Sweden at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Sweden is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

Sweden at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Sweden
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors66 (34 men and 32 women) in 6 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 112
Curling 5611
Figure skating 112
Ice hockey 252348
Speed skating 11
Total343266

Note: Oskar Eriksson is qualified in both the men's and mixed team events in curling.

Alpine skiing
Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Qualifications in alpine skiing are not yet completed, but SOC has selected three athletes and a team in alpine skiing: individuals Kristoffer Jakobsen, Sara Hector and Anna Swenn-Larsson as well as the team in the mixed team event. Those individuals and teams will be selected to the Olympics once Sweden has obtained enough qualification quotas.[1]

Biathlon
Main articles: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Qualifications in biathlon are not yet completed, but SOC has selected three athletes and three teams in biathlon; Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson and Hanna Öberg as well as men's, women's and mixed relay teams. Those individuals and teams will be selected to the Olympics once Sweden has obtained enough qualification quotas.[2]

Cross-country skiing
Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Qualifications in cross-country skiing are not yet completed, but SOC has selected six athletes and four teams in cross-country skiing; Ebba Andersson, Jens Burman, Frida Karlsson, Jonna Sundling, Linn Svahn and Oskar Svensson, as well as men's and women's teams in relay and sprint relay, ensuring those individuals and teams will be selected to the Olympics once Sweden has obtained enough qualification quotas.[3]

Curling
Main articles: Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Summary
Team Event Group stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
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
Oskar Eriksson
Rasmus Wranå
Christoffer Sundgren
Daniel Magnusson		 Men's tournament
Anna Hasselborg
Sara McManus
Agnes Knochenhauer
Sofia Mabergs
Johanna Heldin		 Women's tournament
Almida de Val
Oskar Eriksson		 Mixed doubles tournament

Men's tournament

Sweden has qualified their men's team (five athletes), by finishing in the top six teams in the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship.[4] On 4 June 2021, the Swedish Olympic Committee announced that Team Niklas Edin would be their men's team representatives.[5]

Women's tournament

Sweden has qualified their women's team (five athletes), by finishing in the top six teams in the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.[6] On 4 June 2021, the Swedish Olympic Committee announced that Team Anna Hasselborg would be their women's team representatives.[5]

Mixed doubles tournament

Sweden has qualified their mixed doubles team (two athletes), by finishing in the top seven teams in the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.[7] On 4 June 2021, the Swedish Olympic Committee announced that Almida de Val and Oskar Eriksson would be their mixed doubles representatives.[5]

Figure skating
Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Sweden has qualified one male and one female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.

Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Men's singles
Ladies' singles

Freestyle skiing
Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Qualifications in freestyle skiing are not yet completed, but SOC has selected eight athletes so far.[1][5] They will be selected to the Olympics once Sweden has obtained enough qualification quotas.

Freeski

SOC has selected three athletes in freeski; Henrik Harlaut, Oliwer Magnusson and Jesper Tjäder. They will participate in both the slopestyle and big air events.[5]

Moguls

SOC has selected one athlete in moguls: Ludvig Fjällström.[5]

Ski cross

SOC has selected four athletes in ski-cross; Viktor Andersson, David Mobärg, Erik Mobärg and Sandra Näslund.[1]

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Qualification
playoff		 Quarterfinal Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Sweden men's Men's tournament

Men's tournament
Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Sweden men's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 25 players by finishing 4th in the 2019 IIHF World Ranking.[8][9][10] SOC selected the team in June 2021.[5]

Group play
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible quarterfinals
3  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification playoffs
4  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 February 2022. Source:
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
12:10
v		Sweden v LatviaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
16:40
v		Sweden v SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
16:40
v		Finland v SwedenBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

Women's tournament
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Sweden women's national ice hockey team qualified by winning a final qualification tournament.[11] SOC selected the team for the games shortly thereafter.[12]

Group play
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
5  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 February 2022. Source:
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host
3 February 2022 (2022-02-03)
16:40
v		Japan v SwedenWukesong Arena, Beijing
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)
16:40
v		Czech Republic v SwedenBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
7 February 2022 (2022-02-07)
21:10
v		Sweden v ChinaWukesong Arena, Beijing
8 February 2022 (2022-02-08)
21:10
v		Sweden v DenmarkWukesong Arena, Beijing

Snowboarding
Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Qualifications in snowboarding are not yet completed, but SOC has selected two athletes so far; Niklas Mattsson and Sven Thorgren. They will be selected to the Olympics once Sweden has obtained enough qualification quotas and will participate in both big air and slopestyle.[5]

Speed skating
Main articles: Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Nils van der Poel has qualified in men's 5,000 and 10,000 metres by finishing top 8 in the qualification points ranking.[13] He was selected by SOC in November 2021.[14]

Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Nils van der Poel Men's 5,000 m
Men's 10,000 m

See also

References
  1. "OS-truppen växer med sju namn och ett lag" [The Olympic squad increases by seven names and a team] (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. "Tre skidskyttar klara för OS i Peking" [Three biathletes selected for OG in Beijing] (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. "Första svenskarna uttagna till Peking" [First Swedes selected to Beijing] (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. Michael Burns (8 April 2021). "Sweden first team to qualify for play-offs". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. "SOK tar ut fler idrottare till vinter-OS" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. Steve Seixeiro (7 May 2021). "Sweden become the third team to qualify for the LGT World Women's play-offs and Beijing 2022". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. Steve Seixeiro (20 May 2021). "Sweden qualify for the World Mixed Doubles play-offs and Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. "OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES". International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  9. "It's Official: U.S. Men's Ice Hockey Team Is Going To 2022 Winter Olympics". United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. "WORLD RANKING". International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  11. "Swedish women return to Olympics". iihf.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  12. "Damkronorna kvalade in till OS" [Lady Crowns qualified for the Olympics]. Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  13. "World Cup Standings ISU World Cup Long Distances Men". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  14. "Nils van der Poel klar för OS i Peking" [Nils van der Poel selected for Olympics in Beijing]. Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC). 21 November 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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