Star quality can’t save Sweden from 8th Olympic bid loss

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Sweden sent its heir to the throne, its prime minister, and a hockey icon to help persuade International Olympic Committee voters.
Carrying the baggage of seven failed Winter Games bids in four decades, the 100-strong delegation for Stockholm-Are thought it met all the IOC’s demands to host in 2026.
The mayor of Stockholm even sang the chorus of an Abba song on stage.
None of it was enough.
The Swedish bid lost a 47-34 vote — not a rout but not at a