I agree with Superfraggle. That's just not going to fly. Sweden want their silver or bronze. It would be wrong to strip them of 2nd or 3rd and make them go home with nothing.
Just as they said during the mens junior tournament, the women of Slovakia WANT to play the best of the best. I remember when I was in competitive chess... I wanted to play the best players because I learned from them. You don't learn as much playing teams weaker than you. Which is why the Canadian women often will play games against mens teams.
Just like in the men's junior (and POSSIBLY the Olympic mens vs Norway) you have to ignore the early blowouts.
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