USA set up titanic clash with Canada in women’s Olympic ice hockey final

• USA beat Finland in semi-final as Canada thrash Switzerland
• Canadians looking to avenge shootout defeat in 2018 final

One of the fiercest rivalries in global sport will renew itself this week in Beijing after the United States and Canada reached the women's Olympic ice hockey final.

The only two countries to top the podium since the women's event was introduced in 1998 arrived in Beijing as overwhelming favourites and kept their duopoly intact after Canada thrashed Switzerland 10-3 and the US downed Finland 4-1 in the semi-final round on Monday.