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May 28, 2012
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Swedish skier Anja Pärson calls it quits
Sport: 12 Mar 12
Swedish alpine skier Anja Pärson, who amassed six Olympic medals in her 14 year career, announced on Monday that she would retire from competitive skiing this week.
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Mats Sundin in massive kid's health research gift
Business & Money: 10 Feb 12
Mats Sundin, the ex-Swedish hockey great, has made a donation supporting research into children's health at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and the University of Toronto.
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Sweden mourns sports legend Sven Tumba
Sport: 2 Oct 11
Sven Tumba, one of Sweden's most famous ever sports stars, died in hospital in Stockholm on Saturday at the age of 80, following a long illness.
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Swedes to face Finland in ice hockey final
Sport: 14 May 11
Sweden reached its first ice hockey World Cup Final in five years on Saturday, following a comprehensive victory over the Czech Republic.
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The white stuff: a guide to Swedish ski resorts
Travel: 11 Feb 11
With Sweden digging out from another wave of winter weather, The Local's Geoff Mortimore provides a run down of Swedish ski areas, where new snow brings fists raised in glee, rather than anger.
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Nordic ski season opens with Swedish victory
Sport: 20 Nov 10
Sweden’s Marcus Hellner opened the Nordic skiing World Cup season with a first place finish on Saturday, while fellow Swede Charlotte Kalla settled for second in the women’s opening race.
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Take the SJ train to Jämtland
Travel: 11 Nov 10
Home to one of Sweden's most popular ski resorts, the province of Jämtland will not disappoint travellers looking for a classic Swedish winter experience.
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Swedes in semis at hockey worlds
Sport: 21 May 10
Sweden's Tre Kronor will face the Czech Republic in the semi-finals of the World Hockey Championships.
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NBA's Jerebko returns to Sweden
Sport: 19 May 10
Following his first season in the NBA, Jonas Jerebko has returned to Sweden to a warm reception from both the media and fans.
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Web TV use hits new heights
Business & Money: 30 Apr 10
Swedes are increasingly turning their backs on the traditional television set in favour of online and mobile sources, with 65 percent switching over in the first quarter, a new report shows.
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Olsson claims new cross-country bronze
Sport: 1 Mar 10
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.
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Sweden grabs slalom bronze
Sport: 28 Feb 10
André Myhrer won Sweden's tenth Winter Olympics medal in Vancouver on Saturday finishing third place in the mens slalom following an impressive spurt in the final leg of the race.
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Swedes knocked out of Olympic hockey
National: 25 Feb 10
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.
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Swedes claim silver in cross country sprint
Sport: 23 Feb 10
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.
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Swedes dominate in men's cross-country
National: 21 Feb 10
Sweden's Marcus Hellner made up for just missing out in the 15km race when he powered away from his rivals in the home stretch to claim gold in the men's
cross-country 30km pursuit.
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Anja Pärson beats pain to claim Olympic medal
Sport: 18 Feb 10
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 on Thursday.
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Forsberg defies age and injury to lead Sweden
Sport: 16 Feb 10
Swedish ice-hockey's talisman, Peter Forsberg, reports that he is winning his fight to be fit to seek his third Olympic crown with the Tre Kronor national team.
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Swedes set sights on ten Vancouver medals
Sport: 5 Feb 10
Sweden has declared a target of ten medals at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver, despite a record haul of 14 in Turin four years ago.
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Pärson scores timely World Cup victory
Sport: 29 Jan 10
Top Swedish skier Anja Pärson sealed her first World Cup win of the season in the women's super-combined event in St. Moritz on Friday, just weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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Swedes claim surprise double in Nordic skiing World Cup
Sport: 18 Jan 10
Sweden picked up an unexpected pair of victories in the men’s and women’s Nordic skiing World Cup competition in Estonia on Sunday.
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Alfredsson's injury could hurt Swedish Olympic hockey team
Sport: 27 Dec 09
While Sweden was set to release its provisional roster for its 2010 Olympic hockey team on Sunday, the Ottawa Senators announced that their captain, Daniel Alfredsson, a key player in Sweden's 2006 Olympic gold medal run, will be out four to six weeks.
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Jönsson claims third biathlon win of the season
Sport: 17 Dec 09
Sweden’s Helena Jönsson, the reigning biathlon World Cup champion, cruised to her third victory in five races on Thursday be winning the women's 15km individual race in Slovenia.
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Mats Sundin: 'I'm retiring from pro hockey'
Sport: 30 Sep 09
Swedish hockey great Mats Sundin announced his retirement from professional ice hockey at a hastily announced press conference in Stockholm on Wednesday.
