CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Defending men's curling gold medalist Sweden was pushed to the brink of elimination from the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday with a 7-3 loss to Germany. The loss was Sweden's fifth in six games of round-robin play,

Nylander and Ekman-Larsson have each played Matthews once in international competition, both at different times.

Olympic men's curling champions Sweden are headed for an early exit from the Winter Olympics after managing just one win in six games, with skip Niklas Edin admitting his team has lacked the fortitude displayed by their hungrier rivals.

Parker's prediction: Swedes and Latvians battle in a low-scoring bout. The Men’s Ice Hockey Qualification Play-Off begins Tuesday, February 17, and my top Sweden vs. Latvia predictions and free betting picks have you covered for the nightcap between the two nations.

Like the German mark, French franc and Finnish markka, Sweden’s krona may one day become a relic of the past — if the country’s proponents of the euro get their way.