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Sweden hunts for back to back gold

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Last Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | 10:12 AM ET

Sweden celebrates after winning the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Sweden celebrates after winning the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. (Don Emmert/Getty Images)

Coach

Name Age Hometown League Olympics
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson 51 Karlskoga, Sweden 2 ( 1 as player, 1 as coach)

Forwards

Name Age Hometown League Olympics
Daniel Alfredsson 37 Gothenburg, Sweden Ottawa Senators (NHL) 3
Nicklas Bäckström 22 Gavle, Sweden Washington Capitals (NHL) 0
Loui Eriksson 24 Göteborg, Sweden Dallas Stars (NHL) 0
Peter Forsberg 36 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Swedish Elite League 3
Johan Franzen 30 Vetlanda, Sweden Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 0
Patric Hörnqvist 23 Stockholm, Sweden Nashville Predators (NHL) 0
Fredrik Modin 35 Sundsvall, Sweden Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) 1
Samuel Påhlsson 32 Ånge, Sweden Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) 1
Daniel Sedin 29 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Vancouver Canucks (NHL) 1
Henrik Sedin 29 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Vancouver Canucks (NHL) 1
Mattias Weinhandl 29 Ljungby, Sweden Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) 0
Henrik Zetterberg 29 Sundsvall, Sweden Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 2

Defence

Name Age Hometown League Olympics
Tobias Enström 25 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) 0
Magnus Johansson 36 Linköping, Sweden Swedish Elite League 0
Niklas Kronwall 29 Stockholm, Sweden Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 1
Nicklas Lidström 39 Avesta, Sweden Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 3
Douglas Murray 29 Bromma, Sweden San Jose Sharks (NHL) 0
Johnny Oduya 29 Stockholm, Sweden New Jersey Devils (NHL) 0
Mattias Öhlund 33 Piteå, Sweden Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) 3
Henrik Tallinder 31 Stockholm, Sweden Buffalo Sabres (NHL) 0

Goalies

Name Age Hometown League Olympics
Jonas Gustavsson 25 Danderyd, Sweden Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) 0
Stefan Liv 29 Gdynia, Poland Swedish Elite League 1
Henrik Lundqvist 27 Åre, Sweden New York Rangers 1
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Medal Count

Top 10 Medal Winners

Country Total
UNITED STATES 9 15 13 37
GERMANY 10 13 7 30
CANADA 14 7 5 26
NORWAY 9 8 6 23
AUSTRIA 4 6 6 16
RUSSIA 3 5 7 15
SOUTH KOREA 6 6 2 14
CHINA 5 2 4 11
SWEDEN 5 2 4 11
FRANCE 2 3 6 11

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The Golden Threats

The Golden Threats

Now comes the hard part for Team Canada - winning Olympic gold at the Vancouver Winter Games.

It won't be easy. The Russians will boast one of the most explosive offences in the tournament, Team U.S.A. has an elite goaltender in Ryan Miller, and the Swedes are the defending Olympic champions.


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