They are now tied with Norway and Sweden at the top of the standings on three wins from three.

South Korea thrashed Japan 9-2 in their first match of the day at the at the Orleans Arena before a 7-5 success over United States.

Norway won 8-2 against Germany today and then 8-4 over Japan.

Sweden beat The Netherlands 5-2 to follow their two victories yesterday.

Scotland beat Italy 6-4 to also remain unbeaten after two matches.

Russia joined Canada and China on two wins and one loss after a narrow 7-6 victory over the Chinese elsewhere today.

The top six teams will qualify for the play-off stage - rather than four which was the case previously - after the round-robin phase is completed on Friday (April 6).

The qualification games and semi-finals are due to take place on Saturday (April 7) and the medal games will be on April 8.

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