prince already took the win last year in Wengen, but due to lack of snow, the course was set on the downhill track, which has a complete different profile. In 4th position after the first run, +0.56 behind, Marcel Hirscher had to push hard in the second run and managed to grab 2nd place, +0.15 off Kristoffersen’s pace. Germany’s Felix Neureuther finished 3rd and his constant performances allowed him to close the gap that separated him from to discipline standings podium, as he is now little over 100 behind Manfred Moelgg, who finished 8th today. Before this race in Wengen, Kristoffersen and Hirscher were tied in the discipline standings. Mid season, the Norwegian is 20 points ahead of the Austrian. With Kitzbuehel, Schladming, Stockholm and Aspen coming up, the battle at the top of the standings promises to be exciting. The slalom marks the end of the race week-end in Wengen, Switzerland. The men’s World Cup Tour now moves to Kitzbuehel, where a super-g, a downhill and a slalom will be held on the mythic Streif and Ganslernhang courses. Full Results Here Henrik Kristoffersen 1st Run Henrik Kristoffersen 2nd Run

Surprise Austrian Scheyer tops Altenmarkt-Zauchensee podium A wild week of weather in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, finally gave way for the ladies' World Cup tour on Sunday as the speed athletes were able to hold both a downhill training run and race in the same day. And to the delight of the local crowd, a relative newcomer to the circuit – and Austrian – skied away with the victory from bib 25 after posting the second-fastest training run earlier in the day. Christine Scheyer had only ever stood on a European Cup podium twice and competed in a total of three World Cup downhill races prior to the day. But she had scored in all three, with a best result of ninth in Val d'Isere, and she knew she had the potential to be somewhat fast, at least within the top 10. "No, not that fast," she replied when asked if she knew she had winning speed. "I was fast in training, but this is amazing. ... It's great to be proud. And if an Austrian wins, I think it's the best that can happen." Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein was holding down the leader box when Scheyer overtook her, but she was still thrilled to finish the day in second place. "It was amazing because at the start, I knew that Lara was leading and I was like, ‘Well, this could be a revival of the Junior World Champs where I won seven hundredths in front of her.' So I was trying to believe that I could win," Weirather said. "I knew it was going to be tricky just because the light changes and also [Scheyer] was so fast in training that I knew that she was going to be a tough one. And she did really well, so that's fine. I haven't been on the [downhill] podium in almost two years, so it still feels great." Scheyer was joined on the podium in third by another first-timer, Jacqueline "Jackie" Wiles of the U.S. Ski Team, whose previous best downhill result was 15th and super-G 10th. Wiles made her World Cup debut in 2013 and has been working toward a career result over the past few seasons. “You dream of it. But for it to actually happen, you know, it’s unreal,” she said of her podium finish. “After a tough start to the season – of so many expectations falling flat – I really needed this, and it couldn’t have come at a better time." Two top-10 ranked athletes heading into the day suffered season-ending injuries during the training run and were long-lined via helicopter off the slope. Nadia Fanchini of Italy sustained a fracture to her right humerus and also transverse process fractures in the lumbar vertebrae. She will undergo surgery in Italy and will miss the rest of the season. Edit Miklos of Hungary also crashed during the training run and sustained a severe right knee injury including unspecified ligament ruptures and a patella injury. She also sustained a less serious injury to her left knee. One athlete quite familiar with the dangers of downhill who returned to racing on Sunday was a bit rattled by the training run crashes. Lindsey Vonn skied with little training but still managed a top-15 result in 13th as she made her comeback to the World Cup. "It was really fun. It was definitely a little bit nerve-wracking because of the crashes first run. And I just skied solid in the training run, but there was a big time difference. You know, the track got considerably faster from my training run to the race. So it was hard to kind of find the timing. I felt like I wasn’t quite on my game. But otherwise, I attacked. I was confident in the start, just missed the timing in a couple turns and just have to watch some video. But I know my skiing, I know what I’m capable of, I know what mistakes I made, so all-in-all, it was a very positive first race." Downhill standings leader Ilka Stuhec finished fifth, just 0.03 seconds behind Lara Gut in fourth. Full Results Here Christine Scheyer

