New success - here are all of Sweden's Olympic medals at the Milan-Cortina Olympics in Italy

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New success - here are all of Sweden's Olympic medals at the Milan-Cortina Olympics in Italy
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Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson won Sweden's seventh and eighth medals so far at the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Here is the full list.

Gold

+ Frida Karlsson, cross-country skiing, skiathlon.

The day after the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Karlsson secured Sweden's first gold. As she did, Karlsson dropped competitors one by one - and by the time the 26-year-old crossed the finish line, there was plenty of time to carry a Swedish flag across it.

+ Linn Svahn, cross-country skiing, sprint.

She has had shoulder surgery, suffered a concussion and had to wait a long time for her first major success in a championship. But in her first Olympic start, Svahn showed what a force she is when everything goes well. The 26-year-old was the strongest competitor all day and stood at the top of the podium as Sweden celebrated a historic Olympic triple.

+ Isabella and Rasmus Wranå, curling, mixed doubles.

The gold hopes almost came crashing down in a shaky group stage, where it was ultimately Norway that helped Sweden advance as the fourth and final team. In the medal matches, the Wranå siblings were sharper, not least Isabella, who ended an extraordinary final by hitting the decisive gold stone.

+ Frida Karlsson, cross-country skiing, 10 km freestyle.

Karlsson is well on her way to becoming the Games' ski queen after delivering another crushing performance in the 10 km race. Barely halfway through, she had already built a huge lead and eventually won by 46.6 seconds.

Silver

+ Ebba Andersson, cross-country skiing, skiathlon.

Andersson stayed with Frida Karlsson the longest, but shortly after the ski change the 28-year-old also had to give way. For both Sollefteå skiers, the skiathlon success meant their first individual Olympic medals.

+ Jonna Sundling, cross-country skiing, sprint.

Sundling was dethroned as sprint queen after winning four straight championship gold medals. But for Sundling, the silver was still good news after she had a poor result in the skiathlon just a few days earlier.

+ Ebba Andersson, cross-country skiing, 10 km freestyle.

There was nothing to be done about Frida Karlsson at the moment, but Andersson can take comfort in being the second best in the world right now. It was a battle for silver, decided by seconds, with the Swede just over three seconds ahead of American Jessie Diggins.

Bronze

+ Maja Dahlqvist, cross-country skiing, sprint.

Four years ago, Dahlqvist left the Beijing Olympics with two silvers and one bronze. In Val di Fiemme, the 31-year-old slipped a little behind in the qualifiers, but she stepped up in the final, where her rivals had no chance against the Swedish trio.

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