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Alpine Team Prepares for Olympic Season After Last Year's Challenges
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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
Swedish Junior World Championship success continues – silver in slalom
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Swedish Junior World Championship success continues – silver in slalom

Jakobsen's fury - snapped both his poles
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Jakobsen's fury - snapped both his poles

Kristoffer Jakobsen's hunt for a medal in the Alpine World Championship was over after 13 seconds. Then he straddled a gate
Hector's World Championship disappointment: "Doesn't help to dig a hole"
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Hector's World Championship disappointment: "Doesn't help to dig a hole"

The Swede Sara Hector was one of the gold candidates in the World Championship giant slalom, but didn't make it in Saalbach. The reigning Olympic champion finished sixth
Swedish Gold Hope Sara Hector: "Will be my most fun World Championship"
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Swedish Gold Hope Sara Hector: "Will be my most fun World Championship"

Olympic Games gold and several victories in the World Cup, but in the World Championship, it has been as if cursed in the pursuit of the absolute perfect score. Sara Hector gets a new chance when the giant slalom is decided in Saalbach
Alpine superstar changed her mind – gold worth
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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
Swedish success – medal directly at the World Championship
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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
Medal chances increase – new father is in
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Medal chances increase – new father is in

Sweden's medal chances on the first day of the World Championship in alpine skiing increase significantly. Kristoffer Jakobsen will participate in Tuesday's team competition despite having just become a father
Silence speaks for Sweden's greatest World Championship hope
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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
Funds his own investment – ready for the World Championship
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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
Swedish Skier's Heavy World Championship Debut – Crashed Out in First Run
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Swedish Skier's Heavy World Championship Debut – Crashed Out in First Run

Kristoffer Jakobsen wanted a new receipt that his form is on the rise. He didn't get it
Jakobsen hundredths from the podium: "Damn sour"
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Jakobsen hundredths from the podium: "Damn sour"

The Swedish slalom veteran Kristoffer Jakobsen struck with a brilliant second run in the World Championship in Kitzbühel. Then the 30-year-old climbed to a fourth place – only two hundredths from the podium
Third Consecutive Crash for Swedish Star
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Third Consecutive Crash for Swedish Star

It doesn't go well for slalom skier Kristoffer Jakobsen - for the third World Cup competition in a row, the 30-year-old crashed out already in the first run. Over 30 skiers crashed out of the competition in Madonna di Campiglio, where Bulgarian Albert Popov won
Jakobsen's new setback – skied out again
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Jakobsen's new setback – skied out again

Sweden's great slalom hope on the men's side, Kristoffer Jakobsen, has been inconsistent and given so far this season. In Alta Badia, it ended already in the first run for the second competition in a row – after a gate fault
The Success: Takes Career's Fourth Podium Position
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The Success: Takes Career's Fourth Podium Position

Swedish Kristoffer Jakobsen delivered a super run in the slalom in Austrian Gurgl – so good that he climbed all the way up to a fine second place. It was the 30-year-old's fourth WC podium in his career
New success for samba-dancing Northerner
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New success for samba-dancing Northerner

Four in the giant slalom premiere – and four in the slalom premiere. The comebacking Norwegian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen can ski even when he wears Brazil's colors
Guide: Ahead of the Alpine Premiere in Sölden
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Guide: Ahead of the Alpine Premiere in Sölden

An Austrian legend is making a comeback for the Netherlands, a Norwegian star will compete for Brazil – and an American giant is chasing their 100th victory. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the alpine World Championship cup start in Sölden
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