Sweden at the 1998 Winter Olympics

IOC code	SWE
NOC	Swedish Olympic Committee
Website	www.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Nagano
Competitors	99 (53 men, 46 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Torgny Mogren (cross-country skiing)
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 3
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Sweden competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Pernilla Wiberg	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill	February 16
Silver	Niklas Jonsson	Cross country skiing	Men's 50km freestyle	February 22
Bronze	Women's curling team Elisabet Gustafson Margaretha Lindahl Louise Marmont Katarina Nyberg Elisabeth Persson	Curling	Women's competition	February 15

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Patrik Järbyn	Downhill			1:51.22	10
Fredrik Nyberg	Super-G			1:36.31	10
Patrik Järbyn	Super-G			1:35.72	6
Martin Hansson	Giant slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Patrik Järbyn		1:23.19	1:20.63	2:43.82	21
Fredrik Nyberg		1:22.32	1:18.63	2:40.95	10
Martin Hansson	Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–

Men's combined

Athlete	Slalom		Downhill	Total
Athlete	Time 1	Time 2	Time	Total time	Rank
Patrik Järbyn	DNF	–	–	DNF	–

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Pernilla Wiberg	Downhill			1:29.18
Pernilla Wiberg	Super-G			1:18.88	14
Ylva Nowén	Giant slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Martina Fortkord		1:21.99	1:34.36	2:56.35	14
Pernilla Wiberg		1:21.48	1:33.92	2:55.40	11
Anna Ottosson		1:20.48	1:33.33	2:53.81	7
Pernilla Wiberg	Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Martina Fortkord		53.25	DNF	DNF	–
Ylva Nowén		48.07	48.26	1:36.33	12
Anna Ottosson		47.31	47.93	1:35.24	10

Women's combined

Athlete	Downhill	Slalom		Total
Athlete	Time	Time 1	Time 2	Total time	Rank
Pernilla Wiberg	1:28.86	DNF	–	DNF	–

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
10 km Sprint	Mikael Löfgren	1	29:31.6	25
10 km Sprint	Fredrik Kuoppa	2	29:22.0	21

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ²	Rank
20 km	Fredrik Kuoppa	59:59.2	2	1'01:59.2	39
20 km	Mikael Löfgren	58:00.3	2	1'00:00.3	20

Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
Mikael Löfgren Jonas Eriksson Tord Wiksten Fredrik Kuoppa	0	1'25:25.7	10

Women

Event	Athlete	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
7.5 km Sprint	Maria Schylander	4	27:46.9	60
	Eva-Karin Westin	1	26:07.8	51
	Kristina Brounéus	2	26:05.3	50
	Magdalena Forsberg-Wallin	3	24:19.5	17

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ²	Rank
15 km	Kristina Brounéus	1'04:51.1	5	1'09:51.1	64
	Eva-Karin Westin	1'01:00.5	2	1'03:00.5	52
	Maria Schylander	58:35.0	4	1'02:35.0	49
	Magdalena Forsberg-Wallin	54:16.9	3	57:16.9	14

Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
Maria Schylander Magdalena Forsberg-Wallin Kristina Brounéus Eva-Karin Westin	0	1'44:50.8	10

¹ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

² One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
10 km C	Henrik Forsberg	30:55.7	56
10 km C	Niklas Jonsson	29:04.9	25
15 km pursuit¹ F	Henrik Forsberg	44:04.9	31
15 km pursuit¹ F	Niklas Jonsson	41:01.7	10
30 km C	Henrik Forsberg	1'40:44.1	25
	Anders Bergström	1'40:30.8	23
	Per Elofsson	1'38:47.0	10
50 km F	Henrik Forsberg	DNF	–
	Torgny Mogren	2'17:28.8	34
	Mathias Fredriksson	2'14:05.9	20
	Niklas Jonsson	2'05:16.3

¹ Starting delay based on 10 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Mathias Fredriksson Niklas Jonsson Per Elofsson Henrik Forsberg	1'42:25.2	4

