Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Sweden at the Olympic Games

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IOC code: SWE
NOC: Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté
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2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
Competitors 112 in 8 sports
Flag Bearer Anja Pärson
Medals Gold
7		 Silver
2		 Bronze
5		 Total
14
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Sweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. Despite the lack of success in recent Olympics, Sweden is seventh on the all-time ranking of gold medals in the Olympics, with 39 golds, and the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport have cited Swedish athletes and teams as among the favorites in twelve events[1]. A total of 99 athletes have been selected, and Sweden have selected athletes to compete in eight of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

[edit] Silver

[edit] Bronze

[edit] Events

[edit] Alpine skiing

Men's downhill

  • Patrik Järbyn
    1. Final - 1:52.87 (33rd place)

Five men and six women have been selected for the alpine skiing events.

Men:

  • Johan Brolenius
  • Patrik Järbyn
  • Markus Larsson
  • André Myhrer
  • Fredrik Nyberg

Women:

Pärson has been cited as a favourite in the combination, Super G and the giant slalom by La Gazzetta. Larsson and Myhrer finished fourth and fifth respectively at the 2005 Alpine Skiing World Championships.

[edit] Biathlon

Four men and one woman has been selected to represent Sweden, meaning that Sweden will not send a relay team for women.

Men:

Women:

La Gazzetta named the 32-year-old Olofsson as a favourite for the 7.5 km sprint event.

[edit] Cross country skiing

A total of fifteen athletes – ten men and five women – have been selected, making the cross-country squad the largest excluding the ice hockey teams.

Men:

Women:

Öhrstig is defending World Champion at the women's sprint event, but that was in classical style[2]. Lind leads the men's cross-country World Cup at sprint, where four Swedes are in the top seven[3], which may have led to La Gazzetta citing the Swedish team as among the favourites for the men's sprint relay. They're also among the favourites for the women's sprint relay, and Peter Larsson, Lind and Thobias Fredriksson are all named as favourites for the individual sprint. Mathias Fredriksson was also named as a favourite on the double pursuit and 50 km events.

On February 14, 2006 (Day 4), Sweden won gold in both the Men's and the Women's team sprint, classic style.

[edit] Curling

Sweden is sending a team to both the women's and the men's events at the 2006 Olympics. The men's team is skipped by Peja Lindholm, and also includes Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup and Anders Kraupp. One of these will have to be reserve during the Games. The women's team is skipped by Anette Norberg, and her team mates are Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Svärd and Ulrika Bergman. La Gazzetta named the women's team as among the favourites, and they are defending World and European Champions. Lindholm's team was not named as a favourite, though they won the 2004 World Championships.

[edit] Freestyle

[edit] Moguls

Swedish athletes have only been selected for the moguls event during the Olympics; one woman and two men have been selected to compete there.

Men:

  • Jesper Björnlund
  • Fredrik Fortkord

Women:

  • Sara Kjellin
    1. Qualification Run - 24.85 points
    2. Final Run - 24.74 points (4th place)

[edit] Ice hockey

Women's Game Results

Date Opponent Score Result
February 11 Russia 3-1 W
February 13 Italy 11-0 W
February 14 Canada 1-8 L
February 17 USA 3-2 W
February 11 Canada 1-4 L

Sweden are sending both men and women's team to the Olympics, and both teams are among the favourites according to La Gazzetta.

Men's team
Number Player Club Position
1 Stefan Liv HV 71 GK
32 Mikael Tellqvist Toronto Maple Leafs GK
35 Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers GK
2 Mattias Öhlund Vancouver Canucks D
3 Kim Johnsson Philadelphia Flyers D
5 Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings D
7 Nicklas Kronwall Detroit Red Wings D
8 Christian Bäckman St. Louis Blues D
Ronnie Sundin Frölunda HC D
29 Kenny Jönsson Rögle BK D
11 Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa Senators F
12 Daniel Sedin Vancouver Canucks F
13 Mats Sundin Toronto Maple Leafs F
19 Markus Näslund Vancouver Canucks F
20 Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks F
21 Peter Forsberg Philadelphia Flyers F
22 Per-Johan Axelsson Boston Bruins F
26 Samuel Påhlsson Anaheim Mighty Ducks F
33 Fredrik Modin Tampa Bay Lightning F
37 Mikael Samuelsson Detroit Red Wings F
40 Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings F
51 Mika Hannula HV 71 F
72 Jörgen Jönsson Färjestads BK F
96 Tomas Holmström Detroit Red Wings F
Women's team
Number Player Club Position
1 Cecilia Andersson Concordia University Stingers GK
30 Kim Martin AIK GK
2 Elin Holmlöv AIK D
4 Jenni Asserholt Örebro HK D
21 Joa Elfsberg Brynäs IF D
22 Emma Eliasson MODO D
23 Gunilla Andersson Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey D
27 Ylva Lindberg Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey D
3 Frida Nevalainen MODO F
7 Maria Rooth Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey F
8 Erika Holst Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey F
12 Jenny Lindqvist Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey F
15 Katarina Timglas AIK F
16 Pernilla Winberg AIK F
17 Ann-Louise Edstrand Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey F
18 Kristina Lundberg MODO F
19 Emilie O'Konor AIK F
24 Nanna Jansson Brynäs IF F
25 Therese Sjölander MODO F
28 Danijela Rundqvist AIK F

