Swedish couple to the Olympic final, so shocked

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Swedish couple to the Olympic final, so shocked
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A historic Olympic debut in two ways - and a place in the final. Ice dancers Nikolaj Majorov and Milla Ruud Reitan are bubbling with happiness. The last time we were this shocked was when you became a citizen, says Nikolaj Majorov.

When he says that, he looks at his Norwegian girlfriend Milla Ruud Reitan, who received a Swedish passport a month ago and could thus be selected for the Olympics.

I still can't believe it,

The score in the rhythm dance was 67.31, which was enough for a place among the top 20 who will go to the final on Wednesday in Milan.

It's so far away from a medal, but for us this is a big invisible medal,

This is the first time since ice dancing was included in the Olympic program in 1976 that Sweden has had a pair compete. According to Majorov, he is now the only figure skater to have competed at the Olympics both as a men's singles skater (2022) and in ice dancing.

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