Switzerland won their first medal in women's ice hockey after rallying from 0-2 down to beat Sweden 4-3 in a frenetic bronze-medal game at the Sochi Games on Thursday.

After finishing last in their group during the preliminary round, Switzerland went on to beat Russia in the quarter-finals before losing in the semifinals to Canada.

Since women's ice hockey was introduced to the Games in 1998, Canada, the US, Sweden and Finland had shared all the medals.