Sweden begins the Winter Games in Italy with the match against Germany on February 5. Then Italy, France and Japan await in the group stage.
There and then, national team captain Ulf Lundberg & Co. are said to have found their peak form.
Part of the preparations is the national team tournament in Lahti, Finland, which is also the last before the national team gathers for the departure to Milan. But it didn't get off to a good start. Sweden – who took the lead early through Josefin Bouveng's goal – lost 2–3. Thea Johansson scored Sweden's second goal.
It is frustrating that the opponents, in this case Finland, are more efficient than we are, he says.
But we're working on it. We're here and now, we're careful about that. The goal is the Olympics and the task is to bring some good things from this match.
Star Maja Nylén Persson, New York, is missing from the squad as she has just returned from injury. Also Lina Ljungblom, Montreal, who is ill.
The tournament in Lahti continues with matches against the Czech Republic on Thursday and then finally against Switzerland on Friday.
The Olympics in Italy will be decided in February.
