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[38], In the 2020-21 season, the Swedish Curling Association launched a substantial effort to support five teams on the mixed doubles tour, in order to prepare for the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and to secure an entry for Team Sweden to compete in mixed doubles at the 2022 Olympics. In a sport largely dominated on the men's side by Canada, Swedish curler Niklas Edin has in recent years established himself as one of the best players on the planet. [22] The 2014–15 season indeed became a golden year for the new Team Edin, as the team first won the gold medal at the 2014 European Curling Championships. The team bearing his name has been ranked on the World Curling Tour as high as No. In 2009 Edin was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame. Currently, as the only non-Canadian men's team to win three Slams at the Grand Slam of Curling, Team Edin's record still stands. That season, the team also reached their second career Grand Slam final, losing in the inaugural Elite 10 event. Their heavy defeat of Switzerland in the semi-final (9-3) reinforced their position as overwhelming favourites, as they took on an unlikely finalist more accustomed to battling elimination – the US team skipped by John Shuster. On the ice at the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in British Columbia's major port city, the Swedish team composed of Niklas, Sebastian Kraupp, Fredrik Lindberg and Viktor Kjäll were eliminated 6-5 in the semi-final by Kevin Martin's Canadian team, who went on to win the gold. #sweattocurl” Team Edin also made the finals of the 2017 World Men's Curling Championship, winning a silver medal after falling short in the final to Team Canada (skipped by Brad Gushue). During the 2010 Elite Series, however, they lost a tough final to their closest rivals, Team Carlsén, by the score of 6-5. They again represented Sweden at the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship, winning the gold medal over Team Canada's Kevin Koe. [7] Under the current World Curling Federation rankings,[8] Team Edin is ranked among the Top 10 teams in the world.[9]. At the 2018 European Curling Championships, Team Edin went undefeated in the tournament until the final, where they lost to Scotland's rink skipped by Bruce Mouat. "We took part in the last Olympic Games, and our principal objective was to qualify again and maybe win a medal," explained Niklas on the day of the World Championship victory in Victoria. [16] The team ended their season by becoming the first non-Canadian team to make it to a men's Grand Slam final at the 2011 Players' Championship, losing in the final to Team Kevin Martin. After the bronze and the silver, it is unlikely that the elusive Olympic gold will be far from Niklas Edin's mind in the lead-up to Beijing 2022. [11] Together, the new team filled the void in Swedish men's curling left by the retirement of Peja Lindholm and quickly became seen in Sweden as the team most likely to have success on the international curling circuit. Edin is also the only curler to appear in the Continental Cup for twelve consecutive competitions (2007-08 and 2011-2020, with the competition not held in 2009 or 2010). To play well, you have to think about strategy and be physically fit. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sweden finished in first-place after the round-robin, with an 8–1 record but lost a tight match to the Great Britain team skipped by David Murdoch in the semi-final. [12] Internationally, they only reached one Grand Slam playoff - the quarterfinal at the National. Sweden’s Niklas Edin has been one of the top curlers in the world for years. Edin played three games through severe pain with significant injuries, requiring the team to be reshuffled with Sebastian Kraupp skipping for the team, Fredrik Lindberg moving up to the third position, and Oskar Eriksson curling in the second position through the bronze medal game. Instead, the team finished the season reaching the semifinals of the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown,[19] followed by a disappointing sixth-place finish at the European Masters. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. After an average start (three defeats in the round robin phase), the Swedes defeated Canada 6-3 in the semi-final and then Norway 9-5 in the final to take the victory. [13] In December 2009, the team won the gold medal at the 2009 European Curling Championships, their first appearance at the championship. He has also won more international medals as skip than any other skip in history. 