Sweden_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics
Sweden at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Sweden competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. Sweden won seven medals; two silver and five bronze. For the first time ever Sweden failed to win gold medals in two straight Winter Olympic Games. On the other hand, they did manage to win medals in five different Winter Olympic sports for the first time, beating the previous record of four sports.
Quick Facts Sweden at the 2002 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Sweden at the 2002 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Salt Lake City | |
| Competitors | 102 (56 men, 46 women) in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Magdalena Forsberg (biathlon) |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Patrik Järbyn | Downhill | 1:41.05 | 18 | ||
| Fredrik Nyberg | 1:40.30 | 7 | |||
| Fredrik Nyberg | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Patrik Järbyn | 1:23.40 | 11 | |||
| Patrik Järbyn | Giant slalom | 1:14.95 | 1:12.71 | 2:27.66 | 24 |
| Fredrik Nyberg | 1:13.41 | 1:11.88 | 2:25.29 | 13 | |
| Markus Larsson | Slalom | 50.29 | 52.57 | 1:42.86 | 7 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Janette Hargin | Downhill | 1:42.83 | 25 | ||
| Pernilla Wiberg | 1:41.09 | 14 | |||
| Janette Hargin | Super-G | 1:16.75 | 27 | ||
| Pernilla Wiberg | 1:14.89 | 12 | |||
| Janette Hargin | Giant slalom | 1:20.02 | 1:18.49 | 2:38.51 | 31 |
| Anna Ottosson | 1:17.12 | 1:15.81 | 2:32.93 | 9 | |
| Ylva Nowén | 1:17.09 | 1:15.69 | 2:32.78 | 7 | |
| Anja Pärson | 1:16.87 | 1:14.46 | 2:31.33 |  | |
| Susanne Ekman | Slalom | 57.10 | 57.22 | 1:54.32 | 22 |
| Anna Ottosson | 55.32 | 56.45 | 1:51.77 | 13 | |
| Ylva Nowén | 53.08 | 54.10 | 1:47.18 | 4 | |
| Anja Pärson | 52.57 | 54.52 | 1:47.09 |  | |
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Women's combined
More information Athlete, Downhill ...
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total time | Rank | |
| Janette Hargin | DNF | 46.14 | 44.18 | DNF | – |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km sprint | Tord Wiksten | 4 | 29:39.5 | 78 |
| Henrik Forsberg | 6 | 28:04.0 | 63 | |
| Carl Johan Bergman | 1 | 26:47.1 | 28 | |
| Björn Ferry | 2 | 26:30.5 | 17 | |
| 12.5 km pursuit 2 |
Carl Johan Bergman | 1 | 36:33.4 | 36 |
| Björn Ferry | 4 | 35:27.5 | 24 |
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More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 3 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Tord Wiksten | 56:02.3 | 2 | 58:02.3 | 55 |
| Henrik Forsberg | 51:22.0 | 6 | 57:22.0 | 47 | |
| Carl Johan Bergman | 53:24.5 | 3 | 56:24.5 | 40 | |
| Björn Ferry | 52:20.7 | 4 | 56:20.7 | 38 |
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- Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Carl Johan Bergman Henrik Forsberg Tord Wiksten Björn Ferry |
1 | 1'29:52.8 | 14 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km sprint | Magdalena Forsberg-Wallin | 1 | 21:20.4 | |
| 10 km pursuit 4 |
Magdalena Forsberg-Wallin | 3 | 31:34.0 | 6 |
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More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 3 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km | Magdalena Forsberg-Wallin | 46:08.3 | 2 | 48:08.3 | |
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- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 Starting delay based on 10 km sprint results.
- 3 One minute added per missed target.
- 4 Starting delay based on 7.5 km sprint results.
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Women
More information Sled, Athletes ...
