Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
ski jumping
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...
and
Nordic combined
Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...
club from
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik (, ) is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden, with 32,953 inhabitants in 2017.
Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the Hig ...
,
Västernorrland County
Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county (''län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.
The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrl ...
.
It formerly offered more sports. A football club named
Friska Viljor FC
Friska Viljor FC is a Swedish football club located in Örnsköldsvik in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County.
Background
The club was formed in February 1994 but was previously the football section of the multi-sport club IF Fris ...
was separated from IF Friska Viljor in February 1994. The
alpine skiing
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...
section was also separated from IF Friska Viljor.
The brothers
Evert
Evert is a Dutch and Swedish short form of the Germanic masculine name "Everhard" (alternative Eberhard).Evert at the and
Kåre Karlsson
Kåre Ingemar Karlsson (born 28 January 1924) is a Swedish former ski jumper.
He was born in Løkken Verk in Norway, and grew up there with his ski jumper brothers Arthur and Evert Karlsson. They represented the sports club Løkken IF. Kåre Karls ...
participated together at the 1950 World Ski Championships, and Evert was a 1948 Olympian. Other Olympians are
Sven-Olof Lundgren
Sven-Olof Lundgren (3 November 1908 – 26 March 1946) was a Swedish ski jumper. He participated at the 1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; g ...
Rolf Strandberg
Rolf Strandberg (4 August 1937 – 15 July 2011) was a Swedish ski jumper
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along ...
Magnus Westman
Magnus Westman (born 9 August 1966) is a Swedish ski jumper. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics. His daughter Frida
''Frida'' is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depi ...
(1992, 1994), Fredrik Johansson (1994), and Johan Rasmussen (1994). In recent years several club members have participated in the
Ski jumping World Cup
The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is the world's highest level of ski jumping and the FIS Ski Flying World Cup as the subdivisional part of the competition. It was founded by Torbjørn Yggeseth for the 1979/80 season and organized by the Internation ...