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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
There was a time when it was this lopsided on the men's side as well (and worse).
But the lesser teams catch up. It takes time, but they do close the gap.
The problem that the women face is funding - some countries just don't support the womens' programs. Hopefully that changes and things get better soon.
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There have been some lopsided games in men's ice hockey history but among top four teams in the world? I suppose it's possible, baseball didn't always have home run fences and football didn't always have the forward pass either.
I have no beef with women's hockey. I enjoy watching US and Canada play. My point is that a world championship tournament loses most of its credibility when two teams dominate to such an extent. No one is getting better through being crushed and not touching the puck for 60 minutes.
Is there any team sport that holds a world championship with this much imbalance?