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After the addition of Mixed Doubles in the 2018 Olympics, however, Edin began to participate in mixed doubles events, in part reflecting the Swedish Curling Association's recognition that Team Sweden might more likely earn a place in the Mixed Doubles Olympic competition by permitting curlers on men's and women's national teams to vie for a chance to compete in Mixed Doubles at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. He has won two Olympic medals, winning a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the bronze medal the 2014 Winter Olympics. It was too late to turn it around and the gold medal went to the US (10-7). He also skipped the Swedish men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics,[28] where he won a silver medal, losing to the United States (skipped by John Shuster) in the gold medal game. I gave it a try, and straight away I was hooked," recalled Niklas. Five months later, Niklas won his second world title at the 2015 World Men's Curling Championships in Halifax (Canada). World Champions 2015 European Champions 2014, 2015 Edin also skipped a new team in 2005 to a silver medal at the European Mixed Curling Championships, together with future longtime teammate Sebastian Kraupp. At PyeongChang 2018, he went even further by securing the silver medal with his team as runners-up to a US team skipped by John Shuster; an error in the eighth end of the final cost him the title. Niklas helped his rink win their first six matches and guarantee their place in the semi-finals. World Champions 2015 European Champions 2014, 2015 But four-and-a-half years after starting to curl, I became European junior champion in 2004." Reflecting on his aims, he said: "Like all curlers, my ambition is to win a gold medal at the Games. Edin skipped Team Sweden to a perfect 11–0 record to win the European Championship, defeating Norway's Team Ulsrud in the final game, giving Edin his third European Championship gold. In addition to his World Championship gold medals, he has won a silver medal (2017) and two bronze medals (2011 & 2012). As a result, Edin began to participate in the Swedish Mixed Doubles Curling Championships, placing 4th in 2019,[36] but missing the playoffs in 2020. The victory meant that Edin and Eriksson held the gold medals at both the European and World Championships for the second time in a single curling season. The team found less success at that season's World Championships, placing sixth. It was also the home club of one of the most successful women's curling teams of all time, skipped by Elisabeth Högström. In May 2014, Edin and Team Eriksson came to an agreement to form a new Team Edin, with Edin skipping the team in the fourth position and Oskar Eriksson playing third. In December, the team also reached their tenth final at a Grand Slam of Curling event when they reached the final of the Boost National, losing to Team Brad Jacobs. The new Olympic Channel brings you news, highlights, exclusive behind the scenes, live events and original programming, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. In his junior years, Niklas made a name for himself as one of the best skips in Sweden, and, soon after, in the world. The team went on to live up to expectations by winning the silver World Championship medal. If you want a medal, you have to first imagine yourself winning it." [25][26] Later that same season, Team Edin became the first non-Canadian team to win the Tour Challenge and the Player's Championship. He currently plays third for the Niklas Edin rink. Johan Niklas Edin (born 6 July 1985) is a Swedish curler. Despite two defeats against Switzerland and Norway, Niklas and his team finished the round robin in first place. The team then won the 2013 World Curling Championship, giving Edin his first world championship gold medal. And in Victoria (Canada) on 7 April 2013, Niklas made history with his team-mates Kraupp, Lindberg and Kjäll. We use cookies on our website! 8.1K likes. [21]. [32] As the new year began, Team Edin rejoined Team Europe and successfully defended their Continental Cup of Curling title, though they did not reach the playoffs at the 2020 Canadian Open. [35], Despite his participation in mixed events early in his curling career, Edin had until recently primarily played mixed doubles and mixed team curling at the Continental Cup. In taking the world title, Niklas and his team also achieved the unique feat of doing so as European champions; four months earlier Sweden were crowned European champions after beating Norway 8-5 at home in Karlstad. As a result, Team Edin also became the only non-Canadian team currently to have won more than one Slam. "Before that, I played all kinds of sports. Later that season, the team won its second bronze medal at the 2012 World Men's Curling Championship. The last months of the 2013-14 season signaled the eventual end of what was then known as Team Edin. World Champions 2015 European Champions 2014, 2015 Niklas