Frenzel combines to victory in Val di Fiemme again There is no beating Eric Frenzel these days! The 28-year-old claimed his sixth season victory on the final day in Val di Fiemme. Teammate Johannes Rydzek set another strong second place, recovering from position 16 after the jumping event. He arrived at the finish with a delay of 30.2 seconds. Japan’s Akito Watabe returned to the podium with position three. He finished 33 seconds behind Frenzel. Frenzel astonished with his jumping skills in the morning in Val di Fiemme once again. He sailed to incredible 138 metres and even if the distance made it difficult to set a proper landing, he was still in the lead with a total of 141.1 points and 18 seconds on Japan’s Go Yamamoto. The young Japanese performs on an incredible level in the jumping hill as well, especially given the fact that he had a crash in the Qualification Round on Thursday. Japanese team leader Akito Watabe landed at a distance of 129 metres and with 133.5 points, this meant a 30 second time disadvantage for the start of the cross-country race. Norwegian Jarl Riiber, who returned to competing today, had a fantastic jump as well but was disqualified due to a suit rule infraction. All of the strong German competitors were back on start today but at the intermediate point of the event, they had serious competition from Team Norway. Veteran Björn Kircheisen ranked sixth with one minute and three seconds to make up but was closely followed by Magnus Krog at one minute and four seconds. Another fast duo consisting of Olympic Champion Jørgen Graabak and Fabian Rießle had formed around the one minute and 17 second mark, while Johannes Rydzek followed at one minute and 26 seconds. Also Eric Frenzel’s cross-country race was nothing short of a demonstration of his incredible level of performance today. The German skied his race and his advantage on the pursuers Akito Watabe and Mario Seidl never got smaller than 40 seconds. Just in the end, when Johannes Rydzek, who had stayed with a bigger pursuing group behind the Japanese and Austrian, accelerated the speed and Frenzel finished his race at a celebratory pace, the gap melted to 30 seconds at the finish line. Out of the seven athletes battling for the remaining two podium positions on the last lap, the two strongest ones proved to be Rydzek, who is skiing in a stellar shape of his own but struggles slightly on the jumping hill, and Watabe, who fought tooth and nail to finally return to the podium after a third place in Ruka at the beginning of the season. Jørgen Graabak, Fabian Rießle, Mario Seidl, Eero Hirvonen and Björn Kircheisen had to be satisfied with positions four to eight. Mikko Kokslien skied an amazing race and improved from position 32 to a final tenth rank with the fastest skiing time of 25:58.2 Full Results Here

WOMEN'S UNDER 18 DIVISION I GROUP A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- German girls back Win U18 Women’s Worlds Division IA After just missing out on promotion to the top division in 2016, in Miskolc, Hungary, the Germans achieved their goal this time in the Hungarian capital city of Budapest. The tournament was filled with upsets right from the start and this was the theme from start to finish. Just as it looked like the picture was starting to get clearer everything was flipped on its head again. On paper France, the team that was relegated from the top division, was the top-seeded team with Austria, who was promoted to this group being the lowest-seeded team. The two teams faced off in the opening game of the tournament. The two teams exchanged early goals as Theresa Schafzah made it 1-0 for Austria with Elona Allenbach answering back for France. As the game went on Austria took control of the game but were not able to capitalize on this until there were ten minutes left in the game as Laura Luftenegger scored the game winner for Austria. The second game of the tournament brought the second upset as well with last year’s fourth-place team defeating the silver medallists the year before. The two teams exchanged goals in the opening twenty minutes as Ingrid Berge made it 1-0. Germany answered back with a power-play goal from Celina Haider. The game was a balanced match with Germany taking a 2-1 lead when Lili Welcke found the back of the net. However, in the third period Norway got things together when they scored two unanswered goals as both Emma