Damkronorna captain Erika Holst has named the squad for the Ice Hockey World Championship in Denmark. Eighteen-year-old Tilde Grillfors is included. “An awesome player and an awesome person,” says Holst.
Ice hockeyA dream start with 1-0 after just 47 seconds - then the fun was over for Erika Holst in her debut as Damkronorna's national team captain. Switzerland turned it around for a 4-2 victory.
Ice hockeyNational team coach Erika Holst has named her first Tre Kronor squad. Tilde Grillfors, 18, and Ella Albinsson, 23, get their chance. "The squad feels exciting," Holst says in a press release.
Ice hockeyHeavy loss in the bronze medal match - then Damkronorna captain Anna Kjellbin sharply criticized the standard of refereeing. "Women's hockey has developed so much that you need higher standards and better referees," she says.
Ice hockeyWhen Switzerland crushed the women's bronze medal dream, Mira Jungåker burst into tears. When the skier left the Olympic ice in Milan for the last time, she stood alone for a moment with her thoughts. "There's just an emptiness in my whole body," said the 20-year-old after the sudden-death loss.
SportsFor four minutes, the Olympic bronze medal seemed to be in the hands of the Women's Crowns - but it slipped away after extra-time drama. Switzerland snatched the bronze from the Swedes with a 2-1 victory.
SportsDamkronorna goalkeeper Ebba Svensson Träff, who had success earlier in the Olympics, was substituted and left in tears after the semi-final loss to the USA. "It's sad, of course, that we lost. We would have liked to play in the final," she said with a trembling voice after the 0–5 loss.
Ice hockeyFor almost two periods, Tre Kronor women gave the world champion U.S. team a game in the Olympic semi-finals. Then everything fell apart. Three quick American goals decided the game and the U.S. won 5–0.
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