Czech ice-hockey team wins Olympic bronze

The Czech Republic defeated Russia 3:0 in men's ice hockey on Saturday to win the Olympic Games ice hockey bronze medal. Marek Zidlicky scored a powerplay goal early in the second period to make it 2-0 after Russian forward Ilya Kovalchuk was given a five-minute major for boarding. Martin Erat and Martin Straka also scored for the Czechs who finished with a record of four wins and four losses and picked up their first Olympic medal since winning gold in 1998.