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Sweden is planning to announce details of a new aid package under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme at a meeting of NATO defence ministers, which will be attended by
Frida Karlsson finished 51 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, with time to grab the Swedish flag and wave at the crowd before crossing the finish line.
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Sweden struggled early in its Olympics opener against Italy, but thanks in part to New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad,
Sweden trailed by 1 point going into the last round (or “end”) of a hard-fought, tight mixed doubles final against the United States. Isabella Wranaa needed to knock the Americans’ stone out to score at least 2 points and win the match.
Since entering the NHL at the start of the 2009-10 season, Hedman has the third-most points among all defensemen, behind Erik Karlsson (905) and Brent Burns (819). He’s fourth in games played among defensemen behind Burns (1,226), Ryan Suter (1,215) and Drew Doughty (1,174). But something was missing from his resume until this week.
The Swedes pulled away in the third, keeping Italy pinned in their own end. Mika Zibanejad added an insurance goal, and Tampa Bay captain Victor Hedman scored his first career Olympic goal into the empty net. Hedman logged the most ice time among Swedish skaters.
Oliver Solberg starts this weekend’s Rally Sweden leading the FIA World Rally Championship points. But with that lead comes the challenge of starting the opening leg first and playing the role of road sweeper on what promises to be one of the fastest all-snow events in WRC history.