Thursday, 20 May 2021
The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) has announced the addition of seven more athletes to its team for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, meaning 16 have now had their places at the Games confirmed.
Four ski cross specialists and three Alpine skiers have joined the team, most notably women s ski cross world champion Sandra Näslund who finished fifth at the Sochi 2014 Games aged 17, before placing fourth at Pyeongchang 2018.
Also part of the squad are ski cross brothers Erik and David Mobärg, with the former coming into good form last season when he finished third in the men s competition at the World Championships.
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Norwegian Sebastian Foss-Solevaag produced the run of his life to claim a thrilling gold in the world championship-ending mens slalom in Cortina dAmpezzo on Sunday. Foss-Solevaag, who was part of the Norway squad that won gold in the parallel team event, was third after the first run down the Drus ..