Bergensen and Emilie Johansen scoring power-play goals, as Norway took the three points. They did not have too much time to prepare before the tournament but coach Janne Salmela was happy with what he saw. “We’re getting where we want to be. We are relieved that we are on the right way. It is crucial that the team is together as a team, off ice and on ice, it’s really important because we haven’t had too many practices together, so that’s the key to get better every day.” In the final game Slovakia breezed through the host team Hungary, as they beat their southern neighbours 4-0 and picked up the three points. Norway continued where they left off as they pulled off their second upset in two days with an overtime defeat of France. Johansen scored for Norway with Margot Rouquette scoring in the final minute of the period when France tied the game up. The score stayed deadlocked at 1-1 through the second and into the third period. Millie Sirum gave Norway the lead back but with only minutes left in the game and France pushing, Chloe Aurard found the back of the net to send the game into overtime. The overtime period did not take long as ten seconds into it Lene Tendenes scored from inside the blue line for the win. As expected, the second game of the day was taken by Slovakia who looked to be cruising to their second easy victory in two days as they had a 3-0 lead with less than seven minutes left in the game. Slovakia had dominated the first two periods as Austria only managed a total of seven shots in 40 minutes. “We were really motivated. We have a really good team so now it is our time. It’s really good to have a rest day tomorrow because on Wednesday we’ll have a tough game against Germany,” said Slovak captain Tatiana Istocyova after the game. In the closing minutes of the game Austria woke up and started to push. They scored twice in a span of just under two minutes. In the end Norway was just not able to finish the comeback. After stumbling in the opening game to Norway, Germany came back with a 3-0 shutout win over the host team Hungary. Celina Haider led all scorers with one goal and one assist. Just as it looked like the tournament would get a clear picture, the third game day mixed everything up. Germany blanked Slovakia 2-0 on goals by Franziska Feldmeier and Haider. After the game German head coach Tommy Ketner was short and to the point. “We defended well and protected the slot. Nobody will get the puck in there. I hope that is the key for the rest of the tournament.” This was followed up by Austria surprising Norway by the score of 3-2. Laura Kraus scored twice in the first period to put Austria up 2-0. The rest of the game was all about the special teams as Norway tied it up with power-play goals in the second and third periods with the game winner also being score on the man advantage when Antonia Matzka scored in the 58th minute for Austria. In the final game of the day, which in retrospect would play a big factor in who gets relegated, was a close game between France and Hungary where the host team Hungary scored three unanswered goals in the third period for the come from behind 3-1 win. With three games down and two to go the tournament was still anyone's as Germany, Slovakia and Austria were all tied on six points with Norway right behind them with five. The second-to-last match day would be the one that clears the picture in the standings. Germany did their part as they put seven into the Austrian net with Brendel scoring two goals on her own, with a total of five German players registering two points each. Slovakia did the same as well. They brought what they had to and stayed in the race for promotion with a 6-1 win over France, who now had a real risk of being relegated. The final game of the day brought excitement and depending on how it finished could still throw one more wrench into the outcome of the tournament. Hungary had a 2-0 lead after the first period on goals by Petra Szamosfalvi and Dominika Horvath, however, Johansen came through for Norway as she did earlier in the tournament with two even-strength goals in the middle frame. Jorgensen gave Norway the lead in the third period but Hungarian tied it up soon after when Lotti Odnoga stuffed home the puck to make it 3-3. A second Jorgensen power-play goal and a score by Pedersen looked up the win for Norway. Heading into the final match day it was still a three-team race for the gold medal and promotion to the top division. The winner of the Slovakia-Norway game would also need Germany to lose and that team would pick up the gold. Germany knew all they needed to do was win, against a French team that would need a win and a