Sweden at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:	SWE
Nocname:	Swedish Olympic Committee
Games:	Winter Olympics
Year:	2014
Website:
Location:	Sochi
Competitors:	106
Sports:	9
Flagbearer:	Anders Södergren (opening)^[1] Charlotte Kalla (closing)^[2]
Rank:	14
Gold:	2
Silver:	7
Bronze:	6
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Swedish Olympic Committee (Swedish: Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK) sent 106 athletes to the Games, 61 men and 45 women, to compete in nine sports. 38 of the 98 events had Swedish participation. The youngest athlete in the delegation was freestyle skier Sandra Näslund, at 17 years old, while ice hockey player Daniel Alfredsson was the oldest athlete at 41. Alfredsson competed in his fifth Olympics, and he thus became the first Swedish ice hockey player that has participated in five Olympic tournaments. 55 athletes were Olympic debutants. Sweden won 15 medals in total, making the Sochi games Sweden's most successful Winter Games ever in terms of medals. However, the number of gold medals (2) was lower than in the two previous Winter Games.

Medalists

Medals by sport
Sport	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
Cross-country skiing	2	5	4	11
Curling	0	1	1	2
Ice hockey	0	1	0	1
Freestyle skiing	0	0	1	1
Total	2	7	6	15

Medals by date
Day	Date	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
Day 1	8 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	1	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	1
Day 2	9 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	1	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	1
Day 3	10 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	0	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	0
Day 4	11 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	1	bgcolor=FFDAB9	1	2
Day 5	12 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	0	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	0
Day 6	13 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	1	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	1
Day 7	14 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	1	bgcolor=FFDAB9	1	2
Day 8	15 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	1	bgcolor=DCE5E5	0	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	1
Day 9	16 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	1	bgcolor=DCE5E5	0	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	1
Day 10	17 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	0	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	0
Day 11	18 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	0	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	0
Day 12	19 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	0	bgcolor=FFDAB9	2	2
Day 13	20 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	1	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	1
Day 14	21 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	0	bgcolor=FFDAB9	2	2
Day 15	22 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	0	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	0
Day 16	23 February	bgcolor=F7F6A8	0	bgcolor=DCE5E5	1	bgcolor=FFDAB9	0	1
Total		2	7	6	15

Multiple medalists
Name	Sport	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
Charlotte Kalla	Cross-country skiing	1	2	0	3
Marcus Hellner	Cross-country skiing	1	1	0	2
Johan Olsson	Cross-country skiing	1	1	0	2
Ida Ingemarsdotter	Cross-country skiing	1	0	1	2
Daniel Richardsson	Cross-country skiing	1	0	1	2
Teodor Peterson	Cross-country skiing	0	1	1	2
Emil Jönsson	Cross-country skiing	0	0	2	2

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date

Summary

On 8 February, the first competition day, cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla won the first Swedish medal at the Games. She won the silver medal in the women's 15 km skiathlon event, finishing behind Norway's Marit Bjørgen. Snowboarder Sven Thorgren finished in fourth place in the men's slopestyle, just 1.25 points behind the bronze medalist.

The second medal came the second day, 9 February. Defending Olympic champion Marcus Hellner won the silver medal in the men's 30 km skiathlon behind gold medalist Dario Cologna of Switzerland.

After a chaotic cross-country sprint final on 11 February, Teodor Peterson and Emil Jönsson could pinch a medal each, silver and bronze respective. It was Sweden's third and fourth medal at the Games, all won in cross-country skiing. Marcus Hellner also participated in the final, but finished in sixth place after a fall. In the women's final, Ida Ingemarsdotter finished fifth. Another fifth place was obtained by Emma Dahlström, in the women's slopestyle final.

On 13 February, Charlotte Kalla won her second silver medal of the games, outraced only by gold medal winner Justyna Kowalczyk in the women's 10 km classical. Henrik Harlaut finished 6th in the men's slopestyle.

On 14 February, Johan Olsson and Daniel Richardsson added yet another silver medal, as well as another bronze medal, to the Swedish cross-country team's medal tally in the men's 15 km classical. Richardsson edged Iivo Niskanen of Finland by two tenths of a second to win the bronze.

