Olympics: Japan loses to Sweden as Milan Cortina ice hockey campaign ends

Japan's slim hopes of reaching the quarterfinals of the Milan Cortina Olympics women's ice hockey competition ended Tuesday with a comprehensive 4-0 defeat to Sweden in its final Group B game.Sweden maintained its perfect record at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, while the Japanese finished the tournament with one victory and three losses.Not for the first time this tournament, Japan found itself on the back foot early as Hanna Thuvik gave the Swedes a sixth-minute lead. Mira Hallin, Josefin Bouveng and Hanna Olsson also scored for the Scandinavians."That's (conceding early) what led to our do…READ FULL ARTICLE