In our final Power Rankings of 2018, Sweden stays on top after winning its second straight gold medal. The plucky Swiss come second, while the United States is third. See you next year in Slovakia!
 

1	SWE	Like Foppa taught us, there ain’t no gold like shootout gold
2	SUI	Nazareth sang “Love Hurts,” we sing “Silver Hurts”
3	USA	We shall cast a statue of Kane in bronze
4	CAN	As Neil Young said, “It’s better to burn out than fade away”
5	FIN	Our 2011 team was so good that Patrik Laine didn’t make it
6	RUS	Comrades, our stickhandling needs to be fancier
7	CZE	Jaromir? Have you been working out?
8	LAT	We’re loud, we’re proud, and you took more penalties than us
9	SVK	Thanks for the memories, Marian: here’s to new ones in 2019
10	DEN	Duckly quacks “Thank you!” 520,481 times
11	GER	Nobody’s perfect – just ask Bayern
12	FRA	Denmark is nice, but we prefer Belarus and Austria
13	NOR	At this level, we can’t rely on our Nordic good looks
14	AUT	Sacher Torte > baked beans
15	BLR	We shall return – with bigger mustaches
16	KOR	Our peaceful people dream of the day when no one loses 13-1!