Sweden at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Sweden at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Sochi
Competitors106 in 9 sports
Flag bearers Anders Södergren (opening)
Charlotte Kalla (closing)
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
7
Bronze
6
Total
15
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Sweden competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Swedish Olympic Committee (Swedish: Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK) sent 106 athletes to the Games, 61 men and 45 women, to compete in nine sports. 38 of the 98 events had Swedish participation. The youngest athlete in the delegation was freestyle skier Sandra Näslund, at 17 years old. Ice hockey player Daniel Alfredsson, who was at 41 the oldest Swedish athlete at the 2014 Games, became the first Swedish ice hockey player to participate in five Olympic tournaments. 55 Swedish athletes were Olympic debutants. Sweden won 15 medals in total, making the Sochi games Sweden's most successful Winter Games ever in terms of medals. However, the number of gold medals (2) was lower than in the two previous Winter Games.