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
5 km C	Elin Ek	19:19.2	43
	Karin Säterkvist	19:12.9	36
	Antonina Ordina	18:50.7	24
10 km pursuit² F	Karin Säterkvist	31:49.4	28
10 km pursuit² F	Antonina Ordina	30:35.6	19
15 km C	Elin Ek	51:51.0	35
	Karin Säterkvist	51:02.6	25
	Antonina Ordina	50:12.6	19
30 km F	Karin Säterkvist	1'34:15.1	45
	Anette Fanqvist	1'33:10.7	37
	Antonina Ordina	1'26:13.8	11

² Starting delay based on 5 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Women's 4 × 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Antonina Ordina Anette Fanqvist Magdalena Forsberg-Wallin Karin Säterkvist	57:53.7	8

Curling

Main article: Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage								Tiebreaker	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Peja Lindholm Tomas Nordin Magnus Swartling Peter Narup Marcus Feldt	Men's tournament	USA W 6–2	JPN L 5–6	GER W 7–6	GBR W 7–5	NOR L 4–7	CAN L 3–6	SUI L 2–8	=4 QT	USA L 2–5	did not advance		6
Elisabet Gustafson Katarina Nyberg Louise Marmont Elisabeth Persson Margaretha Lindahl	Women's tournament	NOR W 8–2	USA W 8–5	DEN W 5–4	JPN W 12–6	GER W 8–3	CAN L 5–7	GBR W 8–5	2 Q	BYE	DEN L 5–7	GBR W 10–6

Men's tournament

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Country	Skip	W	L
Canada	Mike Harris	6	1
Norway	Eigil Ramsfjell	5	2
Switzerland	Patrick Hürlimann	5	2
United States	Tim Somerville	3	4
Japan	Makoto Tsuruga	3	4
Sweden 6th	Peja Lindholm	3	4
Great Britain	Douglas Dryburgh	2	5
Germany	Andy Kapp	1	6

Team 1	Score	Team 2
United States	2–6	Sweden
Japan	6–5	Sweden
Germany	6–7	Sweden
Sweden	7–5	United Kingdom
Norway	7–4	Sweden
Sweden	3–6	Canada
Sweden	2–8	Switzerland

Tie-breaker

Team 1	Score	Team 2
United States	5-2	Sweden

Contestants

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate
Peja Lindholm	Tomas Nordin	Magnus Swartling	Peter Narup	Marcus Feldt

Women's tournament

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Country	Skip	W	L
Canada	Sandra Schmirler	6	1
Sweden	Elisabet Gustafson	6	1
Denmark	Helena Blach Lavrsen	5	2
Great Britain	Kirsty Hay	4	3
Japan	Mayumi Ohkutsu	2	5
Norway	Dordi Nordby	2	5
United States	Lisa Schoeneberg	2	5
Germany	Andrea Schöpp	1	6

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Norway	2–8	Sweden
Sweden	8–5	United States
Sweden	5–4	Denmark
Japan	6–12	Sweden
Germany	3–8	Sweden
Sweden	5–7	Canada
United Kingdom	5–8	Sweden

Medal round

Semi-finals

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Lavrsen)	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	X	7
Sweden (Gustafson)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	X	5

Bronze medal match

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Gustafson)	2	0	2	0	1	0	4	1	0	X	10
Great Britain (Hay)	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	X	6

Contestants	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate
Bronze medal	Elisabet Gustafson	Katarina Nyberg	Louise Marmont	Elizabeth Persson	Margaretha Lindahl

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Women

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Helena Grundberg	26	DNF	DNF	–

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
Roger Hållander	Moguls	26.80	23.35	22	did not advance
Jesper Rönnbäck		27.81	24.16	14 Q	25.28	25.32	6
Patrik Sundberg		27.30	24.19	13 Q	25.66	23.00	14
Kurre Lansburgh		28.31	25.14	4 Q	26.23	24.71	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
Jenny Eidolf	Moguls	32.24	19.74	21	did not advance
Sara Kjellin		34.83	21.59	14 Q	32.83	21.52	14
Marja Elfman		32.63	23.03	5 Q	32.59	22.58	12
Liselotte Johansson	Aerials		140.23	18	did not advance