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SWE-1 | Karin Olsson Lina Engren |
Two-woman | 50.37 | 15 | 49.93 | 14 | 1:40.30 | 14 |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Men
Sprint
More information Athlete, Qualifying round ...
| Athlete | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | |
| Jörgen Brink | 2:56.84 | 25 | did not advance | |||||
| Thobias Fredriksson | 2:54.45 | 18 | did not advance | |||||
| Peter Larsson | 2:53.55 | 14 Q | DSQ | – | did not advance | |||
| Björn Lind | 2:52.17 | 9 Q | 3:02.2 | 1 Q | 3:10.4 | 2 QF | 2:58.1 | 4 |
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Pursuit
More information Athlete, 10 km C ...
| Athlete | 10 km C | 10 km F pursuit1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | |
| Niklas Jonsson | 27:32.0 | 33 Q | 25:18.1 | 28 |
| Mathias Fredriksson | 27:02.9 | 19 Q | 25:12.9 | 27 |
| Per Elofsson | 26:39.3 | 8 Q | 23:45.9 | |
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More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km C |
Morgan Göransson | 39:45.7 | 27 |
| Urban Lindgren | 39:24.8 | 17 | |
| Magnus Ingesson | 38:38.5 | 8 | |
| Per Elofsson | 38:10.8 | 5 | |
| 30 km F |
Morgan Göransson | DNF | – |
| Per Elofsson | DNF | – | |
| Niklas Jonsson | 1'16:25.2 | 36 | |
| 50 km C |
Mathias Fredriksson | 2'18:42.1 | 29 |
| Per Elofsson | 2'14:50.6 | 17 | |
| Magnus Ingesson | 2'14:48.6 | 16 | |
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- 1 Starting delay based on 10 km C. results.
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
4 × 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Urban Lindgren Mathias Fredriksson Niklas Jonsson Morgan Göransson |
1'37:59.5 | 13 |
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- Women
Sprint
More information Athlete, Qualifying round ...
| Athlete | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | |
| Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek | 3:28.07 | 37 | did not advance | |||||
| Elin Ek | 3:25.93 | 35 | did not advance | |||||
| Anna Dahlberg-Olsson | 3:25.32 | 33 | did not advance | |||||
| Lina Andersson | 3:22.65 | 28 | did not advance | |||||
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Pursuit
More information Athlete, 5 km C ...
| Athlete | 5 km C | 5 km F pursuit2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | |
| Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek | 14:28.3 | 47 Q | 14:22.5 | 46 |
| Elin Ek | 14:01.6 | 28 Q | 13:20.1 | 25 |
| Jenny Olsson | 14:00.7 | 27 Q | 13:31.6 | 35 |
| Lina Andersson | 13:50.6 | 18 Q | 13:37.5 | 39 |
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More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km C |
Anna Dahlberg-Olsson | 31:01.7 | 40 |
| Jenny Olsson | 30:09.5 | 22 | |
| Elin Ek | 30:02.3 | 19 | |
| Lina Andersson | 30:00.1 | 16 | |
| 15 km F |
Jenny Olsson | 43:57.7 | 39 |
| Elin Ek | 43:55.3 | 38 | |
| Anna Dahlberg-Olsson | 43:53.7 | 36 | |
| Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek | 42:53.8 | 30 | |
| 30 km C |
Ulrika Persson | DNF | – |
| Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek | DNF | – | |
| Anna Dahlberg-Olsson | 1'46:51.3 | 39 | |
| Elin Ek | 1'40:48.2 | 25 | |
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- 2 Starting delay based on 5 km C. results.
