Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Sweden at the
2006 Winter Olympics
Flag of Sweden.svg
IOC code SWE
NOC Swedish Olympic Committee
Website www.sok.se  (in Swedish and English)
in Turin
Competitors106 (63 men, 43 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearers Anja Pärson (opening) [1]
Anette Norberg (closing) [2]
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
7
Silver
2
Bronze
5
Total
14
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Sweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports. When the medals were summed up, Sweden had managed seven gold medals, two silver and five bronze, making it Sweden's best result ever in the Winter Olympics in terms of both medals and gold medals earned, [3] and gave Sweden a 6th place in the medal table.

Contents

Sweden won gold medals in five different Winter Olympic sports, shattering the previous record of two.

Medalists

The following Swedish athletes won medals at the games:

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Thobias Fredriksson
Björn Lind
Cross-country skiing Men's team sprint 14 February
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lina Andersson
Anna Dahlberg
Cross-country skiing Women's team sprint 14 February
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Anja Pärson Alpine skiing Women's slalom 22 February
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Björn Lind Cross-country skiing Men's individual sprint 22 February
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ulrika Bergman
Cathrine Lindahl
Eva Lund
Anette Norberg
Anna Svärd
Curling Women's tournament 23 February
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Anna Carin Olofsson Biathlon Women's mass start 25 February
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sweden men's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey Men's tournament 26 February
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Anna Carin Olofsson Biathlon Women's sprint 16 February
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Sweden women's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey Women's tournament 20 February
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Anja Pärson Alpine skiing Women's downhill 15 February
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Anja Pärson Alpine skiing Women's combined 18 February
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mathias Fredriksson
Mats Larsson
Johan Olsson
Anders Södergren
Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 10 km relay 19 February
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Thobias Fredriksson Cross-country skiing Men's individual sprint 22 February
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Anna Ottosson Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom 24 February

Alpine skiing

2004 and 2005 World Cup overall champion Anja Pärson won bronze medals in the women's combined and downhill, before claiming her first Olympic gold medal in the slalom. [4] Anna Ottosson also earned a medal, winning the second run in the women's giant slalom to claim bronze. [5]

Men
Athlete [5] EventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3TotalRank
Johan Brolenius Slalom 54.3750.44n/a1:44.818
Combined 1:43.5645.2044.513:13.2718
Martin Hansson Slalom 54.5050.74n/a1:45.2410
Patrik Järbyn Downhill n/a1:52.8733
Super-G n/a1:32.2124
Markus Larsson Slalom did not finish
Combined 1:41.2246.3844.743:12.3411
André Myhrer Slalom 53.9550.23n/a1:44.184
Fredrik Nyberg Giant slalom 1:16.831:19.22n/a2:36.055
Women
Athlete [5] EventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3TotalRank
Nike Bent Downhill n/a1:59.1722
Super-G n/a1:34.4121
Combined 40.6645.831:30.132:56.6214
Therese Borssén Slalom 43.2147.87n/a1:31.088
Janette Hargin Downhill n/a1:58.5317
Super-G n/a1:34.4822
Combined 40.0644.781:31.292:56.1312
Jessica Lindell-Vikarby Downhill n/a1:58.5618
Super-G n/a1:34.7824
Giant slalom 1:02.121:11.24n/a2:13.3618
Combined 40.0444.961:30.192:55.198
Anna Ottosson Giant slalom 1:02.041:08.29n/a2:10.33 Bronze medal icon.svg
Slalom 44.0947.99n/a1:32.0818
Anja Pärson Downhill n/a1:57.13 Bronze medal icon.svg
Super-G n/a1:33.8812
Giant slalom 1:01.071:09.89n/a2:10.966
Slalom 42.3846.66n/a1:29.04 Gold medal icon.svg
Combined 38.7543.311:29.572:51.63 Bronze medal icon.svg
Maria Pietilä-Holmner Giant slalom 1:02.001:09.69n/a2:11.6910
Slalom 44.1648.31n/a1:32.4721

Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.