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Stockholm to host Detroit Red Wings NHL opener
Sport: 16 Jul 09
A number of Swedish stars from North America’s National Hockey League (NHL) will have the chance to open their 2009-2010 season in Stockholm, the league announced on Wednesday.
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Swedish strip club continues McDonald's-inspired expansion
Society: 9 Jul 09
Having settled a logo dispute with McDonald’s, an enterprising Swedish strip club owner is courting new controversy as he attempts to build an empire echoing that of the fast food giant.
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Swedish hockey star in Vancouver move
Sport: 19 Dec 08
Swedish ice hockey forward Mats Sundin has completed a high profile switch from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Vancouver Canucks
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Detroit agree contract extension with Lidström
Sport: 27 Dec 07
Nicklas Lidström has agreed to terms on a contract extension on Wednesday with the Detroit Red Wings.
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Swedish veterans join dictator for ice-hockey tournament
Sport: 3 Jan 07
The Björklöven club is sending a veterans team to Minsk to play ice-hockey with President Alexander Lukashenko. We're leaving politics out of this, one of the Swedish players says.
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Sweden 'should bid for Winter Olympics'
Politics: 5 Jul 06
The Centre Party wants Sweden to hold a national convention to look at bringing the 2018 Winter Olympics to Östersund and Åre in 2018.
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Olympic official resigns in protest
Sport: 22 Mar 06
The top man in Swedish skiing has resigned from Sweden's Olympic Committee, protesting at the way the organisation took credit for medals won at the Olympics, and over its much publicised trademark disputes.
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Pizza baker in Olympic row
National: 17 Mar 06
How better to mark the Winter Olympics than with a celebratory pizza? That was the view of a restaurateur from Västerås, until the unsporting Swedish Olympic Committee came after his dough.
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Swedish snowboard star dies in training
Sport: 13 Mar 06
Swedish snowboarder Jonatan Johansson, who came twelfth in the Winter Olympics, died while training in Lake Placid in the USA on Sunday. During the last training run of the day he fell badly.
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Swedish hockey heroes "could lose Olympic gold"
Sport: 2 Mar 06
Just four days after the Swedish ice hockey team's stunning achievement in the Winter Olympics, the sweet smell of success has been overshadowed by a bitter dispute which could result in the team's disqualification.
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Stockholm Syndrome: Sporting loyalty
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Mar 06
Sweden's success in the Winter Olympics turns a diverse bunch of immigrants into yellow-and-blue-flag-waving vikings (sort of) - but does that make them any more Swedish?
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Biathlon gold for Olofsson
Sport: 25 Feb 06
A second medal at the Winter Olympics for Sweden's Anna Carin Olofsson, this time in the women's inaugural 12.5km biathlon mass start race. Afterwards, King Carl Gustaf bounded onto the course to congratulate her.
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Sweden beats US without Forsberg
Sport: 19 Feb 06
The Swedish men's ice hokey team beats the United States in the Olympics in Turin. This despite having to do without the services of injured Peter Forsberg, who sat on the bench for the match.
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Swedish men win cross country relay bronze
Sport: 19 Feb 06
Mats Larsson, Johan Olsson, Anders Södergren and Mathias Fredriksson combined to win Sweden's first Olympic relay medal in 18 years in the mens cross country on Sunday.
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Silvia's brother dies
Smörgåsbord: 19 Feb 06
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Second bronze for Pärson
Sport: 18 Feb 06
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Sweden's Anja Pärson won her second bronze medal of the 2006 Winter Olympics in the women's combined alpine event in San Sicario Fraiteve on Saturday afternoon.
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Swedish silver in women's biathlon sprint
Sport: 16 Feb 06
Sweden picks up its first silver medal of the Winter Olympics, as Anna-Carin Olofsson is only relegated to second place by a penalty in the tightly-fought women's biathlon 7.5km sprint.
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Downhill bronze for Pärson
Sport: 15 Feb 06
Anja Pärson, Sweden's biggest medal hope at the Winter Olympics, notched up her first podium place on Wednesday morning.
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Double gold for Sweden
Sport: 14 Feb 06
Sweden rejoices as the men's and women's cross country sprint teams bring home gold - the country's first medals at this Winter Olympics and the first golds since 1994.
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Pärson hits top form in time for Olympics
Sport: 4 Feb 06
With just six days until the start of the Winter Olympics in Turin, Sweden's Anja Pärson notches up another World Cup win - but this time she had to share the top spot in the giant slalom.
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Falun gears up for World Cup cycling
Sport: 3 Aug 05
It may have already lost two bids to host the Winter Olympics but the tiny Swedish town of Falun remains doggedly determined to become a leading centre for European sporting events, and perhaps one day get the Olympics after all.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
The story of K Composite Magazine »
"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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