Sweden thrash Denmark 10-0 at Women’s Ice Hockey World Championship after Canada’s rout
The Swedish women's team were determined not to be outdone by superpower Canada. Sweden crushed Denmark 10–0 at the Ice Hockey World Championship.
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Sweden’s Mira Jungåker backs Damkronorna to bring home a World Championship medal
The medal is coming home. Led by star defender Mira Jungåker, the Damkronorna are a confident team heading to the Ice Hockey World Championship in Denmark. “We won’t settle for fourth place,” she says.
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Tilde Grillfors earns World Championship call-up after scoring three goals against Switzerland
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.
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The successful defender Mira Jungåker says I just burst into tears
When 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.
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Swedish bronze disappointment - fell after extra-time drama, it's just empty
For 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.
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If they touch my goalkeeper they will suffer, says Swedish defender Jessica Adolfsson after Olympic semi-final
A nasty run-in with goalkeeper Emma Söderberg prompted Jessica Adolfsson to react immediately in the Olympic semi-final. The defender was marking USA forward Abbey Murphy. "I'm my goalkeeper's bodyguard out there," Adolfsson says after the 0–5 loss.
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Successful goalkeeper Ebba Svensson Träff in tears after semi-final loss to USA, sad of course
Damkronorna 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.
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Quick goals ruined Sweden's Olympic final dream
For 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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