15 February saw Sweden's first gold medal as Charlotte Kalla overcame a 25-second deficit in the fourth leg of the women's relay, and raced past Krista Lähteenmäki of Finland and Denise Herrmann of Germany in the home stretch. In ice hockey, Sweden's women's team qualified for the semi-finals after defeating Finland with 4–2 in the quarterfinal.

The second gold medal came on 16 February, as Marcus Hellner completed a strong team effort in the men's relay, crossing the finish line almost half a minute ahead of silver medalists Russia. Sweden's men's curling team qualified for the semi-finals after finishing with an 8–1 record in the round robin.

On 17 February, Sweden's women's ice hockey team lost their semifinal against United States with 6–1. Sweden's women's curling team qualified for the semifinals after finishing with a 7–2 record in the round robin.

On 18 February, alpine skier Maria Pietilä Holmner finished 6th in women's giant slalom. Fredrik Lindström also finished 6th, in the men's mass start event in biathlon.

Sweden gained two bronze medals on 19 February, when the team sprint finals were conducted. Stina Nilsson overtook German skier Denise Herrmann in the home stretch to secure her and Ida Ingemarsdotter's bronze medal in the women's event. Emil Jönsson and Teodor Peterson gained the bronze medal in the men's event after German skier Tim Tscharnke fell late in the race. In curling, the Swedish women's team won their semifinal against Switzerland's team with 7–5. The men's team however lost their semifinal against Great Britain's team with 5–6. In ice hockey, the Swedish team won their quarterfinal against Slovenia with 5–0 and qualified for the semifinals.

The first Swedish medal outside the cross-country skiing events was earned on 20 February, after the Swedish women's curling team lost their final game against Canada with the score 3–6. In women's ice hockey, Sweden lost the bronze medal game against Switzerland with 3–4, finishing fourth.

An additional curling medal was earned on 21 February after Niklas Edin's team won the bronze medal game in men's curling after defeating China with 6–4. Anna Holmlund won a bronze, and Sandra Näslund finished 5th, in women's ski cross. Sweden's men's ice hockey team secured a place in the final after defeating Finland with 2–1 in the semi-finals. In alpine skiing, Frida Hansdotter finished 5th and Emelie Wikström 6th in women's slalom.

In the men's ice hockey tournament, Sweden won silver, losing the final match to Canada 0–3 on the final day of the Olympics, on 23 February.

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Axel Bäck	Slalom	49.02	24
Mattias Hargin	47.45	=3	56.15	17	1:43.60	=7
Markus Larsson	48.04	10	55.56	13	1:43.60	=7
André Myhrer	47.15	2
Matts Olsson	Giant slalom	1:23.01	18	1:24.05	10	2:47.06	14

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Frida Hansdotter	Giant slalom	1:20.51	15	1:19.34	14	2:39.85	13
Slalom	54.05	8	51.85	4	1:45.90	5
Sara Hector	Downhill	1:44.23	25
Super-G	1:28.71	21
Combined	1:46.54	26	51.31	5	2:37.85	13
Kajsa Kling	Downhill	1:43.69	23
Super-G
Giant slalom	1:20.47	14	1:19.83	=23	2:40.30	18
Jessica Lindell-Vikarby	Super-G
Giant slalom	1:18.40	2	1:19.62	20	2:38.02	7
Maria Pietilä Holmner	Giant slalom	1:19.45	7	1:18.37	5	2:37.82	6
Slalom			Did not advance
Anna Swenn-Larsson	Slalom	54.58	12	53.33	19	1:47.91	11
Emelie Wikström	54.55	11	51.56	3	1:46.11	6

