Jonna Sundling is the favorite as skiers chase new Olympic gold; biathlete Sebastian Samuelsson is aiming for revenge; and in Cortina, curling siblings Rasmus and Isabella Wranå can take home the most prestigious medal. Today, Sweden has several chances to climb the Olympic medal table.
SportsWill there be another showdown by Norwegian ski king Johannes Høsflot Klæbo in the Olympic sprint? Not if Alvar Myhlback prevails. I'm not afraid of him in a showdown, says the super-prospect.
SportsJonna Sundling is the favorite as Sweden's women's skiers chase another gold, and biathlete Sebastian Samuelsson aims for revenge. On Tuesday, Sweden has several chances to climb the Olympic medal table.
SportsSpeed skater Felix Monsén has not been allowed to participate in the Olympics. He was not given the nod by the Swedish Olympic Committee. Monsén is critical of the decision. "The justification is that I have not met the basic criteria to be allowed to compete," he tells SVT.
SportsThey lack recent results that would justify an Olympic spot. But the Swedish Olympic Committee is making an exception and selecting Jesper Tjäder and Henrik Harlaut, both former Olympic medalists, for the Games in Italy in February. "Now I'm on my way," Harlaut says. He has had major injury problems.
SportsThe World Cup in Goms, Switzerland, this week is the cross-country skiers' last competition before the Olympics. Linn Svahn is back again.
SportsOne World Cup race was all that was needed. Calle Halfvarsson is ready for the Olympics in Italy after finishing sixth in Oberhof this weekend. "I'm going for a medal," the cross-country veteran tells SVT.
SportsSunday's World Cup race, a 10-kilometer classic in Oberhof, was the last chance in the hunt for an Olympic ticket. Then Calle Halfvarsson silenced the doubters, had a great race, and finished sixth. "I don't know how I managed to put this together," Halfvarsson said.
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