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Champions Sweden All but Out of Men's Curling Medal Contention After ...
Sweden's defending champions have only one win in six games, needing unlikely outcomes to reach the semi-finals after their 7-3 loss to Germany, officials said.
- On Monday, February 16, 2026, the Sweden men's curling team lost 7-3 to Germany, leaving their title defence on the brink of early exit at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
- After losses to Italy, Britain and the United States, the Niklas Edin-led Swedish rink have one win in six games at the round-robin stage.
- Players blamed execution errors, with Niklas Edin saying, `We haven't played terrible, it's just too many half shots... and all that combined just created too many losses`, while Edin set a 51st Olympic game record.
- On Sunday, the federation scaled back monitoring after Kennedy's angry reaction to Eriksson's accusation, and players said the kerfuffle did not blame their poor results.
- Edin are next in action at the World Championships in the United States from March 27–April 4, and Sweden will try to rebound after winning mixed doubles gold against the United States.
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The German curlers seal the surprising out of Sweden at Olympia. In the Scandinavian country, the press is upset.
Curling-Edin rues Sweden's lack of 'toughness' as title defence crumbles
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 16 : Olympic men's curling champions Sweden are headed for an early exit from the Winter Olympics after managing just one win in six games, with skip Niklas Edin admitting his team has lacked the fortitude displayed by their hungrier rivals.The Swedes' title defence all but ended
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Defending champion Sweden pushed to brink of elimination from Olympic men's curling
Defending men’s curling gold medalist Sweden has been pushed to the brink of elimination from the Milan Cortina Olympics with a 7-3 loss to Germany.
Curling-Champions Sweden all but out of medal contention after poor campaign
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 16 - Olympic men's curling champions Sweden suffered a crushing blow on Monday, with their title defence on the brink of ending after a 7-3 defeat to Germany. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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