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Alpine Team Prepares for Olympic Season After Last Year's Challenges

Last season, there was a storm surrounding the alpine national team. Now, the squad for the upcoming Olympic Games season has been unveiled, and as expected, the stars Anna Swenn Larsson and Sara Hector take their places.

Alpine Team Prepares for Olympic Season After Last Year's Challenges

Hector disqualified for prohibited equipment

Sara Hector was disqualified in the slalom competition in Åre for unauthorized equipment. The ski binding was too high, according to the person responsible for testing for Viaplay.

Hector disqualified for prohibited equipment

Cornelia Öhlund's Thrilling Comeback Secures Slalom Gold in Italy

Cornelia Öhlund struck and took gold in slalom at the Junior World Championship in Italian Tarvisio. Öhlund won after a dramatic second run where she managed to snatch the gold after a strong final push.

Cornelia Öhlund's Thrilling Comeback Secures Slalom Gold in Italy

The Swedish Secret's Success – in Shiffrin's 100th Victory

Mikaela Shiffrin took revenge after Saturday's giant fiasco when she made history with her 100th World Cup victory in Italian Sestriere. At the same time, Swedish sensation Cornelia Öhlund achieved a successful run and climbed 18 places – which meant a personal best in the World Cup slalom.

The Swedish Secret's Success – in Shiffrin's 100th Victory

Hector Crashed Out - Disappointment at the World Championship

Sara Hector skied out in the second run of the ladies' World Championship slalom in Saalbach, where she was over two seconds from the podium after the first run. Overall, it's clear that it was a bad day, says the 32-year-old to Viaplay.

Hector Crashed Out - Disappointment at the World Championship

Swedish World Championship Nightmare – Swenn Larsson in Tears

Anna Swenn Larsson was fully loaded and was on her way to a top performance in the World Championship slalom. Then, the whole thing came to an abrupt end when the Swede skied out.

Swedish World Championship Nightmare – Swenn Larsson in Tears

Alpine superstar changed her mind – gold worth

Mikaela Shiffrin thought about skipping the new alpine innovation, the team combination. Lucky for her that she changed her mind.

Alpine superstar changed her mind – gold worth

Swedish success – medal directly at the World Championship

Sweden got a dream start at the Alpine World Championship in Saalbach. It became a bronze in the team competition in parallel giant slalom after the reigning world champion USA was defeated.

Swedish success – medal directly at the World Championship

Silence speaks for Sweden's greatest World Championship hope

Do you hear the silence? It's Sara Hector who's heading for victory. During my best runs, I don't say a word.

Silence speaks for Sweden's greatest World Championship hope

Funds his own investment – ready for the World Championship

The speed skater Felix Monsén did not get a place in the national team before the season and made his own effort. It paid off.

Funds his own investment – ready for the World Championship

Hector's success - on the podium in slalom

Sara Hector's success continues in the Alpine World Cup. The Swede finished third in the slalom competition in Flachau – her fourth podium finish this season and the first in slalom.

Hector's success - on the podium in slalom

The Swedish success continues – Swenn-Larsson third

Anna Swenn-Larsson got a solid revenge from the debacle in Semmering last time. The 33-year-old snatched the season's second podium spot in the slalom competition in Slovenian Kranjska Gora and finished third.

The Swedish success continues – Swenn-Larsson third

Slalom skier broke thumb – testing with protection

The slalom skier Cornelia Öhlund hit her thumb during training before the World Cup in Kranjska Gora and after an X-ray, a fracture was confirmed. She will test skiing with a hand protector during the warm-up before Sunday's slalom.

Slalom skier broke thumb – testing with protection

First in 19 years: "A dream since I was little"

Sara Hector ended the year with a fine fifth place in the slalom in Semmering. But Sunday's happiest was a Croatian.

First in 19 years: "A dream since I was little"

Tough for Swenn-Larsson – far behind the leaders

Anna Swenn-Larsson had a tough Saturday at work. After barely making it to the second run, she eventually finished in 15th place.

Tough for Swenn-Larsson – far behind the leaders

Swenn Larsson fourth in slalom premiere

To the superstar Mikaela Shiffrin there was nothing to do – the American took her 98th World Cup victory when it was the slalom premiere in Finnish Levi. The Swede Anna Swenn Larsson just missed the podium – the 33-year-old finished fourth.

Swenn Larsson fourth in slalom premiere