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For the second straight year, Sweden has won the bronze medal at the IIHF World Championship. Of course, playing on home ice in Stockholm, the Swedes assembled a team that they thought could have won gold but, following a disappointing 6-2 semifinal to the USA on Saturday, they bounced back to beat tournament co-host Denmark by the same score to finish third.
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