+ Sara Hector chases new gold
Sara Hector won the last giant slalom race before the Olympics. Her win in Spindleruv Mlyn was the 33-year-old's eighth World Cup victory and her first in just over a year. The reigning champion from Beijing 2022 thus looks to have hit the mark just in time for the Olympics. She most recently edged out Italy's Federica Brignone for gold. Now she aims to silence the home crowd in Cortina.
+ New golden chance for the star
Jutta Leerdam has made headlines for her relationship with YouTuber and boxer Jake Paul, her shopping, her flying habits and her six million followers on Instagram. But the Dutch skater is above all one of the biggest stars of the Olympic Games. In the 1,000 meters, she took gold ahead of teammate Femke Kok and broke the Olympic record. In Sunday's 500-meter race, a new duel with Kok awaits - and certainly new headlines about something other than skating.
+ Swedish trio in big air
Henrik Harlaut was forced to sit out the opening slopestyle competition after losing his balance during a training run and suffering a concussion. According to the Swedish team, there is nothing medically preventing him, and the 34-year-old is expected to be back for Sunday's big air, where he won bronze at the Olympics four years ago. He will be joined there by Jesper Tjäder and Martin Nordqvist.
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 Sunday, February 15 (broadcasting television company in brackets):
09.05: Curling, men, preliminary round, USA–Sweden, Germany–Great Britain, Norway–Italy, Cortina (SVT)
10.00: Alpine skiing, women, giant slalom, run 1, Cortina (SVT)
+ Swedish participants: Sara Hector, Hanna Aronsson Elfman, Estelle Alphand.
10.00: Bobsleigh, women, monobob, heats 1 and 2, Cortina (TV4)
10.30: Moguls, men, parallel moguls, final, Livigno (SVT)
+ Swedish participants: Walter Wallberg, Rasmus Stegfeldt.
11.00: Snowboard, mixed, team snowboard cross, qualifying, Livigno (TV4)
11.15: Biathlon, men, pursuit start 12.5 km, Antholz (TV4)
+ Swedish participants: Sweden has four places.
12.00: Cross-country skiing, men, relay 4x7.5 km, Val di Fiemme (SVT)
+ Swedish participants: Sweden's team will be announced on Saturday.
12.10: Ice hockey, men, Switzerland–Czech Republic, group A, Milan (SVT)
1:30 p.m.: Alpine skiing, women's giant slalom, run 2, Cortina (SVT)
13.45: Snowboard, mixed, team snowboard cross, final, Livigno (TV4)
14.05: Curling, women, preliminary round, Great Britain–Sweden, Japan–South Korea, Denmark–Italy, USA–China, Cortina (TV4)
14.45: Biathlon, women, pursuit start 10 km, Antholz (TV4)
+ Swedish participants: Sweden has four places.
16.00: Speed skating, men, relay, qualifications, women, 500 m, Milan (SVT)
16.40: Ice hockey, men, Canada–France, group A, Milan (SVT)
18.00: Skeleton, mixed, team, Cortina (SVT)
18.45: Ski jumping, women, large hill, Val di Fiemme (SVT)
+ Swedish participant: Frida Westman.
19.05: Curling, men, preliminary round, China–Canada, Norway–USA, Italy–Czech Republic, Great Britain–Switzerland, Cortina (SVT)
19.10: Ice hockey, men, Denmark–Latvia, group C, Milan (TV4)
19.30: Freeskiing, men, big air, qualifying, Livigno (TV4)
+ Swedish participants: Jesper Tjäder, Henrik Harlaut, Martin Nordqvist.
19.45: Figure skating, pairs competition, short program, Milan (SVT)
21.10: Ice hockey, men, USA–Germany, group C, Milan (SVT)
