Sweden scratched two of their better players, Rasmus Andersson and Jesper Bratt, for an elimination game in the Olympics.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Defending champion Sweden was eliminated from semifinal contention in the men's curling competition at the Winter Olympics with two matches to spare Tuesday after what skip Niklas Edin described as a “horrible week.

The U.S. women’s hockey team has advanced to the gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, routing Sweden 5-0 in the semifinals in Milan. Cayla Barnes opened the scoring just over five minutes into the game before Team USA pulled away with four goals in the second period,

Forsberg capitalized on increased ice time, scoring his first Olympic goal and boosting Sweden toward a quarterfinal showdown with the U.S.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Defending men's curling gold medalist Sweden was pushed to the brink of elimination from the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday with a 7-3 loss to Germany. The loss was Sweden's fifth in six games of round-robin play,

Like the German mark, French franc and Finnish markka, Sweden’s krona may one day become a relic of the past — if the country’s proponents of the euro get their way.

Sweden will now have to play a do-or-die game in the qualification playoffs on Tuesday in order to reach the quarterfinals on Wednesday.