https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish skiing star Helene Ripa took home gold at the Sochi Paralympics on Monday, after a dramatic comeback in the women's 15-kilometre race. https://www.thelocal.se/20140310/ripa-zips-past-ukrainian-for-swedish-paralympic-gold Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:14:00 +0100 ripa-zips-past-ukrainian-for-swedish-paralympic-gold The Paralympic Games' most decorated male athlete, Jonas Jacobsson of Sweden, on Wednesday shot his way to the 17th gold of his career, taking the men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 title in London. https://www.thelocal.se/20120906/43038 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:13:00 +0200 43038 Glenn Ikonen, a member of Sweden's Paralympic curling team, has been issued with a two-year suspension for failing a drugs test as his teammates secure their place in the finals in Vancouver. https://www.thelocal.se/20100320/25642 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:06:00 +0100 25642 Håkan Axelsson, the only athlete at the Vancouver Paralympics with both a visual impairment and an amputation, is gunning for gold on Wednesday in the 12.5 km biathlon. https://www.thelocal.se/20100317/25570 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:43:00 +0100 25570 Swedish athletes have finally won gold in Beijing as two of the country’s Paralympians achieved victory on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080908/14206 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:12:00 +0200 14206