Speed 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 Swedish ice-dance pair Milla Ruud Reitan and Nikolaj Majorov finished 13th in the final at the European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield. Their placement is the highest ever for a Swedish ice-dance pair, according to the Swedish Figure Skating Federation.
SportsOlympic-ready Milla Ruud Reitan and Nikolaj Majorov are through to the finals at the European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield.
SportsThe months immediately after Russia launched its offensive war against Ukraine were the worst. At the time, Swedish figure skating star Nikolaj Mayorov hid his Russian roots. "Then I was Nikolaj from Denmark," says the 25-year-old who hopes to compete in the Olympics.
SportsOn Wednesday morning, it became clear that Sweden had secured a quota place in ice dancing for the 2026 Olympics in Milan-Cortina, thanks to the pair Milla Ruud Reitan and Nikolaj Majorov's fifth place in the autumn qualifiers. However, the place is hanging in the balance as Norwegian Milla Ruud Reitan has not yet received Swedish citizenship.
SportsIt will be no Olympic Games for the Swedish ice dancers Milla Ruud Reitan and Nikolaj Majorov – they ended up just outside the quota spot in the Olympic Games qualification.
SportsThe first program is completed and right now the Swedish ice dance pair Milla Ruud Reitan and Nikolaj Majorov have an Olympic Games spot in their hands. The duo struck with a personal best in the rhythmic dance and are third ahead of Sunday's final of the qualifying competition in Peking.
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