Hungarian loss avoid relegation. Lucia Haluskova gave Slovakia the early lead with Julia Matejkova doubling the lead for Slovakia in the opening minutes of the second period. Norway managed to take advantage of a 5-on-3 power play with Tendenes finding the back of the net. Slovakia buckled down and pulled out the win with Nikola Rumanova scoring a late goal on the 5-on-3 advantage. With the win Slovakia placed their fate in the hands of a desperate French squad. Lilli Welcke gave the Germans the early lead in the game but France was also fighting hard to stay in the game. Germany did not double the lead until Naemi Bar found the back of the net. Germany made it 3-0. Just as it looked like Germany would go up 4-0, Anais Aurard made a save on a breakaway, on the other end Chloe Aurard scored for France to make it 3-1. In the third period Aurard scored again to make it a one goal game but France could not get any closer as Germany scored an empty netter at the end for the 4-2 win and the gold medal. “I think this was a very important game and we were a bit nervous. We are just happy to win and we will go up to the top division. We worked together and that was the key for us, there wasn’t one player on this team that did not work hard, I can say I’m just happy,” said a smiling German captain Franziska Feldmeier after the game. With Germany winning promotion, it meant that Slovakia would finish in second and Norway picked up the bronze. In the last game of the tournament Hungary defeated Austria for fourth place and France being relegated. Result Thread

WOMEN'S UNDER 18 DIVISION I GROUP B WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mattivi stars for Italy Captain leads team to promotion in WW18 Div. IB Italy completed a perfect display at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B in Katowice, Poland, sweeping aside Denmark 4-1 in Saturday’s decisive game to top the group and earn promotion to next year’s Division IA. The game, and the tournament as a whole, was a personal triumph for Italy’s captain Nadia Mattivi. She had a goal and two assists on the night, taking her tally for the competition to 4+7 and make her the top point scorer. Teammate Anita Muraro finished on top of the goal-scoring chart with her sixth of the event. The teams went into this tournament as the favourites. Denmark was looking to bounce back after suffering relegation from Division I last season, while Italy missed out on promotion in 2016 when it lost 3-2 to Austria in the gold medal game. A new, extended format this year placed both nations in Division I Group B, with hopes of promotion. Early group games went to form: Italy and Denmark won four out of four, and had five shutouts between them. Eugenia Pompanin, Italy’s starting netminder on Saturday, had been flawless in her two previous games as she blanked Great Britain and Poland, while her understudy Elisa Biondi gave up just two goals in her two starts. Denmark had been marginally more potent on offense, but could not boast quite the same resilience at the back. Ultimately that proved decisive when the teams took to the ice. There was little between them in terms of territory or chances – both managed 19 shots on goal – but Pompanin’s greater assurance between the piping proved too much for the Danes. Early on she was alert to deal with a danger Amalie Andersen effort from the point and came up big to deny Julie Henriksen’s slaloming move through the Italian defence, while Italy took its chances at the other end. Mattivi set up Mara da Rech for the opening goal in the eighth minute, then started the move from which Italy made it 2-0 in the 16th. This time the finish came from Greta Niccolai, an assured shot beyond Cassandra Repstock-Romme after a lovely instinctive spin and pass from Rebecca Roccella. Denmark finally found a way past Pompanin on the power play in the 18th minute – Andersen’s effort from the blue was the first to beat the goalie in 197 minutes of action – and almost tied the game before the hooter when Amanda Refsgaard hit the piping, but Italy was not to be denied. Muraro got her sixth of the competition with a solo effort early in the second period. Tracking back on the PK, she blocked a shot from Linn Thomsen and chased the puck down the ice to calmly convert a one-on-one against Repstock-Romme. Then, as Denmark chased the game, Mattivi wrapped it up with an empty net goal. Outside the battle for top spot, host nation Poland claimed third place thanks to wins over Great Britain, China and Kazakhstan. The Kazakhs, defeated in their showdown with the Brits, finished without a victory and will be relegated to next year’s qualification tournament.