Sweden at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Sweden at the
2018 Winter Paralympics
IPC code SWE
NPC Swedish Parasports Federation
in Pyeongchang
Competitors 24 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Ronny Persson
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Sweden will compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, held between 9–18 March 2018. They send a team of 21 participants in 5 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverZebastian Modin
Guide: Robin Bryntesson
Cross-country skiingMen's 1.5 km sprint visually impaired14 March

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 101
Biathlon 101[note 1]
Cross-country skiing 101[note 1]
Ice sledge hockey 17017
Wheelchair curling 325
Total22224

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Aaron Lindström Slalom standing 51.72 10 51.23 5 1:42.95 7
Giant slalom standing 1:12.19 20 1:12.97 18 2:25.16 16
Super-G standing N/A 1:31.77 18

Biathlon

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Zebastian Modin
Guide: Johannes Andersson
7.5 km visually impaired 21:59.3 5 (4+1) 7

Cross-country skiing

Men's distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Zebastian Modin
Guide: Johannes Andersson
10 km free visually impaired Did not finish
20 km free visually impaired 47:28.9 4
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zebastian Modin
Guide: Robin Bryntesson
1.5 km sprint visually impaired 3:27.96 1 Q N/A 4:21.4 1 Q 4:05.7 2nd, silver medalist(s)

Para ice hockey

Summary

Key:

Team Group stage Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sweden men's  Canada
L 0–17
 Italy
L 0–2
 Norway
L 1–3
4  Czech Republic
L 3–4 GWS
 Japan
W 5–1
7

Roster: Daniel Cederstam, Maximillian Gyllsten, Christian Hedberg, Markus Holm, Kenth Jonsson, Göran Karlsson, Per Kasperi, Niklas Ingvarsson, Rasmus Lundgren, Martin Magnevill, Robin Meng, Andreas Nejman, Peter Nilsson, Ulf Nilsson, Peter Ojala, Niklas Rakos, Anders Wistrand

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 35 0 +35 9 Semifinals
2  Italy 3 1 1 0 1 5 12 7 5
3  Norway 3 1 0 1 1 5 12 7 4 5–8th place semifinals
4  Sweden 3 0 0 0 3 1 22 21 0
10 March 2018
19:00
Canada Canada17–0
(7–0, 5–0, 5–0)
Sweden SwedenGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 5,445
12 March 2018
19:00
Italy Italy2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
Sweden SwedenGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,322
13 March 2018
15:30
Norway Norway3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Sweden SwedenGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 6,059
5–8th place semifinal
14 March 2018
16:00
Czech Republic Czech Republic4–3 GWS
(1–2, 0–1, 2–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Sweden SwedenGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 6,032
Seventh place game
16 March 2018
16:00
Japan Japan1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
Sweden SwedenGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 5,979

Wheelchair curling

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
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Viljo Petersson Dahl
Ronny Persson
Mats-Ola Engborg
Kristina Ulander
Zandra Reppe
Mixed China CHN
L 4–9
Canada CAN
L 4–8
United States USA
L 2–10
Slovakia SVK
L 3–8
United Kingdom GBR
L 1–6
Norway NOR
W 5–4
Germany GER
W 9–5
Finland FIN
L 5–6
South Korea KOR
L 2–4
International Paralympic Committee NPA
W 7–3
Switzerland SUI
W 5–3
10 Did not advance

Final round robin standings[2]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Pos
Country
Skip W L PF PA Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends Shot %
1 South KoreaSeo Soon-seok926551383691166%
2 CanadaMark Ideson927445472862762%
3 ChinaWang Haitao928542433221667%
4 NorwayRune Lorentsen745557413551558%
5 Neutral Paralympic AthletesKonstantin Kurokhtin566163443722362%
6 SwitzerlandFelix Wagner565663364521161%
7 Great BritainAileen Neilson565753413362062%
8 GermanyChristiane Putzich565768373951654%
9 SlovakiaRadoslav Ďuriš476272394611157%
10 SwedenViljo Petersson Dahl47476629458857%
11 FinlandSari Karjalainen295387354611151%
12 United StatesKirk Black295863374531260%
Round-robin

Sweden has a bye in draws 1, 3, 8, 11, 13 and 15.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Zebastian Modin will take part in two sports; biathlon and cross-country skiing.

See also

References

  1. Hjelmberg, Henrik. "Svenska truppen till Paralympics uttagen". Sveriges Paralympiska Kommitté. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. "Wheelchair Curling – Mixed – Competition Summary" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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