Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Backing-up star goaltender Dominik HaÅ ek , Ä echmÃ nek 's team won the gold medal after defeating Russia in the gold medal deciding match , despite not playing a single game .
Simplified: Ä echmÃ nek won a gold medal after the Czech team defeated Russia 1-0 in the gold medal deciding game .