Biathlon

Anna Carin Olofsson, who had switched from cross-country skiing to biathlon just four years earlier, became the first Swedish woman to win a gold medal in biathlon. [6] Olofsson also won a silver in the sprint event. The men's relay team fell short of a medal in a photo finish, having greatly hurt their chances by missing 12 shots. [7]

Athlete [6] EventFinal
TimeMissesRank
Carl Johan Bergman Men's sprint 29:21.5054
Men's pursuit did not start
Men's mass start 50:54.4429
Men's individual 57:30.9323
David Ekholm Men's sprint 28:33.2238
Men's pursuit 39:43.86538
Men's individual 59:18.2235
Björn Ferry Men's sprint 27:31.1213
Men's pursuit 38:25.52625
Men's mass start 48:56.4218
Men's individual 58:49.0428
Mattias Nilsson Men's sprint 27:18.507
Men's pursuit 37:47.45320
Men's mass start 48:37.7114
Men's individual 1:00:01.1544
Anna Carin Olofsson Women's sprint 22:33.81 Silver medal icon.svg
Women's pursuit 40:06.19814
Women's mass start 40:36.51 Gold medal icon.svg
Women's individual 52:55.8515
Jakob Börjesson
Björn Ferry
Mattias Nilsson
Carl Johan Bergman
Men's relay 1:22:35.1124

Cross-country skiing

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

Emelie Öhrstig was the defending World Champion at the women's sprint event, but that was in classical style, and she failed to make the final in Turin. [8] Björn Lind, leader of the men's cross-country World Cup in sprint, [9] was more successful, winning the gold medal and then pairing with bronze medalist Thobias Fredriksson to win the team sprint event as well. [10]

The women's sprint team of Lina Andersson and Anna Dahlberg joined their male counterparts in winning gold, while the men's 4 × 10 km relay claimed the only Swedish medal from a distance event, a bronze. [10]

Distance
Men
Athlete [10] EventFinal
TotalRank
Jörgen Brink 30 km pursuit 1:19:35.330
50 km freestyle 2:11:19.251
Mathias Fredriksson 15 km classical 39:19.113
30 km pursuit 1:17:23.115
50 km freestyle 2:06:17.110
Mats Larsson 15 km classical 39:51.719
Johan Olsson 15 km classical 38:38.86
30 km pursuit 1:18:47.923
50 km freestyle 2:07:00.925
Anders Södergren 15 km classical 39:17.110
30 km pursuit 1:17:04.35
50 km freestyle 2:06:14.16
Mats Larsson
Johan Olsson
Anders Södergren
Mathias Fredriksson
4 x 10 km relay 1:44:01.7 Bronze medal icon.svg
Women
Athlete [10] EventFinal
TotalRank
Lina Andersson 10 km classical 30:25.5333
30 km freestyle Did not finish
Elin Ek 10 km classical 29:40.923
15 km pursuit 46:02.731
Britta Norgren 10 km classical 29:07.111
15 km pursuit 44:18.015
30 km freestyle 1:28:21.928
Emelie Öhrstig 10 km classical 31:31.647
Anna-Carin Strömstedt 15 km pursuit 47:51.347
30 km freestyle 1:28:29.430
Anna Dahlberg
Elin Ek
Britta Norgren
Anna-Carin Strömstedt
4 x 5 km relay 55:00.34
Sprint
Athlete [10] EventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRank
Lina Andersson Women's sprint 2:13.293 Q2:16.03Did not advance11
Anna Dahlberg Women's sprint 2:15.9112 Q2:14.31 Q2:18.95Did not advance10
Thobias Fredriksson Men's sprint 2:18.9019 Q2:23.22 Q2:25.91 Q2:27.8 Bronze medal icon.svg
Peter Larsson Men's sprint 2:16.629 Q2:23.33Did not advance13
Björn Lind Men's sprint 2:13.531 Q2:21.51 Q2:19.61 Q2:26.5 Gold medal icon.svg
Britta Norgren Women's sprint 2:16.4319 Q2:15.03Did not advance13
Emelie Öhrstig Women's sprint 2:16.7521 Q2:19.95Did not advance22
Mikael Östberg Men's sprint 2:16.246 Q2:26.73Did not advance12
Thobias Fredriksson
Björn Lind
Men's team sprint n/a17:34.01 Q17:02.9 Gold medal icon.svg
Lina Andersson
Anna Dahlberg
Women's team sprint n/a17:33.53 Q16:36.9 Gold medal icon.svg

