Thursday, January 11 Czechs cap dominating tournament
	Associated Press MOSCOW -- Rostislav Klesla and Vaclav Nedorost did the scoring, and Thomas Duba was outstanding in goal as the unbeaten Czech Republic defended its title at the world junior hockey championship by defeating Finland 2-1 Friday. The win was the fourth major international crown in the last three years for the Czechs. They also who won the senior world title last year after taking the Olympic gold medal in 1998. Canada defeated Sweden 2-1 in overtime in the bronze-medal game. Klesla, a first-round pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL, put the Czechs ahead 1-0 on a shot from the point during the power play 13:19 into the game. The Czechs made it 2-0 at 2:54 of the second period, when Finnish defenseman Tuukka Mantyla inadvertently gloved down a weak shot from the point directly into the path of Nedorost at the side of the net. The Czech forward stuffed a back-hander past a helpless Ari Ahohen. Libor Ustrnul assisted on both goals by the Czech Republic. Jani Rita scored for Finland with 1:09 left in the second period, beating Duba with a wrist shot after a solo rush the length of the ice. It was his eighth goal of the tournament for the Edmonton Oilers' prospect. The Czechs breezed through the round-robin with a 4-0-0 record, outscoring the opposition 20-4 before defeating Switzerland 4-3 and Sweden 1-0 in the championship bracket. The United States beat Switzerland 4-0 to finish fifth. The Americans got goals from Jonathan DiSalvatore, Demian Surma, Jeffrey Taffe and Robert Globke. Russia wound up seventh, beating Slovakia 4-3 after a shootout.		ALSO SEE Czech Republic, Finland reach World Junior final United States eliminated from junior hockey championships