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US women's hockey team defeats Sweden, advances to gold medal game

SOCHI, Russia — On Monday, the U.S. women's hockey team stormed out of the gates, scoring early and often in a 6-1 win over Sweden.

With its win, the U.S. women advance to the gold-medal game, which they'll play on Thursday against the winner of Monday's other contest between Canada and Switzerland.

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