today 18:15 | Czech women’s ice hockey players won their first ever medal from the World Cup. In the match for 3rd place at the world championship in Denmark, they defeated Switzerland 4:2. For Czech women’s hockey, this is the completion of a successful season in which the national team made its first appearance at the Olympic Games. At the championship, the Czechs passed the basic group without losing a point, then in the quarter-finals they defeated the favored Finns. They entered the fight for bronze after losing 1:10 to the American women in the semi-finals. Former Slovakian representative Dušan Andrašovský, who works as an assistant to Canadian head coach Carla MacLeod, also contributed to the Czech team’s bronze success. The teams of Canada and the USA will compete in today’s finals from 7:30 p.m. for 3rd place: Switzerland – Czech Republic 2:4 (1:2, 0:2, 1:0) Goals: 12. Martiová, 50. Vallariová – 8. and 40. Mlýnková, 16. Pejšová, 23. Přibylová