# Sweden at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Sweden competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. Sweden won seven medals; two silver and five bronze. For the first time ever Sweden failed to win gold medals in two straight Winter Olympic Games. However, they did win medals in five different Winter Olympic sports for the first time, beating the previous record of four sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Anja Pärson | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom |
| Silver | Richard Richardsson | Snowboarding | Men's parallel giant slalom |
| Bronze | Anja Pärson | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |
| Bronze | Magdalena Forsberg | Biathlon | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| Bronze | Magdalena Forsberg | Biathlon | Women's 15 km Individual |
| Bronze | Per Elofsson | Cross-country skiing | Men's 10 + 10 km pursuit |
| Bronze | Sweden national women's ice hockey team Annica ÅhlénLotta AlmbladAnna AnderssonGunilla AnderssonEmelie BerggrenKristina BergstrandAnn-Louise EdstrandJoa ElfsbergErika HolstNanna JanssonMaria LarssonYlva LindbergUlrica LindströmKim MartinJosefin PetterssonMaria RoothDanijela RundqvistEvelina SamuelssonTherese SjölanderAnna Vikman | Ice hockey | Women's competition |

## Alpine skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Patrik Järbyn | Downhill | | | 1:41.05 | 18 |
| Fredrik Nyberg | Downhill | | | 1:40.30 | 7 |
| Fredrik Nyberg | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
| Patrik Järbyn | Super-G | | | 1:23.40 | 11 |
| Patrik Järbyn | Giant slalom | 1:14.95 | 1:12.71 | 2:27.66 | 24 |
| Fredrik Nyberg | Giant slalom | 1:13.41 | 1:11.88 | 2:25.29 | 13 |
| Markus Larsson | Slalom | 50.29 | 52.57 | 1:42.86 | 7 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Janette Hargin | Downhill | | | 1:42.83 | 25 |
| Pernilla Wiberg | Downhill | | | 1:41.09 | 14 |
| Janette Hargin | Super-G | | | 1:16.75 | 27 |
| Pernilla Wiberg | Super-G | | | 1:14.89 | 12 |
| Janette Hargin | Giant slalom | 1:20.02 | 1:18.49 | 2:38.51 | 31 |
| Anna Ottosson | Giant slalom | 1:17.12 | 1:15.81 | 2:32.93 | 9 |
| Ylva Nowén | Giant slalom | 1:17.09 | 1:15.69 | 2:32.78 | 7 |
| Anja Pärson | Giant slalom | 1:16.87 | 1:14.46 | 2:31.33 | |
| Susanne Ekman | Slalom | 57.10 | 57.22 | 1:54.32 | 22 |
| Anna Ottosson | Slalom | 55.32 | 56.45 | 1:51.77 | 13 |
| Ylva Nowén | Slalom | 53.08 | 54.10 | 1:47.18 | 4 |
| Anja Pärson | Slalom | 52.57 | 54.52 | 1:47.09 | |
Women's combined
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total time | Rank |
| Janette Hargin | DNF | 46.14 | 44.18 | DNF | – |

## Biathlon
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| 10 km sprint | Tord Wiksten | 4 | 29:39.5 | 78 |
| 10 km sprint | Henrik Forsberg | 6 | 28:04.0 | 63 |
| 10 km sprint | Carl Johan Bergman | 1 | 26:47.1 | 28 |
| 10 km sprint | Björn Ferry | 2 | 26:30.5 | 17 |
| 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Carl Johan Bergman | 1 | 36:33.4 | 36 |
| 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Björn Ferry | 4 | 35:27.5 | 24 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^3$ | Rank |
| 20 km | Tord Wiksten | 56:02.3 | 2 | 58:02.3 | 55 |
| 20 km | Henrik Forsberg | 51:22.0 | 6 | 57:22.0 | 47 |
| 20 km | Carl Johan Bergman | 53:24.5 | 3 | 56:24.5 | 40 |
| 20 km | Björn Ferry | 52:20.7 | 4 | 56:20.7 | 38 |

### Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| Carl Johan Bergman Henrik Forsberg Tord Wiksten Björn Ferry | 1 | 1'29:52.8 | 14 |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| 7.5 km sprint | Magdalena Forsberg-Wallin | 1 | 21:20.4 | |
| 10 km pursuit $^4$ | Magdalena Forsberg-Wallin | 3 | 31:34.0 | 6 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^3$ | Rank |
| 15 km | Magdalena Forsberg-Wallin | 46:08.3 | 2 | 48:08.3 | |
    $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
    $^2$ Starting delay based on 10 km sprint results.
    $^3$ One minute added per missed target.
    $^4$ Starting delay based on 7.5 km sprint results.

