World Juniors Round Up: Finland, Sweden, Czechia advance to semifinals

Arttu Valola scored at 2:11 of overtime to help Finland stun the two-time defending champion United States 4-3 on Friday night at the world junior hockey quarterfinals.

In the first quarterfinal in St. Paul, Anton Frondell scored twice in Sweden's 6-3 victory over Latvia. Defenseman Leo Sahlin Wallenius had a goal and two assists to help the Swedes remain perfect in five games.

In Minneapolis, Czechia beat Switzerland 6-2. Tomas Galvas, Samuel Drancak, Adam Jiricek. Petr Sikora, Jiri Klima and Jakub Fibigr scored for the Czechs.

The last semifinal spot was claimed by Canada, who defeated Slovakia 7-1 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Germany won the relegation game in Minneapolis, beating Denmark 8-4. Manuel Schams scored twice to help Germany keep its spot next year in the main event. Denmark dropped to Division I-A.