Heavy interruptions before the home EC: "Will be above"

It is a different home championship that awaits for Lag Edin and Lag Hasselborg.

Both teams are missing an important piece of the puzzle from the successful championship teams of recent years.

Niklas Edin has had meniscus surgery - and is replaced by Daniel Magnusson.

Sara McManus is pregnant - and is replaced by Johanna Heldin, who steps in as first and vice-skipper.

- Perhaps the biggest challenge is to have the extra percentage in communication, the extra percentage in everything we do.

When we get the important matches in the EC, we will sharpen those things and get better, says Anna Hasselborg.

Oskar Eriksson takes over as skipper for the men who have lined up gold in recent years.

- It's the first time since 2014 that I'm the skipper and laying the last stones.

So I will be a little above.

The EC starts on Friday and is broadcast on SVT.