Why Sweden isn't playing Rasmus Andersson or Jesper Bratt in Olympics today vs. Latvia originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Sweden might be taking a risk. On Tuesday in their Olympics knockout matchup with Latvia, they aren't playing Rasmus Andersson or Jesper Bratt.

The U.S. women’s hockey team has advanced to the gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, routing Sweden 5-0 in the semifinals in Milan. Cayla Barnes opened the scoring just over five minutes into the game before Team USA pulled away with four goals in the second period,

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Defending champion Sweden was eliminated from semifinal contention in the men's curling competition at the Winter Olympics with two matches to spare Tuesday after what skip Niklas Edin described as a “horrible week.

Sweden scratched two of their better players, Rasmus Andersson and Jesper Bratt, for an elimination game in the Olympics.

Sweden will now have to play a do-or-die game in the qualification playoffs on Tuesday in order to reach the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Like the German mark, French franc and Finnish markka, Sweden’s krona may one day become a relic of the past — if the country’s proponents of the euro get their way.

Continuing its dominant tournament run, the U.S. women's hockey team beat Sweden, 5-0, on Monday, Feb. 16, at Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milano. The win knocks Sweden out of contention and puts the U.S. in the gold-medal game on Thursday (1:10 p.m., USA Network).

Forsberg capitalized on increased ice time, scoring his first Olympic goal and boosting Sweden toward a quarterfinal showdown with the U.S.