Sweden_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics

Sweden at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Sweden at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Sweden competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

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Oliwer Magnusson and Emma Nordin were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3] Meanwhile biathlete Elvira Öberg was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[4]

With eight gold medals and 18 medals in total, this was Sweden's most successful Winter Olympics of all time in terms of both gold and total number of medals, beating the previous records set in 2018 and 2014, respectively. It marked the first time Sweden won medals in six different sports at the Winter Games, and they managed to win gold medals in these sports. Additionally, the country won its first (and second) gold medal in freestyle skiing, first gold medals in speed skating since 1988, and became the first country to win medals in all three events in curling at the same Winter Olympics.

Medalists

The following Swedish competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

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Oskar Eriksson was selected in both the men's and mixed team events in curling.

Alpine skiing

SOC selected Hanna Aronsson Elfman, Elsa Fermbäck, Kristoffer Jakobsen, Sara Hector, Hilma Lövblom, Mattias Rönngren, Anna Swenn-Larsson and Charlotta Säfvenberg[5][6][7][8]

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Biathlon

Sweden qualified five men and six women in biathlon. SOC used all quotas and selected the nine athletes listed below as well as Stina Nilsson and Malte Stefansson[9][6][10][11] who did not start in any events.

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Cross-country skiing

Sweden qualified 16 athletes (8 men and 8 women) and four teams in cross-country skiing. The following athletes were selected by the SOC:[12][6][13][14]

Distance
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Sprint
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Johanna Hagström was reserve at home for women's sprint. Linn Svahn was originally selected as well but was deselected due to injury.

Curling

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Men's tournament

Sweden has qualified their men's team (five athletes), by finishing in the top six teams in the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship.[15] On 4 June 2021, the Swedish Olympic Committee announced that Team Niklas Edin would be their men's team representatives.[16]

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Round robin

Sweden had a bye in draws 4, 7 and 11.[19]

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Draw 1

Wednesday, 9 February, 20:05

Draw 2

Thursday, 10 February, 14:05

Draw 3

Friday, 11 February, 9:05

Draw 5

Saturday, 12 February, 14:05

Draw 6

Sunday, 13 February, 9:05

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Draw 8

Monday, 14 February, 14:05

Draw 9

Tuesday, 15 February, 9:05

Draw 10

Tuesday, 15 February, 20:05

Draw 12

Thursday, 17 February, 9:05

Semifinal

Thursday, 17 February, 20:05

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Final

Saturday, 19 February, 14:05

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Women's tournament

Sweden has qualified their women's team (five athletes), by finishing in the top six teams in the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.[20] On 4 June 2021, the Swedish Olympic Committee announced that Team Anna Hasselborg would be their women's team representatives.[16]

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Round robin

Sweden had a bye in draws 3, 7 and 10.[19]

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Draw 1

Thursday, 10 February, 9:05

Draw 2

Thursday, 10 February, 20:05

Draw 4

Saturday, 12 February, 9:05

Draw 5

Saturday, 12 February, 20:05

Draw 6

Sunday, 13 February, 14:05

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Draw 8

Monday, 14 February, 20:05

Draw 9

Tuesday, 15 February, 14:05

Draw 11

Wednesday, 16 February, 20:05

Draw 12

Thursday, 17 February, 14:05

Semifinal

Friday, 18 February, 20:05

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Bronze medal game

Saturday, 19 February, 20:05

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Mixed doubles tournament

Sweden has qualified their mixed doubles team (two athletes), by finishing in the top seven teams in the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.[23] On 4 June 2021, the Swedish Olympic Committee announced that Almida de Val and Oskar Eriksson would be their mixed doubles representatives.[16]

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Round robin

Sweden had a bye in draws 3, 9, 10 and 13.[19]

Draw 1

Wednesday, 2 February, 20:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 5
 Great Britain (Dodds / Mouat) (has hammer) 1 0 3 0 0 1 3 1 9
Draw 2

Thursday, 3 February, 9:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 7
 Czech Republic (Paulová / Paul) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4
Draw 4

Thursday, 3 February, 20:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Fan / Ling) 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 6
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 7
Draw 5

Friday, 4 February, 8:35

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 7
 Australia (Gill / Hewitt) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 6
Draw 6

Friday, 4 February, 13:35

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 7
 United States (Persinger / Plys) 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 8
Draw 7

Saturday, 5 February, 9:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 1 1 X X 6
Draw 8

Saturday, 5 February, 14:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) 1 1 0 3 0 1 X X 6
 Canada (Homan / Morris) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Draw 11

Sunday, 6 February, 14:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Skaslien / Nedregotten) (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 6
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Draw 12

Sunday, 6 February, 20:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy (Constantini / Mosaner) 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 4 12
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 8
Semifinal

Monday, 7 February, 20:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy (Constantini / Mosaner) (has hammer) 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 X 8
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1
Bronze medal game

Tuesday, 8 February, 14:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) 0 4 3 1 1 0 X X 9
 Great Britain (Dodds / Mouat) (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 2 X X 3

Figure skating

Sweden qualified one male and one female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. Nikolaj Majorov and Josefin Taljegård were selected in January 2022.[7]

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Freestyle skiing

SOC selected fourteen athletes in freestyle.[5][16][6][7][8]

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Moguls
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Albin Holmgren was originally selected but was deselected due to injury.

