In the first semifinal matchup between Sweden and Norway, Sweden got off to an early 1-0 lead, when Lena Videkull, their leading scorer, put in a 6 minute goal. However, Tina Svensson scored another penalty shot in this round to tie things up, followed by 2 goals by Linda Medalen in Norway’s 4-1 victory over Sweden to advance to the final. The other semifinal between the Untied States and Germany also proved to be one sided. Led by 5 goals between April Heinrichs and Carin Jennings, the United States was able to handily defeat the Germans 5-2 to set up a matchup in the finals against Norway.