Scandinavian powerhouse Sweden looks to win best record at Beijing Winter Olympics
Xinhua News Agency, Stockholm, January 25 (Reporters He Miao and Fu Yiming) The Swedish Olympic Committee recently said that the Swedish team is expected to win a record number of medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Peter Reinebo, chief executive of the Swedish Olympic Committee, said in a press release recently: "Our goal is to make this the best Winter Olympics in Sweden's history." He said that the Swedish team is expected to win 15 Olympic Games. Even more medals, matching or surpassing Sweden's record total medals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
The Swedish team won 14 medals at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. In terms of quality, that was Sweden's biggest success in the Winter Olympics - 7 gold medals, 6 silver medals, 1 bronze medal, and medals. 6th on the list.
They won 2 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 6 bronze medals in Sochi.
When it comes to women's events, the nation of just 10.4 million has a strong squad.
"Although it's difficult to get to the medal counts of 2014 and 2018, the team we sent to the Beijing Winter Olympics was slightly stronger than the team that competed in Pyeongchang," Reinebo said.
Reinebo said that the Swedish team has identified all 116 athletes for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
So far this season, Swedish athletes have won more than 25 World Cup titles in five different winter sports.
In skating, speed skating star Van der Poel holds two world records in the 5,000m and 10,000m, and he is considered one of the favourites for the Swedish team.
In addition, Sweden is also seen as likely to win several medals in biathlon, especially the women's team led by sisters Hannah Oberg and Elvira Oberg.
Their teammates have also done well at the World Cup recently, which made the relay medal possible.
The women's relay team recently finished second at the World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany.
One of the team members is Stina Nilsson, who won four medals in cross-country skiing in Pyeongchang and remains a contender for medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Although the Swedish biathlon men's team is not as successful as the women's team, it is also expected to achieve good results in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Three of the four runners who will represent Sweden will be part of the men's relay champion team at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
In addition, in the mixed relay event, the Swedish team also has the strength to win a medal in Beijing.
在越野滑雪方面，瑞典是传统强队之一。在高山滑雪方面，莎拉·赫克托今年开局表现出色，而桑德拉·内斯隆德也是奖牌的热门人选。
自由式滑雪运动员亨里克·哈劳特尽管在前两届奥运会上受到关注，但尚未获得奥运会奖牌。这位30岁的老将渴望在北京实现突破。
此外，瑞典冰壶队实力也很强，男队和女队都有望取得好成绩。