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
4 × 5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Lina Andersson Elin Ek Jenny Olsson Anna Dahlberg-Olsson |
52:40.4 | 12 |
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Main article: Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Summary
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Group stage | Tiebreaker | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Peja Lindholm Tomas Nordin Magnus Swartling Peter Narup Anders Kraupp |
Men's tournament |  USAL 5–10 |
 GBRW 7–2 |
 DENW 9–5 |
 SUIL 7–8 |
 CANW 6–5 |
 FRAW 9–6 |
 FINW 11–4 |
 GERW 5–4 |
 NORL 8–9 |
4 Q | BYE | CAN L 4–6 |
SUI L 3–7 |
4 |
| Elisabet Gustafson Katarina Nyberg Louise Marmont Elisabeth Persson Christina Bertrup |
Women's tournament | CAN L 4–5 |
GBR W 7–4 |
USA L 5–6 |
DEN L 9–11 |
NOR W 10–3 |
 JPNW 8–7 |
GER L 5–7 |
SUI W 8–7 |
 RUSW 9–6 |
=4 QT | GBR L 4–6 |
did not advance | 6 | |
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Men's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
More information Country, Skip ...
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Medal round
Semi-final
More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden (Lindholm) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Canada (Martin)  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Bronze medal game
More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden (Lindholm) 4th |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
 Switzerland (Schwaller) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
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Contestants
 Sweden |
|---|
| Östersunds CK, Östersund Skip: Peja Lindholm |
Women's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
More information Country, Skip ...
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
Kelley Law | 8 | 1 |
 Switzerland |
Luzia Ebnöther | 7 | 2 |
 United States |
Kari Erickson | 6 | 3 |
 Great Britain |
Rhona Martin | 5 | 4 |
 Germany |
Natalie Neßler | 5 | 4 |
| Sweden 6th |
Elisabet Gustafson | 5 | 4 |
 Norway |
Dordi Nordby | 4 | 5 |
 Japan |
Akiko Katoh | 2 | 7 |
 Denmark |
Lene Bidstrup | 2 | 7 |
 Russia |
Olga Jarkova | 1 | 8 |
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More information Team 1, Score ...
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
4–5 | Canada |
| Sweden |
7–4 | United Kingdom |
| Sweden |
5–6 |  United States |
| Sweden |
9–11 | Denmark |
| Sweden |
10–3 | Norway |
| Japan |
7–8 | Sweden |
| Germany |
7–5 | Sweden |
| Switzerland |
7–8 | Sweden |
| Sweden |
9–6 | Russia |
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Tie-breaker
Contestants
| Sweden |
|---|
| Umeå CC, Umeå Skip: Elisabet Gustafson |
Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Patrik Sundberg | Moguls | 29.58 | 23.16 | 22 | did not advance | ||
| Fredrik Fortkord | 30.24 | 24.81 | 14 Q | 28.15 | 24.89 | 13 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Sara Kjellin | Moguls | 35.50 | 22.44 | 12 Q | DNF | DNF | – |
| Liselotte Johansson | Aerials | 125.20 | 21 | did not advance | |||
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Summary
Key:
- OT – Overtime
- GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament | Canada W 5–2 |
 Czech RepublicW 2–1 |
Germany W 7–1 |
1 |  BelarusL 3–4 |
did not advance | 5 | |
| Sweden women's | Women's tournament | Russia W 3–2 |
 KazakhstanW 7–0 |
Canada L 0–11 |
2 Q | — | United States L 0–4 |
 FinlandW 2–1 |
|
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Men's tournament
First round - group C
More information Team, GP ...
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 3 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 |
| Germany |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
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All times are local (UTC-7).
| 15 February 2002 16:10 | Canada | 2 – 5 (1–1, 0–4, 1–0) | Sweden | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,597 |
| 17 February 2002 16:05 | Sweden | 2 – 1 (1–0, 1–1, 0–0) | Czech Republic | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
| 18 February 2002 19:00 | Germany | 1 – 7 (0–3, 0–3, 1–1) | Sweden | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,348 |
Quarter final
| 20 February 2002 11:05 | Sweden | 3 – 4 (1–2, 1–0, 1–2) | Belarus | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 7,240 |
- Team roster
- Johan Hedberg
- Mikael Tellqvist
- Tommy Salo
- Mattias Öhlund
- Kim Johnsson
- Fredrik Olausson
- Nicklas Lidström
- Marcus Ragnarsson
- Mattias Norström
- Kenny Jönsson
- Daniel Alfredsson
- P. J. Axelsson
- Mats Sundin
- Mathias Johansson
- Mikael Renberg
- Magnus Arvedson
- Ulf Dahlén
- Niklas Sundström
- Henrik Zetterberg
- Jörgen Jönsson
- Markus Näslund
- Michael Nylander
- Tomas Holmström
- Head coach: Hardy Nilsson
Women's tournament
First round - group A
Top two teams (shaded) advanced to semifinals.