Curling

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageTiebreakerSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Peja Lindholm
Tomas Nordin
Magnus Swartling
Peter Narup
Anders Kraupp
Men's tournament Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL
W 6–3
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  ITA
W 7–5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN
W 8–7
Flag of Norway.svg  NOR
L 4–9
Flag of the United States.svg  USA
L 6–10
Flag of Finland.svg  FIN
L 4–11
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
L 2–8
Flag of Germany.svg  GER
L 5–7
Flag of Switzerland.svg  SUI
L 3–8
9did not advance9
Anette Norberg
Eva Lund
Cathrine Lindahl
Anna Svärd
Ulrika Bergman
Women's tournament Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN
W 7–5
Flag of Norway.svg  NOR
L 3–10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
W 8–6
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  ITA
W 8–4
Flag of the United States.svg  USA
W 5–4
Flag of Switzerland.svg  SUI
W 9–7
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN
W 10–5
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN
W 8–7
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS
L 4–6
1 QBYEFlag of Norway.svg  NOR
W 5–4
Flag of Switzerland.svg  SUI
W 7–6
Gold medal icon.svg

In the men's event, three-time World champion Peja Lindholm had a strong start, opening the tournament 3–0, including a win over eventual gold-medalists Canada, but fell off as the week continued, losing six consecutive games to finish out of the medal round. [11]

On the women's side, Anette Norberg, the 2005 World champion, and a six-time European champion, led her team to the top spot in the round robin. The Swedes then survived a close game with Norway in the semifinal, winning with a single point in the final end. In the gold medal game, Norberg's rink had a comfortable lead, but saw Switzerland storm back to tie and force an extra end. In that extra, Norberg converted a difficult double takeout to win the gold medal. [11]

Men's

Team: Peja Lindholm (skip), Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup, Anders Kraupp (alternate)

Round-robin
Draw 1
Team12345678910Final
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Becker)00010101003
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Lindholm) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00103010106
Draw 2
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy (Retornaz)00100102015
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Lindholm) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02010020207
Draw 3
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gushue) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101010103007
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Lindholm)020101010218
Draw 4
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Lindholm)10110100XX4
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Trulsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg04002021XX9
Draw 6
Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Fenson)020201012210
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Lindholm) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20201010006
Draw 7
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Lindholm)02020000XX4
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi)30200132XX11
Draw 8
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Lindholm)0020000XXX2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Murdoch) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2203001XXX8
Draw 10
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Kapp)00010410017
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Lindholm) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01002001105
Draw 11
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Lindholm) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002001000X3
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (Stöckli)010020131X8
Standings
RankTeamSkipWonLost
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Markku Uusipaavalniemi 72
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Brad Gushue 63
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pete Fenson 63
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain David Murdoch 63
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Pål Trulsen 54
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Ralph Stöckli 54
7Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Joel Retornaz 45
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Peter Lindholm 36
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Andy Kapp 36
10Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sean Becker 09

Women's

Gold medal icon.svg : Anette Norberg (skip), Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Svärd, Ulrika Bergman (alternate)

Round-robin
Draw 1
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Kleibrink)00020020105
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00202002017
Draw 2
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000211002410
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)00100011003
Draw 4
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg12201001018
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Martin)00020200206
Draw 5
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)00203010118
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy (Gaspari) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01010101004
Draw 6
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010000110115
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Johnson)001010002004
Draw 7
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (Ott)20100102017
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01020020409
Draw 8
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)02002240XX10
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Holm) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10300001XX5
Draw 9
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Onodera) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg120020010107
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)000202102018
Draw 11
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00020001014
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Privivkova)01001110206
Standings
RankTeamSkipWonLost
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Anette Norberg 72
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Mirjam Ott 72
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Shannon Kleibrink 63
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Dordi Nordby 63
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Rhona Martin 54
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ludmila Privivkova 54
7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ayumi Onodera 45
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Dorthe Holm 27
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States Cassandra Johnson 27
10Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Diana Gaspari 18
Playoffs
Semifinal
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)00101011015
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010100104
Final
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg Gold medal icon.svg 020101101017
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (Ott)002000020206

Key: The hammer indicates which team had the last stone in the first end.

