Sweden Claims Sixth Straight Bandy World Championship Gold

Sweden's ladies got to celebrate their sixth consecutive World Championship gold in bandy. It was a major victory in the final in Lidköping over Norway with 8–1 (3–1). Fantastic. It feels great to get going in the second half, says two-goal scorer Karla Thuresson to SVT.

» Published: March 30 2025

Sweden Claims Sixth Straight Bandy World Championship Gold
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With gold helmets on their heads and medals around their necks, the Swedish players could celebrate yet another successful World Championship final.

Three-goal shooter Ida Friman looked forward to the continuation.

There will probably be a bit of a fuss afterwards, I think, this is the last thing we do for the entire season, so it's important to unwind, she says to SVT.

The Norwegians put up a good fight in the first half and also took the lead in the final through Ingrid Tufte.

"Recharging"

A fantastic solo goal by Ida Friman and corner goals from Tilda Ström and Edit Ljung turned the tide for Sweden before the break.

They do well in the first half, but we recharge in the second half and then it loosens up, says Karla Thuresson.

The Swedish team performed nervously in the first half, but in connection with a Norwegian goalkeeper change midway through the second half, it started to roll.

17-year-old Selina Sucu Klem got Sanna Gustafsson's skate blade just above one knee in a frightening way – an event that could have ended unhappily.

But it went okay for Klem, who could hobble off the ice with the help of the leaders and Gustafsson. Stine Emilie Pedersen replaced.

Turbulent season

An unwarmed-up Pedersen let in three goals in a short time, and the World Championship final was decided.

The World Championship gold is Sweden's sixth in a row, and not since 2014, when Russia took gold, has another nation won. Russia is suspended from international bandy due to the war of aggression against Ukraine.

For Karla Thuresson, it was a nice ending to a turbulent season. She was afflicted with glandular fever and was away for a long time. Yet the season ended with double gold, in addition to the World Championship win, also SM gold with Västerås.

I don't feel absolutely in shape. I was away from match play for ten weeks, I'm extremely grateful to have gotten the chance here. It's nice, we've won everything that can be won this season, you can't be anything but happy about that, she says.

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