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            <title><![CDATA[Sara Hector Finishes Fourth After Losing Ground in Sölden Giant Slalom Opener]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sara Hector was second after the first run of the traditional Alpine World Cup giant slalom opener in Sölden. But the Swede struggled in the second run as snow began to fall and had to settle for fourth place. American Paula Moltzan won.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:22:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hector crashed in Åre, says she is a little stiff in the neck]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sara Hector had a good run in the giant slalom in Åre - but then the Olympic silver medalist crashed out in the first run. "I was a little careless over the edge there," Hector tells SVT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:26:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Olympic squad complete, Monsén is left out]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:55:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Olympic announcement - Hector wins again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sara Hector is in great form ahead of the Olympics. She won the giant slalom competition in Spindleruv Mlyn - her eighth World Cup victory. "It feels so good, I'm so happy," says the overjoyed winner.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:57:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden's exception gives medal duo an Olympic spot]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[They 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:02:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New failure in Monsén's Olympic pursuit]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Time is running out for Swedish alpine skier Felix Monsén. His search for form has been slow, and an Olympic start is becoming increasingly unlikely.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedes sixth and seventh as Shiffrin wins Flachau slalom]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Anna Swenn Larsson finished sixth and Sara Hector seventh in Flachau. Mikaela Shiffrin won again. The superstar has won six of seven slalom races in the World Cup this winter.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:34:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish duo risks missing the Olympics - not in line with what we demand]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The capacity is said to exist, but the results show otherwise. Sweden's Olympic squad may be without men's alpine skiers. "The form and performances have not been in line with what we require," SOK's Fredrik Joulamo says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 04:33:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ice dancing couple allowed to go to the Olympics, not affected]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nikolaj Majorov and Milla Ruud Reitan were waiting for an Olympic spot. Now it is clear that the ice-dance pair will compete in Italy in February. "Of course there was time pressure; the clock is ticking," says Majorov.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:01:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tough day for the blue-yellow Olympic skiers in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With just over a month left until the Olympics in Milan and Cortina, the blue and yellow stars were still chasing their slalom form. The Swedes were well on their way to the podium in Kranjska Gora.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 09:37:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss winner calls Crans-Montana New Year's fire tragic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Olympic hopeful Sara Hector is sick - and missed out on a third consecutive podium finish in the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora. Swiss Camille Rast won the World Cup race, and paid tribute to the victims of the fire tragedy in her hometown. "We are competing for them this weekend," Rast said in the victory interview.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 10:21:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chaos in Semmering - half the starting field crashed out in the first run]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It was a tough race in Semmering. A record number - half the starting field - crashed out in the first run of Sunday's slalom. Mikaela Shiffrin handled the conditions best and won - with Cornelia Öhlund finishing a fine seventh.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:14:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Olympic captain Öhlund: It was really cool]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The breakthrough in the Alpine World Cup last season was surprisingly strong. Cornelia Öhlund was surprised herself. Did I go this fast? Wow. I remember thinking that, she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:21:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hector's super ride gave the first podium of the season]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sara Hector crashed out in the first run of Saturday's giant slalom. A day later: The alpine star made a resounding announcement with months to go until the Olympics. Second in Tremblant, Canada, and the first podium of the season.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:08:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New crush of Shiffrin – Swenn Larsson fifth]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mikaela Shiffrin shows her class during the Olympic season. The superstar took her third straight slalom victory when she won the World Cup competition at home in the United States in superior style. Sweden's Anna Swenn Larsson finished fifth - 21 hundredths of a second off the podium.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:57:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shiffrin won again – Hector eight]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mikaela Shiffrin took her second straight slalom victory this season. The American won by a full 1.23 seconds ahead of the talented Lara Colturi, Albania. Sara Hector finished eighth.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:52:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shiffrin back – completely superior in Levi]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Superstar Mikaela Shiffrin opened the Olympic slalom season in the best way possible. The American is back in earnest after her nasty injury and won by a landslide in Levi, Finland.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:25:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Alpine star: "A coach was a bit strange"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The federation's tight finances meant that she had to finance her own pre-season investment last fall. For Estelle Alphand, it turned out to be a win – which hopefully carries all the way to the Olympics in Cortina. I thought it was quite nice to be outside the national team, she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:55:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The French alpine star Nils Alphand crashed during downhill training ahead of Saturday's World Cup competition in Swiss Crans Montana and was taken to hospital by helicopter. "Nils will be kept under observation", says the French Ski Federation.]]></description>
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