The Japanese women's ice hockey team made a winning start to its Beijing Winter Olympics campaign on Thursday, beating Sweden 3-1 after Rui Ukita scored a tie-breaking goal in the final period.Japan came into the Group B clash at Wukesong Sports Centre having won two of its last three games against Sweden, including the most recent meeting in the preliminary round of the 2019 world championships.After an unsettled start and an early two-minute penalty for too many players on the ice, Japan gained the upper hand in the opening period. With 47 seconds left until the buzzer, Shiori Koike gave …READ FULL ARTICLE