Hockey World Championship 2025: The US has won gold, the Swiss generation remains silver
BRATISLAVA. Since 2013 they have been up to four times in the final of the World Championship in hockey, which several countries headed by Slovakia can only envy.
The Swiss has established themselves among the absolute world leaders, but the generation of players around Fiala, Niederreiter, Meier, Andrighett or Ambühl, even in the Stockholm Avica, did not get rid of the silver attribute.
For example, while the Czechs won their first five World Cup finals, the Swiss, even on the fourth attempt, did not raise the trophy for the winner.
Like last year against the home Czech Republic (0: 2), they could not score in a gold fight, so they succumbed to US representatives 0: 1 after overtime.
« I don’t want to compare it. We were close again and that’s why this loss hurts very much. We played good matches here, but in the finals we just couldn’t score a goal, » said goalkeeper Leonardo Genoni in the mix zone.
Two silver will not do gold
It seemed for a long time that just a 37-year-old goalkeeper could be the main character of the final. As in the group section, Americans did not score a goal for 60 minutes, although they sent 39 shots. But the fortieth was fatal.
After an inaccurate pass to Kevin Fiala, the Swiss fell in the offensive zone and striker Buffal Tage Thompson shot from behind the defender did not give Genon a chance.
The portal 20 minutes wrote that the gold American goal was a stab in the Swiss heart. Finally, the Helvets ended the tournament as they started. Roman Červenka decided in the extension of Herning.
While the American joy spilled on the ice, the Swiss had a head hanging, absent look after another final disappointment, and tears were pushing into their eyes.
Genoni, who was declared the best goalkeeper, became a member of the All Star team and also admitted the championship that he would exchange it for the title.
« I feel empty, which is not pleasant feelings. If you don’t score a goal, you can’t win the match. Leo again showed first -class interventions in the goal.
Maybe we weren’t brave enough, I don’t know. Two silver medals do not do gold. In a few days we will certainly be proud, but now it is difficult, « said the author of seven goals Sven Andrighetto for SRF TV.
Video: Cut out of Switzerland’s match – USA in the World Hockey World Championship 2025
Without a fairy -tale end
Winnipeg Nino Niedrereiter, who strengthened the national team just before the start of the knockout section, was also enormously disappointed.
He mourned the fourth silver medal, thanks to which he became the most beautiful Swiss at the World Championship. « I can’t do this, » he said in an interview after the match, and with tears in his eyes he headed for the dressing room.
It was very difficult to find words and the recorder in the number of participants or played matches at the World Championship. For 41-year-old Andres Ambühl it was the last career match, but the fairy-tale end was not a native of Davos.
In the interview for TV JOJ, his voice was shaking, he was extremely sorry that the Swiss did not take the last step again, and at the same time he wished it was next year when the World Championship took place in Zurich and Friborg.
« He was one goal from becoming a world champion. I am terribly sorry for him until I cry.
For the Swiss team, a special motivation was to get gold for undoubtedly the future member of the I
« Since the second period, the Americans have been a better team, they had more chances. I am sorry for the Swiss, but the US has started, caught the form and deserves first place from the third period of the match with the Czechs, » Radivojevič added.
Thompson: It was pure joy
The US has become the world champions in hockey for the third time, waiting for this success for a long time. The last time they succeeded in 1960, when they dominated the Olympic tournament in Squaw Valley, which was also counted as MS.
« I feel amazing. It was a fun tournament, we were a wonderful group of guys in the dressing room and it couldn’t end better for us. When I saw that the puck was in the net, it was pure joy, » Thompson told JOJ Sport.
It will be interesting to see the response of the US World Champion title, where this tournament is in the background compared to the NHL or NBA playoffs.
This is the first big trophy that the Americans won since the Winter Olympics 1980, when they sensationally conquered the Soviets and thanks to the miracle on the ice they won gold medals.
Before IiHF President Luc Tardif gave them a championship cup, they showed a nice gesture when they took a picture with Johnny Gaudreau’s jersey.
He represented the US at five World Championships, including those in Prague and Ostrava, but just after them 30 August 2024 tragically died with his brother Matthew. They were victims of a car accident caused by a man under the influence of alcohol.
« They are special feelings. Johnny was a player I admired. He was certainly with us throughout the tournament and this victory is for him, » said Clayton Keller after the final of the American team.
A photo with the Gaudreau jersey immediately blew sports sites and social networks and it can be said that the Americans have been moving the world.
Bitter taste of bronze
The emptying of the home championship was not even left by the Swedes, who in the match for the third place overcame the second host country Denmark 6: 2.
Paradoxically, the same scores in the semifinals were not enough in the US, so bronze had a bitter flavor for them. With a stellar team, almost exclusively out of the NHL players, their clear goal was the title.
Video: Shots from Swedish match – Denmark at the World Championship 2025
« We have won bronze and maybe we will be happy over time. The disappointment of the semi -final loss is still launching, » said the best scorer of MS Elias Lindholm.
William Nylander said there was no reason to celebrate bronze, but Erik Gustafsson is glad that at least something was rewarded to the audience.
On the contrary, the Danes, who were shocked by the hockey world in the quarterfinals by winning over Canada, also value the fourth place, which is best for them in history.
« Even though we lost the bronze game, I have chills. It is historically a success and we must be proud of it instead of complaining.
Of course, we would like to win a medal, but in Stockholm we were conquered by world -class rivals, « says Captain Jesper Jensen Aabo for TV 2 Sport.
The next stop for the Danes will be the February Olympic Games in Milan, where they will hit Germany, Latvia and the World Champions from the USA in the group.
In the tournament with NHL players will also be missing Slovakia, which in addition to the Nordic couple Sweden and Finland is also waiting for a domestic team duel.
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