First Period_1. Germany, Katarina Jobst-Smith (Luisa Welcke, Carina Stoebel), 8:30. 2. Sweden, Lina Ljungblom (Feliza Wikner Zienkiewicz, Jenna Raunio), 11:53. Penalties_Nina Christof, Germany (cross-checking), Sara Hjalmarsson, Sweden (slashing), Laura Kluge, Germany (tripping).

Day four of the 2026 World Junior Championship on Monday, Dec. 29, saw a lot of Minnesotans shoveling their way out after a snowstorm that shut down a lot of local businesses. However, Germany and Sweden were all set to go as the first game on day four.

Russia and the United States, which possess 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons, saw the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expire on the 5th without a follow-up agreement. With the disappearance of the “nuclear safety valve” maintained for over 50 years since the Cold War era,