## Bobsleigh
### Women

| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| SWE-1 | Karin Olsson Lina Engren | Two-woman | 50.37 | 15 | 49.93 | 14 | 1:40.30 | 14 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Men

Sprint
| Athlete | Qualifying round | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
| Jörgen Brink | 2:56.84 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Thobias Fredriksson | 2:54.45 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Peter Larsson | 2:53.55 | 14 Q | DSQ | – | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Björn Lind | 2:52.17 | 9 Q | 3:02.2 | 1 Q | 3:10.4 | 2 QF | 2:58.1 | 4 |
Pursuit
| Athlete | 10 km C | 10 km C | 10 km F pursuit$^1$ | 10 km F pursuit$^1$ |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
| Niklas Jonsson | 27:32.0 | 33 Q | 25:18.1 | 28 |
| Mathias Fredriksson | 27:02.9 | 19 Q | 25:12.9 | 27 |
| Per Elofsson | 26:39.3 | 8 Q | 23:45.9 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 15 km C | Morgan Göransson | 39:45.7 | 27 |
| 15 km C | Urban Lindgren | 39:24.8 | 17 |
| 15 km C | Magnus Ingesson | 38:38.5 | 8 |
| 15 km C | Per Elofsson | 38:10.8 | 5 |
| 30 km F | Morgan Göransson | DNF | – |
| 30 km F | Per Elofsson | DNF | – |
| 30 km F | Niklas Jonsson | 1'16:25.2 | 36 |
| 50 km C | Mathias Fredriksson | 2'18:42.1 | 29 |
| 50 km C | Per Elofsson | 2'14:50.6 | 17 |
| 50 km C | Magnus Ingesson | 2'14:48.6 | 16 |
    $^1$ Starting delay based on 10 km C. results.
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Time | Rank |
| Urban Lindgren Mathias Fredriksson Niklas Jonsson Morgan Göransson | 1'37:59.5 | 13 |

### Women

Sprint
| Athlete | Qualifying round | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
| Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek | 3:28.07 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elin Ek | 3:25.93 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anna Dahlberg-Olsson | 3:25.32 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lina Andersson | 3:22.65 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
Pursuit
| Athlete | 5 km C | 5 km C | 5 km F pursuit$^2$ | 5 km F pursuit$^2$ |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
| Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek | 14:28.3 | 47 Q | 14:22.5 | 46 |
| Elin Ek | 14:01.6 | 28 Q | 13:20.1 | 25 |
| Jenny Olsson | 14:00.7 | 27 Q | 13:31.6 | 35 |
| Lina Andersson | 13:50.6 | 18 Q | 13:37.5 | 39 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 10 km C | Anna Dahlberg-Olsson | 31:01.7 | 40 |
| 10 km C | Jenny Olsson | 30:09.5 | 22 |
| 10 km C | Elin Ek | 30:02.3 | 19 |
| 10 km C | Lina Andersson | 30:00.1 | 16 |
| 15 km F | Jenny Olsson | 43:57.7 | 39 |
| 15 km F | Elin Ek | 43:55.3 | 38 |
| 15 km F | Anna Dahlberg-Olsson | 43:53.7 | 36 |
| 15 km F | Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek | 42:53.8 | 30 |
| 30 km C | Ulrika Persson | DNF | – |
| 30 km C | Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek | DNF | – |
| 30 km C | Anna Dahlberg-Olsson | 1'46:51.3 | 39 |
| 30 km C | Elin Ek | 1'40:48.2 | 25 |
    $^2$ Starting delay based on 5 km C. results.
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
4 × 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Time | Rank |
| Lina Andersson Elin Ek Jenny Olsson Anna Dahlberg-Olsson | 52:40.4 | 12 |

