Noora Raty on Finland's fifth-place finish in Sochi: 'We came here to win a medal'

Finland beat Russia 4-0 to secure fifth place at the 2014 women's Olympic hockey tournament, but from the point of view of goaltender Noora Raty - who had already announced her retirement from women's international competition - the result was anything but ideal.

"We came here to win a medal," Raty said, via IIHF.com. "No one can be happy from our team about finishing fifth. But at least we ended with a win. That hasn’t happened the last two years."

The Finns had either won bronze or finished fourth at every single Olympics or World Championship prior to Sochi, making this their worst result ever.

"We played our best 60 minutes against a European team," said Finnish head coach Mika Pieniniemi, who also announced his resignation from the team after one year on the job. "This was my last game with the team, and the last few minutes were very emotional for me. I'm sure the team is going to get a good coach and new young players."