After squeaking past Denmark in their quarter-final, Russia will go up against a much stronger American squad for the right to play for gold.
With Canada out of the World Juniors, it is now a battle of the other perennial contenders to see who will be able to take the gold medal.
While the host Finns did battle with Sweden in one semi, the United States and Russia will do battle for the right to play the winner of that game.
The Americans made quick work of a weaker Czech squad in their quarter-final matchup, blanking them 7-0 to earn their trip to the semis.