## Curling
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Tiebreaker | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | 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 |
| Peja Lindholm Tomas Nordin Magnus Swartling Peter Narup Anders Kraupp | Men's tournament | USA L 5–10 | GBR W 7–2 | DEN W 9–5 | SUI L 7–8 | CAN W 6–5 | FRA W 9–6 | FIN W 11–4 | GER W 5–4 | NOR L 8–9 | 4 Q | BYE | CAN L 4–6 | SUI L 3–7 | 4 |
| Elisabet Gustafson Katarina Nyberg Louise Marmont Elisabeth Persson Christina Bertrup | Women's tournament | CAN L 4–5 | GBR W 7–4 | USA L 5–6 | DEN L 9–11 | NOR W 10–3 | JPN W 8–7 | GER L 5–7 | SUI W 8–7 | RUS W 9–6 | =4 QT | GBR L 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | 6 |

### Men's tournament
#### Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Canada | Kevin Martin | 8 | 1 |
| Norway | Pål Trulsen | 7 | 2 |
| Switzerland | Andreas Schwaller | 6 | 3 |
| Sweden | Peja Lindholm | 6 | 3 |
| Finland | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 5 | 4 |
| Germany | Sebastian Stock | 4 | 5 |
| Denmark | Ulrik Schmidt | 3 | 6 |
| Great Britain | Hammy McMillan | 3 | 6 |
| United States | Tim Somerville | 3 | 6 |
| France | Dominique Dupont-Roc | 0 | 9 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| United States | 10–5 | Sweden |
| Sweden | 7–2 | United Kingdom |
| Denmark | 5–9 | Sweden |
| Sweden | 7–8 | Switzerland |
| Canada | 5–6 | Sweden |
| France | 6–9 | Sweden |
| Finland | 4–11 | Sweden |
| Germany | 4–5 | Sweden |
| Sweden | 8–9 | Norway |

#### Medal round

Semi-final
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Sweden (Lindholm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada (Martin) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Bronze medal game
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Sweden (Lindholm) 4th | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Switzerland (Schwaller) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
Contestants
* Sweden
* Östersunds CK, Östersund
* Skip: Peja Lindholm
* Third: Tomas Nordin
* Second: Magnus Swartling
* Lead: Peter Narup
* Alternate: Anders Kraupp

### Women's tournament
#### Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Canada | Kelley Law | 8 | 1 |
| Switzerland | Luzia Ebnöther | 7 | 2 |
| United States | Kari Erickson | 6 | 3 |
| Great Britain | Rhona Martin | 5 | 4 |
| Germany | Natalie Neßler | 5 | 4 |
| Sweden 6th | Elisabet Gustafson | 5 | 4 |
| Norway | Dordi Nordby | 4 | 5 |
| Japan | Akiko Katoh | 2 | 7 |
| Denmark | Lene Bidstrup | 2 | 7 |
| Russia | Olga Jarkova | 1 | 8 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sweden | 4–5 | Canada |
| Sweden | 7–4 | United Kingdom |
| Sweden | 5–6 | United States |
| Sweden | 9–11 | Denmark |
| Sweden | 10–3 | Norway |
| Japan | 7–8 | Sweden |
| Germany | 7–5 | Sweden |
| Switzerland | 7–8 | Sweden |
| Sweden | 9–6 | Russia |
Tie-breaker
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sweden 6th | 4–6 | United Kingdom |
Contestants
* Sweden
* Umeå CC, Umeå
* Skip: Elisabet Gustafson
* Third: Katarina Nyberg
* Second: Louise Marmont
* Lead: Elisabeth Persson
* Alternate: Christina Bertrup

## Freestyle skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
| Patrik Sundberg | Moguls | 29.58 | 23.16 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fredrik Fortkord | Moguls | 30.24 | 24.81 | 14 Q | 28.15 | 24.89 | 13 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
| Sara Kjellin | Moguls | 35.50 | 22.44 | 12 Q | DNF | DNF | – |
| Liselotte Johansson | Aerials | | 125.20 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Ice hockey
### Summary

Key:
* OT – Overtime
* GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament | Canada W 5–2 | Czech Republic W 2–1 | Germany W 7–1 | 1 | Belarus L 3–4 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Sweden women's | Women's tournament | Russia W 3–2 | Kazakhstan W 7–0 | Canada L 0–11 | 2 Q | — | United States L 0–4 | Finland W 2–1 | |

### Men's tournament
#### First round - group C

| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 3 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC-7).