Figure skating

Kristoffer Berntsson, the lone Swedish figure skater in Turin, finished 23rd in the men's event. [12]

Athlete [12] EventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Kristoffer Berntsson Men's n/a59.5523 Q102.4022161.9523

Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

Freestyle skiing

Four moguls skiers represented Sweden in the freestyle disciplines, with the best finish coming from Sara Kjellin in the women's event. Kjellin sat in bronze medal position with only a single skier to come, but that skier was eventual winner Jennifer Heil, leaving Kjellin just short of a medal. [13]

Athlete [13] EventQualifyingFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jesper Björnlund Men's moguls 23.978 Q25.215
Fredrik Fortkord Men's moguls 22.8717 Q20.5819
Sara Kjellin Women's moguls 24.853 Q24.744
Per Spett Men's moguls 21.5323did not advance23

Ice hockey

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinal / Pl.Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sweden men's Men's tournament Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
W 7–2
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
L 0–5
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
W 6–1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
W 2–1
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
L 0–3
3 QFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
W 6–2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
W 7–3
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
W 3–2
Gold medal icon.svg
Sweden women's Women's tournament Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
W 3–1
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy
W 11–0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
L 1–8
2 QFlag of the United States.svg  United States
W 3–2 SO
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
L 1–4
Silver medal icon.svg

The Swedish men's team suffered an early setback when it lost 5–0 to Russia, but wins over Kazakhstan, Latvia and the United States meant that the team was guaranteed a quarterfinal spot entering the final round-robin game with Slovakia. This game stirred up controversy, with head coach Bengt-Åke Gustafsson suggesting that the team might not play for a win, in order to set up a quarterfinal matchup with underdog Switzerland. Ultimately, the Swedes did lose the game, though the IIHF supervisor "didn't see anything special". [14] The team then picked up comfortable wins in the medal round, beating the Swiss 5–2 and the Czech Republic 7–3, setting up a gold medal final with local rivals Finland. [15] The Swedes fell behind after the first period, but a pair of goals in the second left the game tied going into the final 20 minutes. Nicklas Lidström then scored early in the third, giving the Swedes a 3–2 lead that would hold, and giving the country its first Olympic hockey title since 1994. [16] Thousands of fans greeted the victorious team upon their return from Turin, with many of the NHL players stopping in Stockholm before returning to their club teams. [17]

The women's team managed to advance to the medal round in the Olympic tournament, but an 8–1 loss to Canada only seemed to enhance the perception that women's hockey had few competitive teams. [18] In the semifinals, the Swedes faced the United States, and fell behind 2–0 early in the second period. However, the Swedes then rallied, scoring twice to tie the game, and shut down the favoured Americans, forcing a shootout to decide the game. Swedish goaltender Kim Martin stopped four American shooters, while Pernilla Winberg and Maria Rooth scored for Sweden. [15] This was the first game in which any team other than Canada had beaten the United States, and made Sweden the first team outside the top two to advance to a major final. [19] The final was not as close, with Canada pulling out to a 4–0 lead by the halfway mark. Still, earning silver medal was a significant accomplishment for the Swedish women.

Men's

Roster

The following is the Swedish roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics. [20]

Head coach: Bengt-Åke Gustafsson

Assistant coaches: Anders Eldebrink, Janne Karlsson

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateBirthplace2005–06 team
1G Stefan Liv 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb)21 December 1980 Gdynia, Poland Flag of Sweden.svg HV71
35G Henrik Lundqvist 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb)2 March 1982 Åre Flag of the United States.svg New York Rangers
32G Mikael Tellqvist 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb)19 September 1979 Sundbyberg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Maple Leafs
8D Christian Bäckman 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb)28 April 1980 Alingsås Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Blues
15D Niclas Hävelid 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb)12 April 1973 Stockholm Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta Thrashers
29D Kenny Jönsson 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb)6 October 1974 Ängelholm Flag of Sweden.svg Rögle BK
7D Niklas Kronwall 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)12 January 1981 Järfälla Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Red Wings
5D Nicklas Lidström A 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)84 kg (185 lb)28 April 1970 Avesta Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Red Wings
2D Mattias Öhlund 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)100 kg (220 lb)9 September 1976 Piteå Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Canucks
23D Ronnie Sundin 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)98 kg (216 lb)3 October 1970 Ludvika Flag of Sweden.svg Frölunda Indians
34D Daniel Tjärnqvist 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb)14 October 1976 Umeå Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota Wild
11F Daniel Alfredsson A 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb)11 December 1972 Gothenburg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Senators
22F P. J. Axelsson 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb)26 February 1975 Kungälv Flag of the United States.svg Boston Bruins
21F Peter Forsberg 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)93 kg (205 lb)20 July 1973 Örnsköldsvik Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Flyers
51F Mika Hannula 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)84 kg (185 lb)2 April 1979 Huddinge Flag of Sweden.svg HV71
96F Tomas Holmström 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)94 kg (207 lb)23 January 1973 Piteå Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Red Wings
72F Jörgen Jönsson 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)89 kg (196 lb)29 September 1972 Ängelholm Flag of Sweden.svg Färjestads BK
33F Fredrik Modin 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)8 October 1974 Sundsvall Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Lightning
26F Samuel Påhlsson 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)94 kg (207 lb)17 December 1977 Ånge Flag of the United States.svg Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
37F Mikael Samuelsson 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)94 kg (207 lb)23 December 1976 Mariefred Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Red Wings
12F Daniel Sedin 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)26 September 1980 Örnsköldsvik Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Canucks
20F Henrik Sedin 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb)26 September 1980 Örnsköldsvik Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Canucks
13F Mats Sundin C 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)13 February 1971 Bromma Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Maple Leafs
40F Henrik Zetterberg 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)86 kg (190 lb)9 October 1980 Njurunda Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Red Wings