[edit] Snowboard

[edit] Giant Slalom

Men's Parallel Giant Slalom

  Qualification  
Name Blue Course Red Course Total 1/8 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Richard Rikardsson 34.76 36.70 01:11.46 Heat 6
2nd place		 - - - -
Daniel Biveson 36.07 36.08 01:12.15 Heat 1
2nd place		 - - - -
Filip Fischer 36.46 36.97 01:13.43 - - - - -

Women's Parallel Giant Slalom

  Qualification  
Name Blue Course Red Course Total 1/8 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Aprilia Hagglof 41.34 41.77 01:23.11 Heat 1
2nd place		 - - - -
Sara Fischer 40.91 did not finish - - - - - -

[edit] Halfpipe

Men’s Halfpipe

In Men’s Halfpipe, there were two qualifying runs. The top 6 men from each qualifying run were advanced to the finals. In the first qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from 39.4 - 43.8 points. In the second qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from a 37.9 - 45.3 points. Shaun White from the United States won the gold medal with a final run score of 46.8 points. Andy Finch of the United States had the lowest final score of 24.7 points and took 12th place.

  Qualification Final  
Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Final Rank
Micael Lundmark 32.5 points 27.2 points - - -
Mikael Sandy 19.7 points 14.0 points - - -
Stefan Karlsson 11.5 points 8.7 points - - -

Women’s Halfpipe

In Women’s Halfpipe, there were two qualifying runs. The top 6 women from each qualifying run were advanced to the finals. In the first qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from 34.5 - 44.9 points. In the second qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from a 34.8 - 43.1 points. Hannah Teter from the United States won the gold medal with a final run score of 46.4 points. Chikako Fushimi of the Japan had the lowest final score of 15.6 points and took 12th place.

  Qualification Final  
Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Final Rank
Anna Olofsson 27.4 points 24.4 points - - -

[edit] Snowboard Cross

Men's Snowboard Cross

  Qualification  
Name Run 1 Run 2 1/8 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Jonatan Johansson 1:26.72 1:23.38 Heat 1
2nd place		 Quarterfinal 1
3rd place		 - Classification 9-12 12th place
Mattias Blomberg 1:23.98 1:22.48 Heat 2
3rd place		 - - - -
Jonte Grundelius 1:24.53 1:21.85 Heat 5
4th place		 - - - -

Women's Snowboard Cross

  Qualification  
Name Run 1 Run 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Maria Danielsson 1:30.01 2:06.56 Quarterfinal 2
2nd place		 Semifinal 1
4th place		 Small final 6th place

[edit] Speed skating

Men's 500m

Name Race 1 Race 2 Total Rank
Erik Zachrisson 35.80 35.81 71.61 20th place

Men's 1000m

Name Final Rank
Erik Zachrisson Disqualified -

Men's 1500m

Name Final Rank
Johan Röjler 1:50.50 33rd place

Men's 5000m

Name Final Rank
Johan Röjler 6:29.24 12th place

Men's 10000m

Name Final Rank
Johan Röjler 13:29.50 10th place

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ (Italian) "Quindici sport in cerca di podio" (10 January 2006), La Gazzetta dello Sport, pp. 4-6
  2. ^ FIS-Ski - resultats, URL retrieved 22 January 2006
  3. ^ FIS-Ski - Cup Standings, URL retrieved 22 January 2006

[edit] Further reference


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