For most members of Svea Svin it was eight years ago that we attended
a World Championships final.
Both Maria and Pernilla though had been on location in 2003 in finland
and 2004 in Czechia.
For the rest of us it had been a long wait since the Swedish success “Revenge
of the Nation” in Zurich In 1998 when Tre Kronor, like
so many times before crushed the finnish resistance (see our report
from that year).
Sweden and Czechia had totally destroyed all their competitors on
the road to the final game this year, compared to for example the
finns that this year also had the tactics: Management by close-your-eyes-and-hope-
that-we-win.
We decided, like always, to start the drinking by the Yellow tents
in Old town for later advancement out to Riga arena.
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Johnny, Lövis, Larsa, Pernilla, Gabbe, Jörgen and Patrik
(as always, behind the camera) is starting the drinking with a couple
of Bacardi breezers.
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After a few hours we found out that we had out-drank them. As a
replacement they offered us this blue shit that seems to have been
sugared alcohol with colored stuff in it.
Well, in Svea Svin we think that one shall try everything once before
talking about it, except for incest and folk dance. So if one is
to get drunk it is just to open the bottles and continue to drink.
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Strandbergs son is singing a song; Gabbe has forgotten a name and
Larsa don’t wants to see the waitress’s tits.
It was pre party before the finals!
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Pictures taken outside Riga arena the hour before the final
between the two giants in the Hockey world:
The ruling Olympic Champions – Tre Kronor
And
The ruling World Champions – The Czech Republic.
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Together with some great Czech supporters about 30 minutes before
the game starts.
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Daddy Strandberg. Now more drunk that ever before is trying to get
loose from his Russian flag that he has wrapped his body in so that
he can proudly can show off his beautiful purple blazer.
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Briza is hanging out with supporters to The-team-that-never-wins
before it is time to go inside.
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All right then. ONE final photo before we head into the arena.
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After all these years it is actually Patriks first final ever!
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