Posted AT 5:04 AM EDT on 24/02/06
Sweden relieved to be back in medal round
Turin — Reaching the Olympic semi-finals was as much a relief as a celebration for the Swedish hockey team.
The Swedes have not been in medal contention since Peter Forsberg's goal beat Canada in a shootout for the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway.
Now, after a quarter-final win over modest Switzerland, they're in a semifinal on Friday against the steadily improving Czech Republic.
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