Alina Müller and Lara Stalder lead the Swiss squad

The most experienced players in the Swiss Olympic squad are Alina Müller and Lara Stalder. The 27-year-old from Winterthur and the four-year-old from Lucerne are about to play in their fourth Olympic Games. Both were part of the team that sensationally won the bronze medal in Sochi in 2014.

In the nine World Championships and two Olympic Games that have followed since then, the Swiss women have not been able to repeat this exploit. However, a medal remains the declared goal for coach Colin Muller's team in Milan. As fifth in the world rankings, the Swiss women are in Group A and have already secured qualification for the quarter-finals. The tournament proper begins for them in the knockout phase.