In the first period of the meeting, held at the "Rogers Arena" in Vancouver, the squad of Mike Hastings opened the scoring after an accurate throw by Oliver Wahlstrom, and the judges did not count the goal with Nikita Shashkov.
In the second segment, the rivals exchanged abandoned washers - most Russians responded with a solo pass and a shot at Grigoriy Denisenko to the last nine to finish off Sasha Khmelevsky.
The fate of the meeting was decided in the final 20-minute, in which Valery Bragin's charges had an advantage, but could not restore parity.
The final and the match for the third place will be held on Saturday night, January 6th. Rival Americans and Russians will be the winner and loser in the other semifinal between the Finns and the Swiss.
Earlier, well-known coach Fedor Kanareikin explained how he relates to the political component of the confrontation between Russia and the United States.