More information Team, GP ...
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 6 |
| Sweden |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 |
| Russia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
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All times are local (UTC-7).
| 11 February 2002 14:00 | Sweden | 3 – 2 (2–0, 1–2, 0–0) | Russia | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 5,241 |
| 13 February 2002 14:00 | Sweden | 7 – 0 (3–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Kazakhstan | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 5,349 |
| 16 February 2002 19:00 | Canada | 11 – 0 (1–0, 4–0, 6–0) | Sweden | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,306 |
Medal round
Semi-final
| 19 February 2002 16:30 | United States | 4 – 0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Sweden | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 7,738 |
Bronze medal game
| 21 February 2002 12:10 | Finland | 1 – 2 (0–2, 1–0, 0–0) | Sweden | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,298 |
Main article: Luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Anders Söderberg | 46.624 | 36 | 45.228 | 22 | 45.064 | 23 | 45.298 | 24 | 3:02.214 | 28 |
| Bengt Walden | 45.455 | 26 | 45.189 | 21 | 45.081 | 25 | 45.561 | 26 | 3:01.286 | 23 |
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(Men's) Doubles
More information Athletes, Run 1 ...
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Anders Söderberg Bengt Walden |
45.589 | 17 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
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Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round one | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | ||
| Martin Johansson | 500 m | 43.435 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Martin Johansson | 1000 m | DSQ | – | did not advance | |||||
| Martin Johansson | 1500 m | 2:25.824 | 3 Q | 2:24.032 | 4 QB | 2:28.559 | 9 | ||
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Main article: Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Men's parallel giant slalom
More information Athlete, Qualifying ...
| Athlete | Qualifying | Round one | Quarter final | Semi final | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||||||
| Jonas Aspman | 38.88 | 28 | did not advance | ||||
| Stephen Copp | 37.32 | 12 Q |  Dejan Košir L |
did not advance | |||
| Richard Richardsson | 36.58 | 4 Q | Mathias Behounek W |
Dejan Košir W |
 Nicolas Huet W |
Philipp Schoch L |
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| Daniel Biveson | 36.42 | 3 Q |  Walter Feichter L |
did not advance | |||
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- Men's halfpipe
More information Athlete, Qualifying round 1 ...
| Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| Stefan Karlsson | 29.8 | 19 | 30.4 | 18 | did not advance | |
| Magnus Sterner | 32.0 | 16 | 39.1 | 6 Q | 36.6 | 11 |
| Tomas Johansson | 32.1 | 15 | 30.1 | 19 | did not advance | |
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- Women's parallel giant slalom
More information Athlete, Qualifying ...
| Athlete | Qualifying | Round one | Quarter final | Semi final | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||||||
| Sara Fischer | 43.21 | 18 | did not advance | ||||
| Åsa Windahl | 42.41 | 10 Q | Lisa Kosglow L |
did not advance | |||
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- Women's halfpipe
More information Athlete, Qualifying round 1 ...
| Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| Janet Jonsson | 13.0 | 22 | 16.1 | 15 | did not advance | |
| Anna Hellman | 19.6 | 18 | DNF | – | did not advance | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 1500 m | Johan Röjler | 1:49.50 | 38 |
| 5000 m | Johan Röjler | 6:33.18 | 22 |
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