#### Quarter final

* Team roster
   * Johan Hedberg
   * Mikael Tellqvist
   * Tommy Salo
   * Mattias Öhlund
   * Kim Johnsson
   * Fredrik Olausson
   * Nicklas Lidström
   * Marcus Ragnarsson
   * Mattias Norström
   * Kenny Jönsson
   * Daniel Alfredsson
   * P. J. Axelsson
   * Mats Sundin
   * Mathias Johansson
   * Mikael Renberg
   * Magnus Arvedson
   * Ulf Dahlén
   * Niklas Sundström
   * Henrik Zetterberg
   * Jörgen Jönsson
   * Markus Näslund
   * Michael Nylander
   * Tomas Holmström
* Head coach: Hardy Nilsson

### Women's tournament
#### First round - group A

Top two teams (shaded) advanced to semifinals.
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 6 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC-7).

#### Medal round

Semi-final
Bronze medal game
* Contestants Annica Åhlén Lotta Almblad Anna Andersson Gunilla Andersson Emelie Berggren Kristina Bergstrand Ann-Louise Edstrand Joa Elfsberg Erika Holst Nanna Jansson Maria Larsson Ylva Lindberg Ulrica Lindström Kim Martin Josefin Pettersson Maria Rooth Danijela Rundqvist Evelina Samuelsson Therese Sjölander Anna Vikman

## Luge
### Men

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Anders Söderberg | 46.624 | 36 | 45.228 | 22 | 45.064 | 23 | 45.298 | 24 | 3:02.214 | 28 |
| Bengt Walden | 45.455 | 26 | 45.189 | 21 | 45.081 | 25 | 45.561 | 26 | 3:01.286 | 23 |
(Men's) Doubles
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athletes | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Anders Söderberg Bengt Walden | 45.589 | 17 | DNF | – | DNF | – |

## Short track speed skating
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round one | Round one | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
| Martin Johansson | 500 m | 43.435 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Martin Johansson | 1000 m | DSQ | – | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Martin Johansson | 1500 m | 2:25.824 | 3 Q | | | 2:24.032 | 4 QB | 2:28.559 | 9 |

## Snowboarding
### Men's parallel giant slalom

| Athlete | Qualifying | Qualifying | Round one | Quarter final | Semi final | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Round one | Quarter final | Semi final | Final | Rank |
| Jonas Aspman | 38.88 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stephen Copp | 37.32 | 12 Q | Dejan Košir L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richard Richardsson | 36.58 | 4 Q | Mathias Behounek W | Dejan Košir W | Nicolas Huet W | Philipp Schoch L | |
| Daniel Biveson | 36.42 | 3 Q | Walter Feichter L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Men's halfpipe

| Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Stefan Karlsson | 29.8 | 19 | 30.4 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Magnus Sterner | 32.0 | 16 | 39.1 | 6 Q | 36.6 | 11 |
| Tomas Johansson | 32.1 | 15 | 30.1 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women's parallel giant slalom

| Athlete | Qualifying | Qualifying | Round one | Quarter final | Semi final | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Round one | Quarter final | Semi final | Final | Rank |
| Sara Fischer | 43.21 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Åsa Windahl | 42.41 | 10 Q | Lisa Kosglow L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women's halfpipe

| Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Janet Jonsson | 13.0 | 22 | 16.1 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anna Hellman | 19.6 | 18 | DNF | – | did not advance | did not advance |

## Speed skating
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 1500 m | Johan Röjler | 1:49.50 | 38 |
| 5000 m | Johan Röjler | 6:33.18 | 22 |