Sweden at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Sweden at the
2010 Winter Paralympics
IPC codeSWE
NPCSwedish Parasports Federation
in Vancouver
Competitors24 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Jens Kask[1]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Sweden sent 24 competitors to compete in all five disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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

Main article: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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.
Main article: Ice sledge hockey at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

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

Main article: Wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

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.