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Ice hockey

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Men's tournament

Sweden men's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 25 players by finishing 4th in the 2019 IIHF World Ranking.[25][26][27] SOC selected the team in June 2021.[16]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 21 January 2022.[28][29]

Head coach: Johan Garpenlöv

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Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
12:10
v
Sweden 3–2
(1–0, 2–1, 0–1)
 LatviaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 873
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11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
16:40
v
Sweden 4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)
 SlovakiaWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 653
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13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
16:40
v
Finland 4–3 OT
(0–0, 0–3, 3–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 SwedenBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 963
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Quarterfinal
16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
21:30
v
Sweden 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 CanadaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 950
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Semifinal
18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
21:10
v
ROC 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 SwedenBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,161
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Bronze medal game
19 February 2022 (2022-02-19)
21:10
v
Sweden 0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)
 SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,229
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Women's tournament

Sweden women's national ice hockey team qualified by winning a final qualification tournament.[30] SOC selected the team for the games shortly thereafter.[31]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 19 January 2022.[32][33][34] Before travelling to Beijing, selected players Emmy Alasalmi, Sara Grahn, Linnea Hedin and Hanna Olsson tested positive for COVID-19 and were replaced by Linnéa Andersson, Paula Bergström, Linn Peterson, and Agnes Åker.[35]

Head Coach: Ulf Lundberg

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(H) Host
3 February 2022 (2022-02-03)
16:40
v
Sweden 1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)
 JapanWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 482
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5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)
16:40
v
Czech Republic 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 SwedenBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 438
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7 February 2022 (2022-02-07)
21:10
v
China 1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)
 SwedenWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 588
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8 February 2022 (2022-02-08)
21:10
v
Sweden 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 DenmarkWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 696
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Quarterfinal
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
21:10
v
Canada 11–0
(4–0, 5–0, 2–0)
 SwedenWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 669
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Luge

Sweden qualified one woman and one man in luge. SOC selected siblings Svante Kohala and Tove Kohala.[11]

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Ski jumping

Sweden qualified one athlete in ski jumping. SOC selected Frida Westman.[6] She was Sweden's first woman to compete in the sport. It was also Sweden's first participation in the sport since the 1994 games.

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Snowboarding

Sweden qualified two athletes in big air and slopestyle. SOC selected Niklas Mattsson and Sven Thorgren.[16]

Freestyle
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Speed skating

Nils van der Poel has qualified in men's 5 000 and 10 000 metres by finishing top 8 in the qualification points ranking.[36] He was selected by SOC in November 2021.[37]

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Key: OR=Olympic record, WR=World record

See also


References

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  2. "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. "OS-truppen växer med sju namn och ett lag" [The Olympic squad increases by seven names and a team] (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  6. "Minst 100 svenskar kommer tävla i Peking" [At least 100 Swedes will compete in Beijing] (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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  9. "Tre skidskyttar klara för OS i Peking" [Three biathletes selected for OG in Beijing] (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  10. "Brorsson och Nilsson tas ut till OS" [Brorsson and Nilsson are selected to the Olympic Games] (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  11. "Rodelsyskon och Stefansson ger 109 OS-svenskar" [Luge siblings and Stefansson leads to 109 Swedish Olympians] (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  12. "Första svenskarna uttagna till Peking" [First Swedes selected to Beijing] (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  13. "Dyvik blir 14:e längdåkare i OS-truppen" [Dyvik becomes 14:th cross-country skier in the Olympic squad] (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  14. "Kalla och Halfvarsson uttagna till OS" [Kalla and Halfvarsson selected to the Olympics] (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  15. Michael Burns (8 April 2021). "Sweden first team to qualify for play-offs". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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  27. "Swedish women return to Olympics". iihf.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  28. "Damkronorna kvalade in till OS" [Lady Crowns qualified for the Olympics]. Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  29. "Truppen" [The squad] (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  30. Kågström, Rasmus (19 January 2022). "Klart: Här är damkronornas OS-trupp" [All set: Here is the Lady Crowns' Olympic squad]. HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  31. Ladan, Josip (22 January 2022). "Klart: Sara Grahn och Hanna Olsson missar OS" [It's over: Sara Grahn and Hanna Olsson will miss the Olympic Games]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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