Sweden at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Sweden at the
2010 Winter Paralympics
IPC code SWE
NPC Swedish Parasports Federation
in Vancouver
Competitors 24 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Jens Kask[1]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 2 2
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Sweden sent 24 competitors to compete in all five disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.[2]

Medalists

The following Swedish athletes won medals at the games:

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Jalle Jungnell (skip)
Anette Wilhelm
Glenn Ikonen
Patrik Burman
Patrik Kallin (alternate) 		Wheelchair curling Mixed
 Bronze Zebastian Modin Cross-country skiing Sprint visually impaired

Alpine skiing

Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Time Rank
Linnea Ottosson Eide Giant slalom sitting 1:40.39 Did Not Finish
Slalom sitting 1:35.40 1:21.35 2:56.75 9
Petter Ledin Super-G sitting Did Not Finish
Giant slalom sitting Did Not Finish
Simon Jacobsen Giant slalom sitting Did Not Finish
Slalom sitting 1:09.56 1:16.17 2:25.73 30

Biathlon

Athlete Events Final
Real time Missed shots Factor % Finish time Rank
Håkan Axelsson Men's 2 × 3km pursuit visually impaired 13:56.81 3+4 98 16:00.07 14
Zebastian Modin Men's 2 × 3km pursuit visually impaired Did Not Start

Cross-country skiing

Athlete Event Final
Time Calculated Time Rank
Håkan Axelsson 10 km visually impaired 33:53.2 33:12.5 12
20 km visually impaired Did Not Finish
Zebastian Modin 10 km visually impaired 34:53.7 30:21.5 9
20 km visually impaired 1:08:50.4 58:30.8 11
Stina Sellin 5 km standing 19:28.1 17:54.7 4
15 km standing 1:00:51.3 59:01.8 10
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualifying Semifinal Final
Total Calculated Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zebastian Modin Sprint visually impaired 3:49.33 3:19.52 2 Q 3:50.0 1 Q 3:50.2
Håkan Axelsson Sprint visually impaired 3:44.89 3:40.39 16 Did Not Advance 16
Stina Sellin Sprint standing 4:49.85 4:25.27 7 Q 4:56.9 4 Did Not Advance 7

Ice sledge hockey

Sweden's Ice Sledge Hockey team, at the UBC Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver.

The Swedish ice sledge hockey team qualified by winning the qualifier tournament.[3]

Squad list Group stage (Pool B)[4] Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
From:

Aron Andersson
Magnus Carlsson
Dedjo Engmark
Marcus Holm
Niklas Ingvarsson
Jens Kask
Per Kasperi
Albin Lindell
Rasmus Lundgren
Ulf Nilsson
Niklas Rakos
Dan Svensson
Anders Wistrand

  
Norway
L 2–1		 5 South Korea
L 1–2		 Italy
L 4–0		 8
 
Canada
L 10–1
 
Italy
W 0–1

Wheelchair curling

The Swedish team qualified for the 2010 Paralympic wheelchair curling tournament based on their performance in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championships.[5]

Squad list[6] Round robin[7] Tie-breaker Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Rank

Jalle Jungnell (skip)
Anette Wilhelm
Glenn Ikonen
Patrik Burman
Patrik Kallin (alternate)
Coach: Tomas Nordin

 Switzerland
L 6–7		 4 Italy
W 5–6		 Canada
L 5–10		 United States
W 7–5
South Korea
L 4–8
Italy
L 1–9
Norway
W 4–6
Canada
W 8–4
United States
W 4–6
Great Britain
W 7–6
Japan
L 8–7
Germany
W 3–10

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Flagbearers from Opening Ceremony" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 12 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Swedish Paralympics troop nominated". Svenska handikappidrottsförbundet. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  3. ↑ "Sweden and Korea qualify for Vancouver 2010". International Paralympic Committee. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  4. ↑ "Ice Sledge Hockey Schedule and Results". Vancouver 2010 official website. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  5. ↑ "Paralympic Qualification". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  6. ↑ "Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games Wheelchair Curling Competition Teams - Confirmed" (PDF). World Curling Federation. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  7. ↑ "Wheelchair Curling Schedule and Results". Vancouver 2010 official website. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
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