Russia scored four times in the third period to beat the U.S. 4-0 in the World Hockey Championship semifinals in Prague, Czech Republic, on Saturday.
Russia faces Canada in the gold-medal game Sunday, live on NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra at 2:30 p.m. ET. The U.S. plays host Czech Republic in the bronze-medal game Sunday, on NBC Sports Live Extra at 10 a.m. ET.
The defending champion Russians scored all of their goals in the final 13 minutes, from Sergei Mozyakin, Alex Ovechkin, Vadim Shipachyov and Evgeni Malkin (empty net).