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.
Ice hockeyThere is turmoil in the ice hockey world after the CAS ruling allowing Russia to compete in the World Cup. Several countries, including Sweden, refuse to play against the Russian national team. Now Russia is responding. “It is childish,” says Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev.
Ice hockeyRussia will not be allowed to compete in the Junior World Championship in Canada in December and January, despite the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that the country could return to international ice hockey. This was announced by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Ice hockeyTurku will not host the 2027–2028 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if Russia is allowed to participate, the Finnish city says on its website.
Ice hockeyUkraine will stop attacking Russian oil refineries if the United States supplies Kyiv with Patriot missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News.
ConflictsThe US government has approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine.
World politicsThe EU and Canada will deepen their cooperation and work together in several areas, with the goal of Canada becoming an “associate member” next year. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said this at a meeting with top EU officials. The new cooperation already means that Canada will contribute to the EU’s emergency loan to Ukraine, worth just over SEK 1,000 billion.
World politicsWhat does “associate membership” in the EU actually mean? The Commission’s choice of words about Canada is causing irritation among member states, as the EU and Canada hold a summit.
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