Forward Markus Näslund was initially selected, but due to a groin injury he was replaced by Tomas Holmstrom

Round-robin
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5500188+1010 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 54012311+128
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 53021512+36
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5113131303
5Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 510491672
6Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 50141129181
Source: IIHF
15 February 2006
11:35
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg2–7
(0–3, 1–4, 1–0)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Torino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,200
Game reference
Vitali Yeremeyev Goalies Stefan Liv Referee:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Stefan Fonselius
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre Racicot
0–17:45 – D. Tjärnqvist (J. Jönsson, T. Holmström)
0–210:46 – D. Alfredsson (PP)
0–316:06 – H. Sedin (M. Samuelsson, D. Sedin)
E. Koreshkov (SH) – 20:171–3
1–428:47 – P. Axelsson (S. Påhlsson, M. Öhlund)
1–531:08 – M. Sundin (C. Bäckman, F. Modin) (PP)
1–635:31 – D. Sedin (M. Öhlund, H. Sedin)
1–736:21 – D. Tjärnqvist (P. Axelsson, S. Påhlsson)
V. Antipin (D. Upper) – 48:332–7
18 minPenalties6 min
14Shots34
15 February 2006
16:05
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–5
(0–0, 0–3, 0–2)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,545
Game reference
Henrik Lundqvist Goalies Evgeni Nabokov Referee:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Don Van Massenhoven
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Blümel
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Miller
0–127:13 – A. Kovalev (A. Markov) (PP)
0–228:05 – A. Ovechkin (A. Yashin)
0–338:58 – M. Sushinsky (E. Malkin, S. Zhukov)
0–450:31 – V. Kozlov (A. Frolov, A. Korolyuk)
0–554:04 – M. Afinogenov (P. Datsyuk)
20 minPenalties16 min
24Shots32
18 February 2006
17:05
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg6–1
(1–0, 4–0, 1–1)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,795
Game reference
Henrik Lundqvist Goalies Sergejs Naumovs Referee:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Devorski
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derek Doucette
Flag of Finland.svg Antti Hämäläinen
S. Påhlsson (P. Forsberg) – 14:201–0
N. Lidström (H. Zetterberg) (PP) – 22:222–0
D. Alfredsson (K. Jönsson) (PP) – 24:593–0
P. Axelsson (P. Forsberg) (PP) – 25:174–0
H. Zetterberg (T. Holmström) – 27:585–0
D. Alfredsson (M. Sundin, N. Lidström) – 44:486–0
6–149:10 – M. Ziediņš (A. Ņiživijs, S. Ozoliņš)
6 minPenalties14 min
40Shots14
19 February 2006
17:05
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–1)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Torino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,450
Game reference
Rick DiPietro Goalies Henrik Lundqvist Referee:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Gemeinhardt
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Miller
0–17:05 – D. Alfredsson (K. Jönsson, M. Sundin)
M. Modano (C. Conroy, C. Chelios) – 17:311–1
1–244:22 – M. Samuelsson (D. Alfredsson, M. Sundin) (PP)
14 minPenalties12 min
25Shots26
21 February 2006
20:05
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Torino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,250
Game reference
Mikael Tellqvist Goalies Karol Križan Referee:
Flag of Finland.svg Timo Favorin
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Blümel
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre Racicot
0–115:51 – P. Bondra (M. Šatan)
0–246:16 – Mari. Hossa (P. Demitra, M. Gáborík)
0–358:58 – R. Suchý (P. Demitra, Mari. Hossa)
14 minPenalties10 min
17Shots31
Medal round
Quarterfinal
22 February 2006
16:35
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–6
(1–2, 0–3, 1–1)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Torino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,970
Game reference
Martin Gerber Goalies Henrik Lundqvist Referee:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Thor Nelson
Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Shelyanin
0–13:05 – H. Sedin (D. Sedin, N. Lidström)
M. Streit (P. Della Rossa, M. Plüss) – 8:371–1
1–213:49 – F. Modin (P. Forsberg, D. Alfredsson) (PP)
1–322:17 – H. Zetterberg (T. Holmström, K. Jönsson)
1–429:07 – M. Sundin (N. Lidström, D. Alfredsson) (PP)
1–532:52 – M. Sundin (P. Forsberg, D. Tjärnqvist)
R. Lemm (I. Rüthemann) – 40:492–5
2–648:36 − S. Påhlsson (D. Alfredsson, P. Axelsson)
8 minPenalties2 min
29Shots27
Semifinal
24 February 2006
16:35
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg7–3
(2–1, 4–2, 1–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,071
Game reference
Henrik Lundqvist Goalies Milan Hnilička (out 27:54)
Tomáš Vokoun (in 27:54)
Referee:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Antti Hämäläinen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre Racicot
F. Modin (M. Sundin, P. Forsberg) – 0:341–0
1–13:11 – F. Kuba (M. Straka, V. Prospal)
P. Axelsson (N. Lidström, N. Kronwall) – 13:372–1
H. Sedin (D. Sedin) – 21:163–1
C. Bäckman (D. Alfredsson) – 23:544–1
J. Jönsson (K. Jönsson, M. Samuelsson) (PP) – 27:545–1
5–230:40 – A. Hemský (J. Jágr, M. Židlický) (PP)
5–331:25 – V. Prospal (D. Výborný)
D. Alfredsson (P. Axelsson) – 39:006–3
T. Holmström (H. Zetterberg) – 56:057–3
8 minPenalties6 min
32Shots24
Final
26 February 2006
14:05
Silver medal icon.svg Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gold medal icon.svg Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,274
Game reference
Antero Niittymäki Goalies Henrik Lundqvist Referee:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Devorski
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Milan Mášik
Flag of the United States.svg Thor Nelson
K. Timonen (T. Selänne) (PP) – 14:451–0
1–124:42 – H. Zetterberg (M. Samuelsson, C. Bäckman) (PP)
1–233:24 – N. Kronwall (H. Zetterberg) (PP)
V. Peltonen (J. Jokinen, O. Jokinen) – 35:002–2
2–340:10 – N. Lidström (M. Sundin, P. Forsberg)
14 minPenalties14 min
27Shots28

