+ New golden chance after the relay miss
A given relay gold went to naught when Ebba Andersson fell, flipped over and lost a ski. Thanks to Jonna Sundling on the final leg, it was still a Swedish silver. If everyone stays on their feet, few can threaten Sweden in the team sprint. Maybe the women's cross-country skiing team's fourth gold will come then.
+ Will the female shooters hit the target correctly?
The Olympics have not been a success for the Swedish women's biathlon team; Hanna Öberg's eighth place in the pursuit is the best result so far. However, all Swedish biathletes improved compared with the sprint, and time-wise Elvira Öberg was the fastest overall, while Anna Magnusson had the third-fastest time on the course. If their shooting is good, there are good conditions for a Swedish medal in the relay.
+ Hector is chasing a new medal
Reigning champion Sara Hector took a shared silver in the giant slalom. That came after two improbable runs in which she and Norway's Thea Louise Stjernesund posted exactly the same times in both runs. In Beijing four years ago, the Swede won gold in the slalom but crashed out at the end of the second run. Now she gets another chance.
TV: SVT/SVT Play and TV4/TV12/TV4 Play - everything is also streamed on HBO Max. Radio: P4 Radiosporten/P3/the Sveriges Radio app.
Competition program for Wednesday, February 18 (broadcasting television company in brackets):
09.05: Curling, women, preliminary round, Sweden–South Korea, China–Denmark, USA–Great Britain, Cortina (TV4)
09.45: Cross-country skiing, women and men, team sprint, qualifying, Val di Fiemme (SVT)
+ Swedish participants: Jonna Sundling, Maja Dahlqvist, Johan Häggström, Edvin Anger
10.00: Alpine skiing, women, slalom, run 1, Cortina (SVT)
+ Swedish participants: Sara Hector, Cornelia Öhlund, Anna Swenn Larsson
11.30: Freestyle, women, jumps, final, Livigno (TV4)
11.45: Cross-country skiing, women and men, team sprint, final, Val di Fiemme (SVT)
12.10: Ice hockey, men, quarter-finals, Milan: Slovakia–Germany
12.30: Snowboard, men, slopestyle, final, Livigno (TV4)
1:30 p.m.: Alpine skiing, women, slalom, run 2, Cortina (SVT)
14.05: Curling, men, preliminary round, Italy–Canada, China–Czech Republic, Norway–Switzerland, USA–Great Britain, Cortina (SVT)
14.45: Biathlon, women, relay 4x6 km, Antholz (TV4)
+ Swedish participants: Linn Gestblom, Anna Magnusson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg
16.40: Ice hockey, men, quarter-finals, Milan: Canada–Czech Republic/Denmark
18.10: Ice hockey, men, quarter-finals, Milan: Finland–Switzerland
19.05: Curling, women, preliminary round, Great Britain-Japan, Switzerland-Denmark, Canada-Italy, China-Sweden, Cortina (TV4)
20.15: Short track, men's 500 m, quarter/semi/final, women's 3,000 m relay, final, Milan (SVT)
21.10: Ice hockey, men, quarter-finals, Milan: USA–Latvia/Sweden
