
Russia - Finland 1 - 2 (1 - 0, 0 - 0, 0 - 1, 0 - 0, 0- 1) INNSBRUCK -- Just when it seemed that Russia would take the Youth Olympic hockey gold before their big show in Sochi 2014, Finland scored the tying goal with just over a minute left in the third period, winning in the shootout to steal the gold medal in Innsbruck. The hero of the game for Finland was goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen. The 15-year-old made 26 of 27 saves in regulation and stopped both of Russia's shooters in the shootout to seal the win for his team. "Amazing performance, he played really good," said forward Kasperi Kapanen. "Of course it came down to the one game where you have to be at your best, and he was tonight." Going into the final period down 1-0, Finland could not solve Russian goaltender Sergey Korobov. The goaltender made eight saves in the frame, but did not get any support from his teammates, who couldn't do enough to harass Kahkonen in the final two periods. But with 1:02 remaining in the period, Waltteri Hopponen redirected a pass in front of the net past Russian goaltender Sergey Korobov, tying the game and sending the Finland fans into a delirium. The overtime period did not decide a winner, and the teams prepared for the second shootout of the Youth Olympics, with gold on the line. The first player to shoot was Honkanen, who scored, by pulling back and firing it under Korobov's glove, the same shot that he converted in a penalty shot in the preliminary round game against Russia and in the <b>...</b>
IIHF
Finland
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Hockey
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Ice Hockey
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16
Innsbruck
Youth
Olymoic
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Olympic Games
Gold