Women's

Roster
PositionNameHeightWeightBirthdateBirthplace2005–06 team
G Cecilia Andersson 179 cm (5 ft 10+12 in)74 kg (163 lb)4 October 1982 Väddö Concordia Stingers
G Kim Martin 167 cm (5 ft 5+12 in)71 kg (157 lb)28 February 1986 Stockholm AIK
D Gunilla Andersson A170 cm (5 ft 7 in)69 kg (152 lb)26 April 1975 Skutskär Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey
D Jenni Asserholt 172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in)74 kg (163 lb)8 April 1988 Örebro Örebro HK
D Joa Elfsberg 177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in)73 kg (161 lb)30 July 1979 Valbo Brynäs IF
D Emma Eliasson 166 cm (5 ft 5+12 in)70 kg (150 lb)12 June 1989 Kiruna Modo Hockey
D Ylva Lindberg 166 cm (5 ft 5+12 in)67 kg (148 lb)29 June 1976 Umeå Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey
F Ann-Louise Edstrand 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)67 kg (148 lb)25 April 1975 Örnsköldsvik Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey
F Erika Holst C179 cm (5 ft 10+12 in)80 kg (180 lb)8 April 1979 Varberg Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey
F Nanna Jansson 172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in)67 kg (148 lb)7 July 1983 Gävle Brynäs IF
F Jenny Lindqvist 169 cm (5 ft 6+12 in)70 kg (150 lb)21 July 1978 Stockholm Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey
F Kristina Lundberg 172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in)86 kg (190 lb)10 June 1985 Husum Modo Hockey
D Frida Nevalainen 164 cm (5 ft 4+12 in)65 kg (143 lb)27 January 1987 Umeå Modo Hockey
F Emilie O'Konor 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (150 lb)21 February 1983 Danderyd AIK
F Maria Rooth A175 cm (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb)2 November 1979 Ängelholm Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey
F Danijela Rundqvist 176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in)71 kg (157 lb)26 September 1984 Stockholm AIK
F Therése Sjölander 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)69 kg (152 lb)4 May 1981 Sollefteå Modo Hockey
F Katarina Timglas 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)64 kg (141 lb)24 November 1985 Malmö AIK
F Anna Vikman 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)74 kg (163 lb)13 January 1981 Överkalix Modo Hockey
F Pernilla Winberg 164 cm (5 ft 4+12 in)60 kg (130 lb)24 February 1989 Limhamn AIK
Results
Round-robin
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3300361+356 Semifinals
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3201159+64
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3102616102 5–8th place semifinals
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)3003132310
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
11 February 2006
15:35
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3–1
(0–0, 2–1, 1–0)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,500
Game reference
Kim Martin Goalies Irina Gashennikova Referee:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephanie Normand
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Michaela Kiefer
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Piacentini
Jansson (Lindberg, Winberg) (PP) – 23:261–0
Timglas (Rooth, O'Konor) (PP) – 25:142–0
