After two straight Olympic tournaments without NHL players, they're back. The last time that happened, twelve years ago, Canada beat Sweden in the Olympic final - Finland is the reigning champion.
Ice hockeyThe United States has suffered a setback ahead of the Olympic ice hockey tournament. Defenseman Seth Jones, a Stanley Cup champion with Florida, will miss the games in Milan due to injury.
Ice hockeySweden is prepared to contribute, among other things, JAS Gripen fighter jets to a possible peacekeeping force in Ukraine. The details of the operation are unclear, but Ewa Skoog Haslum, head of the Swedish Defence Operations Command, states: "All our active operations are risky."
SwedenIt was E-Type's day in "Stars at the Castle" - and viewers tuned in. The SVT program attracted 1.1 million viewers when the artist talked about his life and career. That was enough for second place in the TV rankings.
TV & filmLatvian author Nora Ikstena has died at the age of 56 after a serious illness, her relatives confirmed to Latvian media.
EntertainmentLatvian authorities have discovered damage to a cable in the Baltic Sea, the country's Prime Minister said on X.
World politicsFor the fifth year in a row, Sweden will play in the semi-finals of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship - against Finland. This comes after they eliminated Latvia 6–3 in the quarter-finals. "We did well in that," Anton Frondell tells SVT.
Ice hockeyFor the first time in 12 years, NHL players are back, making the men's Olympic hockey tournament a star-studded affair. Sweden's squad will be announced on Friday - here's what it could look like.
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