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Summary

Key:

OT – Overtime
GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sweden men's	Men's tournament	United States W 4–2	Canada L 2–3	Belarus W 5–2	—		2	Finland L 1–2	did not advance		5
Sweden women's	Women's tournament	Finland L 0–6	United States L 1–7	Canada L 3–5	China L 1–3	Japan W 5–0	5	—		Did not advance	5

Men's tournament

First round – group C

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	12	3	+9	6
Sweden	3	2	1	11	7	+4	4
United States	3	1	2	8	10	-2	2
Belarus	3	0	3	4	15	-11	0

All times are local (UTC-7).

13 February 1998

Sweden

4 – 2
(1-2, 2-0, 1-0)

United States

The Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,985

14 February 1998

Canada

3 – 2
(0-1, 3-0, 0-1)

Sweden

The Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,945

16 February 1998

Sweden

5 – 2
(0-2, 1-1, 1-2)

Belarus

The Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 4,235

Quarter-final

All times are local (UTC-7).

18 February 1998

Finland

2 – 1
(0-0, 0-0, 2-1)

Sweden

The Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 5,044

Team roster
Head coach: Kent Forsberg

Women's tournament

The First 4 teams (shaded green) advanced to medal round games.

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
United States	5	5	0	33	7	10
Canada	5	4	1	28	12	8
Finland	5	3	2	27	10	6
China	5	2	3	10	15	4
Sweden 5th	5	1	4	10	21	2
Japan	5	0	5	2	45	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sweden	0–6	Finland
United States	7–1	Sweden
Sweden	3–5	Canada
China	3–1	Sweden
Japan	0–5	Sweden

	Contestants Annica Åhlén Lotta Almblad Gunilla Andersson Kristina Bergstrand Pernilla Burholm Susanne Ceder Ann-Louise Edstrand Joa Elfsberg Åsa Elfving Anne Ferm Lotta Göthesson Linda Gustafsson Malin Gustafsson Erika Holst Åsa Lidström Ylva Lindberg Tina Månsson Pia Morelius Maria Rooth Therese Sjölander

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anders Söderberg	50.878	23	50.696	21	50.708	18	50.747	21	3:23.029	21
Bengt Walden	50.750	21	50.479	18	50.722	20	50.601	18	3:22.552	19
Mikael Holm	50.324	11	50.197	14	50.146	13	50.131	10	3:20.798	11

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athletes	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anders Söderberg Bengt Walden	51.725	14	51.137	11	1:42.862	12

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round one		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Finals
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Martin Johansson	500 m	44.003	3	did not advance
Martin Johansson	1000 m	1:31.515	1 Q	1:33.047	4	did not advance

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men's giant slalom

Athlete	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Stephen Copp	1:04.14	1:07.75	2:11.89	18
Richard Richardsson	1:02.93	DNF	DNF	–

Men's halfpipe

Athlete	Qualifying round 1		Qualifying round 2		Final
Athlete	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jacob Söderqvist	30.9	30	39.2	8 QF	77.8	6
Fredrik Sterner	32.4	25	36.5	15	did not advance
Pontus Ståhlkloo	33.5	22	37.9	10	did not advance
Ingemar Backman	35.5	17	37.0	14	did not advance

Women's giant slalom

Athlete	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Marie Birkl	1:15.99	1:07.92	2:23.91	10

Women's halfpipe

Athlete	Qualifying round 1		Qualifying round 2		Final
Athlete	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Anna Hellman	20.0	26	22.7	18	did not advance
Jennie Waara	31.9	10	34.5	4 QF	62.7	8
Jenny Jonsson	34.5	3 QF			65.9	7

References

Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com

Sweden at the Olympics

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Intercalated Games	1906

Sweden hosted the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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