and his rink marked their arrival at the very top level with a win at the 2009 Winter Universiade in Harbin (China), quickly followed up later in the same year with a victory in Niklas’ first European Championships (6-5 in the final against Switzerland) in Aberdeen, Scotland. They barely missed the medal platform, placing fourth and losing the bronze medal game to Switzerland. Niklas managed to control his nerves to give his team two points in what was a tense end, after the score went to 4-4 in the regular 10. "We know that we can do it and we believe in ourselves. At the 2010 European Curling Championships, the team was unable to secure a playoff spot but made up for this by winning a bronze medal at the 2011 World Men's Curling Championship. The first came at the 2012 European Curling Championships where they beat Team Ulsrud in the final. They then reached the bronze medal position at the Swiss Cup Basel,[31] and made the playoffs at the 2019 Tour Challenge before losing to Team Brad Gushue in the quarters. ", "I hate losing. During the 2015–16 curling season, Team Edin picked up their second straight European Curling Championship gold medal when they won the 2015 European Curling Championships, this time defeating Switzerland's Peter de Cruz in the final. It was also the first time since 2004 that a Swedish men's curling team had won a world championship title.[17]. I can get really grumpy when we lose, because I don’t accept mistakes and I always want to improve. Because the team had increased their international travel and the time spent in Canada to become more competitive, they had to skip the Swedish Curling Championships and withdrew from the Elite Series, despite leading the series before the finals. They also cemented their status over their closest rivals Team Carlsén by winning the Swedish Curling Championships.[12]. 798 Likes, 18 Comments - Team Niklas Edin (@teamniklasedin) on Instagram: “‪Having a great time at the Pool Patch meeting all the #curling fans and signing autographs!…” Team Edin avenged their loss at the 2017 Worlds by defeating Team Gushue in the finals of the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship, giving Edin his third World Championship gold medal. I love the variety of the game." The 2013–14 season was not as successful for the Edin rink, becoming their first without any title. 208 talking about this. In 2007, Edin skipped a new team, playing this time with his future teammates in the senior division Fredrik Lindberg and Kristian Lindström, at the World Junior Championships, winning his third silver junior championship medal. It was our plan from the beginning. 3 Personen sprechen darüber. 7,625 Followers, 117 Following, 515 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Team Niklas Edin (@teamniklasedin) [20] At the end of the season, the team formally announced that they were disbanding, with Niklas Edin eager to continue, but with Sebastian Kraupp and Fredrik Lindberg concerned about their ability to train and compete as necessary to reach the top of the World Curling Tour rankings while focusing on their future careers. He is a four-time World champion (2013, 2015, 2018, 2019) and, thus, the only curler in history since the World Men's Curling Championship expanded to six teams in 1964 to skip his teams to four gold medals. Beaten 6-5 in the semi-final by Great Britain, the Scandinavian rink got the better of China in the bronze-medal match. Edin was selected for one of the teams, partnering with Emma Sjödin of Team Sundberg for the 2020-21 curling season. [22] Edin and Eriksson's team immediately saw the potential for the new team and aimed to become the number one team in the world. [37] He also teamed up with Rachel Homan for the inaugural mixed doubles event at the 2018 WCT Arctic Cup, and the duo won the event. They also, however, won their third straight Oslo Cup and the Victoria Curling Classic. He brought the curling World Championship title home for Sweden, putting an end to a series of Canadian victories (2010, 2011 and 2012) in the competition, in a final he entirely dominated against the home side led by Brad Jacobs, and wrapped up at a score of 8-6. His team also finished the season in first place on the Tour in terms of order-of-merit points and money won, becoming the first time a non-Canadian team won the Pinty's Cup. The match was decided in an additional 11th end, with a final score of 6-4. Team Edin, however, was selected to participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics. World Champions 2015 European Champions 2014, 2015 1,892 talking about this. The following year, Edin was selected as the alternate for the silver medal-winning Swedish team skipped by Nils Carlsén at the World Junior Curling Championships. