If you wanted the best of what this tournament can look like, look no further.
Russia and the Czechs were at each other’s throats the whole game, starting with a 1st period that ended 2-2 after 20, but the Czechs would pull away with an absolutely incredible pair of sequences that them up 4-2 in the 2nd with Filip Chytil and Filip Zadina potting home goals, and in general stifling the normally very fast and powerful Russian offense. Russia would try and claw their way back into the game, but the Czechs held on to start the day with an incredible upset win!