2–139:21 – Trefilova
Rooth (G. Andersson) (PP) – 40:323–1
14 minPenalties14 min
24Shots31
13 February 2006
15:05
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg11–0
(3–0, 5–0, 3–0)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Torino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,156
Game reference
Cecilia Andersson Goalies Debora Montanari
Luana Frasnelli
Referee:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Ivičičová
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Marte Hove
Flag of Finland.svg Johanna Suban
Sjolander (Winberg) (PP) – 07:091–0
Sjolander (Lindberg, Asserholt) (PP) – 15:452–0
G. Andersson (Holst) – 18:153–0
Jansson (Eliasson) – 20:594–0
Holst (Rooth) – 25:055–0
Edstrand (Sjolander) – 31:456–0
Rooth (Holst) (SH) – 32:377–0
G. Andersson (Nevalainen) – 34:168–0
Sjolander (Nevalainen, Asserholt) – 49:319–0
Rooth (G. Andersson) (PP) – 50:5510–0
Edstrand (Rooth, G. Andersson) (PP) – 58:0811–0
16 minPenalties22 min
52Shots4
14 February 2006
15:35
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8–1
(2–0, 5–1, 1–0)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,850
Game reference
Kim St-Pierre Goalies Cecilia Andersson Referee:
Flag of Finland.svg Anu Hirvonen
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Sanna Mattila
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Piacentini
Apps – 04:361–0
Wickenheiser (Pounder) – 12:282–0
Apps (PP) – 23:533–0
Apps (Wickenheiser, Piper) – 30:584–0
Goyette (Piper, Campbell) (PP) – 34:025–0
5–136:12 – Lindberg (Jansson, Winberg) (PP)
Weatherston (Kingsbury) – 37:256–1
Hefford (PP) – 38:537–1
Goyette (Piper, Wickenheiser) (PP) – 46:028–1
14 minPenalties16 min
47Shots8
Medal round
Semifinal
17 February 2006
17:05
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–2, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 5,654
Game reference
Chanda Gunn Goalies Kim Martin Referee:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joy Tottman
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Sanna Mattila
Flag of Finland.svg Johanna Suban
Kr. King (Potter, Chu) (PP) – 11:551–0
Stephens (Wall, Darwitz) (PP) – 21:042–0
2–126:17 – Rooth (O'Konor)
2–229:40 – Rooth (Holst) (SH)
Darwitz Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Potter Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Ruggiero Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Wendell Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Holst
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Jansson
Ice hockey puck.svg Winberg
Ice hockey puck.svg Rooth
12 minPenalties22 min
39Shots18
Final
20 February 2006
20:35
Silver medal icon.svg Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–4
(0–2, 0–2, 1–0)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gold medal icon.svg Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,664
Game reference
Kim Martin Goalies Charline Labonté Referee:
Flag of Finland.svg Anu Hirvonen
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Quagliato
Flag of Finland.svg Johanna Suban
0–103:15 – Apps (Wickenheiser)
0–212:13 – Ouellette (Hefford, Botterill)
0–328:58 – Piper (Wickenheiser, Pounder)
0–430:27 – Hefford (Botterill, Vaillancourt)
G. Andersson (Holst, Rooth) (PP) – 45:241–4
6 minPenalties12 min
8Shots26