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
align=left rowspan=3	Tobias Arwidson	Men's sprint	26:11.8	1 (1+0)	42
Men's pursuit	35:51.2	0 (0+0+0+0)	28
Men's individual	54:03.0	1 (1+0+0+0)	41
align=left rowspan=3	Carl Johan Bergman	Men's sprint	25:35.9	1 (0+1)	24
Men's pursuit	36:20.9	3 (0+1+0+2)	34
Men's individual	53:37.5	3 (1+0+0+2)	37
align=left rowspan=4	Björn Ferry	Men's sprint	25:36.4	2 (2+0)	25
Men's pursuit	36:06.9	3 (1+0+2+0)	30
Men's individual	51:18.3	1 (0+0+1+0)	12
Men's mass start	43:48.3	3 (1+1+1+0)	12
align=left rowspan=4	Fredrik Lindström	Men's sprint	25:21.0	0 (0+0)	18
Men's pursuit	34:45.7	3 (0+0+1+2)	13
Men's individual	51:50.2	2 (0+1+0+1)	15
Men's mass start	43:30.5	2 (0+1+0+1)	6
Tobias Arwidson Carl Johan Bergman Björn Ferry Fredrik Lindström	Men's team relay	1:14:32.0	5 (0+5)	10

Christoffer Eriksson was also selected as a reserve.

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Distance

Men

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Marcus Hellner	15 km classical	39:46.9	+1:17.2	10
30 km skiathlon	36:03.1	=9	31:41.4	3	1:08:15.8	+0.4
align=left rowspan=2	Lars Nelson	15 km classical	40:08.8	+1:39.1	15
30 km skiathlon	36:00.2	3	32:06.3	10	1:08:37.7	+22.3	10
align=left rowspan=2	Johan Olsson	15 km classical	38:58.2	+28.5
50 km freestyle	1:47:27.3	+32.1	9
align=left rowspan=3	Daniel Richardsson	15 km classical	39:08.5	+38.8
30 km skiathlon	35:59.5	2	32:02.6	9	1:08:31.7	+16.3	7
50 km freestyle	1:47:19.6	+24.4	8
align=left rowspan=2	Anders Södergren	30 km skiathlon	36:05.4	14	32:09.6	13	1:08:46.9	+31.5	14
50 km freestyle	1:47:13.0	+17.8	7
Marcus Hellner Lars Nelson Johan Olsson Daniel Richardsson	4×10 km relay	1:28:42.0	+0.0

Women

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Anna Haag	10 km classical	30:04.5	+1:46.7	20
30 km freestyle	1:12:40.1	+1:34.9	11
Britta Johansson Norgren	15 km skiathlon	19:59.3	24	21:17.2	48	41:51.0	+3:17.4	39
align=left rowspan=3	Charlotte Kalla	10 km classical	28:36.2	+18.4
15 km skiathlon	19:11.6	3	18:50.3	2	38:35.4	+1.8
30 km freestyle	1:16:18.5	+5:13.3	34
align=left rowspan=3	Sara Lindborg	10 km classical	29:56.2	+1:38.4	16
15 km skiathlon	19:56.1	21	20:01.6	19	40:32.4	+1:58.8	20
30 km freestyle	1:18:03.9	+6:58.7	39
align=left rowspan=3	Emma Wikén	10 km classical	29:38.9	+1:21.1	12
15 km skiathlon	19:48.5	14	19:44.9	13	40:07.2	+1:33.6	9
30 km freestyle	1:12:31.6	+1:26.4	8
Anna Haag Ida Ingemarsdotter Charlotte Kalla Emma Wikén	4×5 km relay	53:02.7	+0.0

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Calle Halfvarsson	align=left rowspan=4	Sprint	3:33.11	10 Q	3:39.13	4	Did not advance
Marcus Hellner	3:35.38	15 Q	3:33.62	3 q	3:36.98	4 q	5:24.31	6
Emil Jönsson	3:30.77	5 Q	3:33.20	1 Q	3:37.43	2 Q	3:58.13
Teodor Peterson	3:31.43	6 Q	3:33.34	2 Q	3:36.48	2 Q	3:39.61
Emil Jönsson Teodor Peterson	Team sprint	23:28.22	3 q	23:30.01

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hanna Erikson	align=left rowspan=4	Sprint	2:48.83	52	Did not advance
Ida Ingemarsdotter	2:34.16	5 Q	2:36.64	2 Q	2:36.05	3 q	2:42.04	5
Britta Johansson Norgren	2:35.98	15 Q	2:37.86	3	Did not advance
Stina Nilsson	2:35.37	10 Q	2:34.01	2 Q	2:36.42	5	Did not advance
Ida Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson	Team sprint	16:48.76	2 Q	16:23.82

Simon Persson was also selected but did not participate in any of the events.

