Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishThe 2025 world championship is the last major international tournament before the 2026 Milan Olympics, making it a prime opportunity for teams to evaluate the state of their rosters.Canada entered the tournament as the defending champion after beating Team USA in a thrilling 6-5 overtime game at last year’s worlds in Utica, N.Y. The two countries have faced off for gold at 22 of 23 women’s world championships since 1990, when the IIHF first sanctioned the event. No nation has more than Canada’s 13 gold medals. The U.S. has won 10 times. Finland is the only other country to make a gold medal game, but lost to Team USA 2-1 in a shootout.The 10-team tournament is divided into two tiered groups for the preliminary rounds. Group A includes the top five teams from the previous tournament; Group B is the next three ranked teams, plus the two nations that gain promotion from the lower Division I world championships. Each year, the bottom two teams of the tournament are relegated to Division I. This year, Norway and Hungary — the top two teams from the 2024 Division I worlds — have replaced China and Denmark, the bottom two teams from last year’s top-level tournament.
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