Snowboarding

Thirteen snowboarders represented Sweden across the three events, but only one, Maria Danielsson, earned a top-ten finish, which Danielsson did in the women's snowboard cross. [21]

Halfpipe
Athlete [21] EventQualifying run 1Qualifying run 2Final
PointsRankPointsRankRun 1Run 2Rank
Stefan Karlsson Men's halfpipe 11.5398.734did not advance40
Micael Lundmark Men's halfpipe 32.51327.221did not advance27
Anna Olofsson Women's halfpipe 27.41524.416did not advance22
Mikael Sandy Men's halfpipe 19.72914.030did not advance36

Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn't counted.

Parallel GS
Athlete [21] EventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankOpposition
time
Opposition
time
Opposition
time
Opposition
time
Rank
Daniel Biveson Men's parallel giant slalom 1:12.1516 QFlag of Switzerland.svg  Schoch  (SUI) (1)
L+0.52 (+0.14+0.38)
did not advance16
Filip Fischer Men's parallel giant slalom 1:13.4323did not advance23
Sara Fischer Women's parallel giant slalom did not finish30
Aprilia Hägglöf Women's parallel giant slalom 1:12.1516 QFlag of Russia.svg  Tudigescheva  (RUS) (1)
L+1.13 (+0.34+0.79)
did not advance16
Richard Richardsson Men's parallel giant slalom 1:11.4611 QFlag of Austria.svg  Grabner  (AUT) (6)
L+1.44 (+0.37+1.07)
did not advance12

Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.

Snowboard Cross
Athlete [21] EventQualifying1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRank
Mattias Blomberg Men's snowboard cross 1:22.4824 Q3did not advance28
Maria Danielsson Women's snowboard cross 1:30.015 Qn/a2 Q4Classification 5-8
2
6
Jonte Grundelius Men's snowboard cross 1:21.8514 Q4did not advance21
Jonatan Johansson Men's snowboard cross 1:23.3831 Q23did not advanceClassification 9-12
4
12

Speed skating

In the 1000 metres, Erik Zachrisson blocked Russia's Dmitry Dorofeyev, who was ahead of the pace of gold medalist Shani Davis at the time. [22] Zachrisson ended up being disqualified. [23]

Athlete [23] EventRace 1Final
TimeRankTimeRank
Johan Röjler Men's 1500 m n/a1:50.5033
Men's 5000 m n/a6:29.2412
Men's 10000 m n/a13:29.5010
Erik Zachrisson Men's 500 m 35.8035.811:11.6120
Men's 1000 m disqualified

Notes and references

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  2. "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  3. "Team Sweden Profile". Sochi Organizing Committee. Sochi Organizing Committee. February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  4. "Swedish skier finally adds gold to her impressive resume". ESPN. Associated Press. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
  6. 1 2 Chang Ailing (February 25, 2006). "Olofsson wins Sweden's first gold in women's biathlon". Xinhua. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  7. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Biathlon" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  8. FIS-Ski - resultats, URL retrieved 22 January 2006.
  9. FIS-Ski - Cup Standings Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine , URL retrieved 22 January 2006.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  11. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Curling" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  12. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Figure Skating" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  13. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Freestyle Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  14. "Officials kept close eye on Swedish hockey game". MSNBC. Associated Press. 21 February 2006. Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  15. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Ice Hockey" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  16. "Sweden wins hockey gold". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Company. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  17. "Thousands of Swedes Greet Hockey Team". Washington Post. Associated Press. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  18. John Eligon (17 February 2006). "Trying to avoid the ill fate of softball". New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  19. Scott Burnside (17 February 2006). "Semifinal stunner changes world hockey map". ESPN. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  20. "Sweden at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Snowboarding" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.[ dead link ]
  22. Karolos Grohmann (18 February 2006). "Davis makes Games history". redOrbit. Reuters. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
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