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 The Swedish curling team has claimed the bronze at the Paralympics overcoming the USA 7-5 in Vancouver on Saturday. The host nation, Canada won the gold after beating the Koreans 8-7. https://www.thelocal.se/20100322/25658 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:18:00 +0100 25658 Sweden will face Italy in a tie-break in the Paralympic wheelchair curling in Vancouver on Friday in a surprise extra match to decide who would progress to the semi-final stage. https://www.thelocal.se/20100319/25614 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:38:00 +0100 25614 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 Sweden's sledge hockey team received a thumping in Vancouver on Sunday as Canada posted a 10-1 win in the second group game at the Paralympic Games. https://www.thelocal.se/20100315/25530 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:23:00 +0100 25530 Johan Olsson claimed Sweden's 11th medal of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games when fortune favoured him in the battle for the bronze in the men's 50 kilometre cross-country classic. https://www.thelocal.se/20100301/25264 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:44:00 +0100 25264 The Swedish women's curling team, the reigning Olympic champions, triumphed over Canada 7-6 in the curling final on Friday after forcing an extra end when defeat seemed imminent. https://www.thelocal.se/20100227/25246 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:13:00 +0100 25246 Sweden, the defending Olympic men's hockey champions, has been eliminated from the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Wednesday, losing to Slovakia 4-3 in their quarter-final. https://www.thelocal.se/20100225/25196 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:23:00 +0100 25196 Sweden claimed the 4x10 kilometres cross country relay gold on Wednesday, for a record fifth time. Norway settled for silver with the Czechs taking the bronze. https://www.thelocal.se/20100225/25192 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:40:00 +0100 25192 Sweden claimed a valiant silver behind Germany in the women's cross country team sprint event at Vancouver Winter Olympics on Monday, the team's fifth medal in the sport. https://www.thelocal.se/20100223/25150 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:55:00 +0100 25150 Sweden clinched a place in the last eight of the Vancouver Winter Olympic https://www.thelocal.se/20100222/25130 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0100 25130 Old antagonists and neighbours Sweden and Norway will meet in both the men's and women's team sprints to decide who gets the cross-country bragging rights at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games. https://www.thelocal.se/20100222/25126 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:42:00 +0100 25126 Riesch and Pärson both came away from the downhill and super-G medal-less, https://www.thelocal.se/20100221/25118 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:01:00 +0100 25118 Veteran Swedish skier Patrik Järbyn saw his Olympic career come to an abrupt end on Friday as he crashed out of the super-G at the Vancouver Olympics. https://www.thelocal.se/20100220/25108 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:12:00 +0100 25108 Reigning Olympic champions Sweden saw off the challenge of Belarus on Friday, eight years on from a defeat at the hands of the same opponents that still haunts the men in blue and yellow. https://www.thelocal.se/20100219/25106 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:54:00 +0100 25106 Swedish cross-country skier Anna Haag clinched a superb second spot on Friday in the 15 km pursuit event at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. https://www.thelocal.se/20100219/25104 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:27:00 +0100 25104 Swedish skier Anja Pärson battled through the pain barrier to claim an heroic bronze medal in the women's super-combined at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. https://www.thelocal.se/20100218/25082 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:26:00 +0100 25082 Sweden opened their Olympic hockey title defence with a 2-0 victory over Germany on Wednesday with goals from Mattius Öhlund and Loui Ericksson. https://www.thelocal.se/20100218/25060 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:50:00 +0100 25060 Swedish skier Anja Pärson crashed out of the women's downhill in Whistler on Wednesday leaving American Lindsey Vonn to claim the gold. https://www.thelocal.se/20100218/25058 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:36:00 +0100 25058 Sweden's curling team stunned Britain's world champions with a 6-4 win on the first day of Vancouver 2010 men's curling competition on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100217/25038 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:55:00 +0100 25038 Sweden's Anja Pärson and Maria Rieschen of Germany will be doing their best to make sure Lindsey Vonn's expected gold medal streak does not take the shine off their own Olympic Games. https://www.thelocal.se/20100217/25034 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:01:00 +0100 25034