Stockholm; 14 June 2019: The Stockholm Åre 2026 delegation to Lausanne for the upcoming IOC Session will feature a glittering cast of Sweden’s Olympic and Paralympic heroes, as the Nordic nation enters the final stage of its bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games for the first time ever.
The list of iconic Swedish athletes features 15 golds - 20 medals in total - and Olympians and Paralympians who have competed at multiple Summer and Winter Games.
"Bringing the Games to Sweden with Stockholm Åre 2026 would be a sensational victory for Swedish sports and for Sweden as a country," says double Olympic gold medallist Peter Forsberg / Olympic gold medallist Frida Hansdotter.
At around 18:00 CEST on 24 June, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will announced 2026 Winter Games host, following an in camera Technical Briefing in the morning and a final presentation in the afternoon that will be streamed live around the world. With 10 days to go before the vote, the Stockholm Åre 2026 team is approaching the critical last phase of campaigning with optimism and determination.
The first members of the bid team will arrive on 17 and 18 June, with the majority of the star-studded Swedish delegation arriving in Lausanne, Switzerland during the Midsummer weekend (21-24 June).
The athletes who will represent Sweden during the days in Lausanne include:
Jonas Bergqvist, ice hockey, 1 Olympic gold and 1 Olympic bronze
Peter Forsberg, ice hockey, 2 Olympic gold
Tomas Gustafson, skating, 3 Olympic gold and 1 Olympic silver
Frida Hansdotter, alpine ski, 1 Olympic gold
Stefan Holm, athletics, 1 Olympic gold
Anna Holmlund, ski cross, 1 Olympic bronze
Jänis Kipurs (Latvia), bobsleigh, 1 Olympic gold and 1 Olympic bronze
Agnes Knochenhauer, curling, 1 Olympic gold
Gunnar Larsson, swimming, 2 Olympic gold
Sara McManus, curling, 1 Olympic gold
Anette Norberg, curling, 2 Olympic gold
Additionally, Stockholm Åre 2026 ambassadors Maria Pietilä Holmner, Jessica Lindell Vikarby and Anna Laurell Nash, who together participated in eight Olympic Games, will also be present.
Other contributors will include Olympian Jennie-Lee Burmansson and Paralympian Aaron Lindström, the youngest Swedes to compete at PyeongChang 2018.
For more information:
Mats Olsson, Press Manager Stockholm Åre 2026,
mats.olsson@stockholm-are2026.com,
+46 70 633 61 30
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