Curling

See main article: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage										Tiebreaker	Semifinal	Final /
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Niklas Edin Sebastian Kraupp Viktor Kjäll Fredrik Lindberg Oskar Eriksson	Men's tournament	W 7–5	W 8–4	W 7–6	L 5–8	W 5–4	W 6–5	W 8–4	W 8–4	W 6–4	1 Q		L 5–6	W 6–4
Margaretha Sigfridsson Maria Prytz Christina Bertrup Maria Wennerström	Women's tournament	W 6–4	L 3–9	W 7–4	W 9–8	W 7–6	L 6–7	W 7–6	W 5–4	W 8–4	2 Q		W 7–5	L 3–6

Men's tournament

See main article: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament.

Team: Niklas Edin, Sebastian Kraupp, Viktor Kjäll, Fredrik Lindberg and Oskar Eriksson (reserve)

Round Robin

Round-robin

Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

Women's tournament

See main article: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament.

Team: Margaretha Sigfridsson, Maria Prytz, Christina Bertrup, Maria Wennerström and Agnes Knochenhauer (reserve)

Round Robin

Round-robin

Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Semifinal

Gold medal game

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Athlete	Event					Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Alexander Majorov	Men's singles	83.81	10 Q	141.05	16	224.86	14
Viktoria Helgesson	Ladies' singles	47.84	27	Did not advance

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Moguls

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Run 1				Run 2				Run 1				Run 2				Run 3
		Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank
Ludvig Fjällström	align=left rowspan=2	Men's moguls	26.33	14.80	20.38	16 Q	25.44	14.50	20.50	7 Q	25.30	13.76	19.83	19	Did not advance
Per Spett	25.05	14.05	20.24	17 Q	25.81	14.28	20.11	10 Q	25.17	15.68	21.81	12 Q	27.39	8.38	13.47	11	Did not advance

Ski cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
John Eklund	align=left rowspan=3	Men's ski cross	1:18.97	27	1 Q	3	Did not advance		11
Michael Forslund	1:18.33	22	3	Did not advance			22
Victor Öhling Norberg	1:15.59	1	1 Q	3	Did not advance		9
Anna Holmlund	align=left rowspan=2	Women's ski cross	1:22.21	4	1 Q	2 Q	1 FA	3
Sandra Näslund	1:23.28	10	1 Q	2 Q	FB	1	5

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Slopestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Henrik Harlaut	align=left rowspan=3	Men's slopestyle	29.20	83.20	83.20	11 Q	83.80	84.40	84.40	6
Jesper Tjäder	61.00	14.20	61.00	24	Did not advance
Oscar Wester	72.80	28.80	72.80	18	Did not advance
Emma Dahlström	Women's slopestyle	9.20	79.20	79.20	6 Q	72.80	75.40	75.40	5

Ice hockey

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Qualification playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal /	Final / /
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sweden men's	Men's tournament	W 4–2	W 1–0	W 5–3	1 QQ		W 5–0	W 2–1	L 0–4
Sweden women's	Women's tournament	W 1–0	W 4–0	L 1–3	2 Q		W 4–2	L 1–6	L 3–4	4

Men's tournament

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament.

Roster

Group stage--------

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Gold medal game

Women's tournament

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament.

Roster

Group stage--------

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Semifinal				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Niklas Mattsson	Men's slopestyle	82.75	57.25	82.75	7 QS	44.75	36.50	44.75	15	Did not advance
Sven Thorgren	94.25	36.75	94.25	3 QF	83.75	87.50	87.50	4

Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

Speed skating

See main article: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	David Andersson	1000 m	1:12.40	38
1500 m	1:50.29	38

See also

• Sweden at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
• Sweden at the 2014 Winter Paralympics

External links

• Sweden at the 2014 Winter Olympics
• Swedish Olympic Team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers . . 7 February 2014 . olympic.org . . 7 February 2014.
2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. 23 February 2014.