Day five of the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship tournament was the semifinals. The day started with Switzerland and the Czech Republic playing their second of three relegation games at 11:00 am CT. Then at 2:30pm CT Finland played Canada for a shot at the gold medal tomorrow. Russia faced Sweden for a 4pm CT placement game to determine 5th and 6th place in the secondary rink at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. The last game of the day was the US playing Germany for the other spot in the championship game at 6:30pm CT.