MEN’S ICE HOCKEY

The reporter whose disclosure that Samuelsson carried an American passport led to the Swedish defenseman being kicked out of the Olympics has received threats from angry readers.

Svenska Dagbladet, a Stockholm newspaper, reported a steady stream of e-mail, faxes and telephoned threats directed at reporter Janne Bengtsson.

Said Per-Olof Olsson, Svenska Dagbladet’s editor: “We didn’t go to Nagano to root for Sweden’s hockey team or Sweden’s competitors, but to offer our readers a good, comprehensive coverage.”