USA women put nine past Czech Republic in world ice hockey semi-final

• Hilary Knight scores twice as USA win 9-1 in world semi-final
• Americans could face archrivals Canada in Sunday's final

Captain Hilary Knight, Amanda Kessel and Tessa Janecke each scored twice, and the United States secured their tournament-record 22nd berth in the women's hockey world championship gold-medal game with a 9-1 rout of the Czech Republic on Saturday.

The victory sets up another showdown against cross-border rival Canada in the championship game on Sunday. Canada, which eked out a 3-2 overtime win over Sweden in the quarter-finals and won 5-1 over Switzerland in Saturday's other semi-final.