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. At the Sochi 2014 Games, Niklas secured Sweden's first Olympic medal in men’s curling since the silver won by Johan Petter Åhlén and his team in Chamonix in 1924! Niklas Edin participated in as many as ten different sports simultaneously before he took up curling. At one point, I had 10 different ones on the go, which meant 14 to 15 training sessions a week, with tournaments every weekend. In the meantime, two months after the PyeongChang Games – on 8 April 2018 in Las Vegas – he won his third world title, helping his team … In the meantime, two months after the PyeongChang Games – on 8 April 2018 in Las Vegas – he won his third world title, helping his team beat Canada 7-3 in the final. Johan Niklas Edin (born 6 July 1985) is a Swedish curler. In the 2009-2010 season, Team Edin was clearly considered the frontrunner for Sweden's national team. As Sweden has participated in the Cup every other year, Edin's 2007 appearance has ensured that Sweden is the only European country to appear in every Continental Cup. [27] Team Edin also won the 2016 European Curling Championships – the second for the new Team Edin and the fifth for Edin and his teammate Eriksson. 1,900 talking about this. [12] The team also represented Sweden at the Winter Universiade and won the gold medal. Unfortunately, the team reached the playoffs of only one Grand Slam, finishing in the quarterfinals of the Masters, along with the quarterfinals of the Baden Masters and Cactus Pheasant Classic. This also meant, however, that Team Edin was unable to defend their 2013 championship win. World Champions 2015 European Champions 2014, 2015 Humble is probably an understatement?? World Champions 2015 European Champions 2014, 2015 [30] Edin also played in all four legs of the inaugural Curling World Cup, losing in the finals of the second and third legs. [39] Sjödin and Edin won their next mixed doubles event, the 2020 WCT Tallinn Mixed Doubles International, defeating the tournament frontrunners Jayne Stirling and Fraser Kingan in the final.[40]. They also hold the record as the first men's curlers to simultaneously hold both the World Curling Championship and European Curling Championships in three separate curling seasons (2012-2013, 2014–2015, and 2017-2018). Unfortunately, the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship was cancelled due to the global Coronavirus pandemic. 151 Likes, 4 Comments - Team Niklas Edin (@teamniklasedin) on Instagram: “2:nd interview after the murph with Rasmus. Thanks for coming…” • See all of … The 2016–17 curling season currently stands as one of Edin's best on the World Curling Tour. [33], Team Edin began the 2020–21 season by winning the 2020 Baden Masters, Edin's third Baden Masters title, tying the record held by Thomas Ulsrud, Andreas Schwaller, and Brad Gushue. He was therefore one of the favourites for a podium place at the Vancouver 2010 Games. He has also made the playoffs in thirty-two Grand Slam of Curling events and skipped his team to become the first non-Canadian men's team to win any Slam, as well as the first and only men's team to win more than one Slam and the Pinty's Cup. Edin also currently holds several records together with his teammate Oskar Eriksson. The team were crowned European champions in November in Champéry (Switzerland) at the end of a magnificent run of 11 victories and 0 defeats, which ended with a win against Norway (5-4). The season became their best year at the Grand Slams, reaching the playoffs in three slams, including the semifinals of the Masters and Canadian Open and the quarterfinals at the National. After his second Olympic Winter Games, a new team was built around the skip from Karlstad, with Christoffer Sundgren (lead), Kristian Lindström (second) and Oskar Eriksson (third). It’s an amazing feeling. 1,011 Likes, 18 Comments - Niklas Edin (@niklasedin) on Instagram: “New episode of #Vikings is out! Why curling? The team then successfully defended Sweden's European title in 2016 in Glasgow (Scotland) and again in 2017 in St Gallen (Switzerland). On the Olympic podium 90 years later... Niklas missed his shot by two or three centimetres. The Americans put a lot of rocks in the house, meaning the Swedish skip needed a successful defensive shot in order to limit the damage. "I took up curling in 1999, after seeing Sweden’s women’s team, skipped by Elisabet Gustafson, win the bronze medal at the Nagano Games. Nationally, they won a third straight Elite Series title. In November 2019, however, Team Edin won a record seventh European Curling Curling Championship at the 2019 European Curling Championships. [29] Edin's win was significant, however, as he is the only skip to reach this milestone since the World Championships (formerly known as the Scotch Cup) expanded to three or more teams, with Richardson's first two Championships secured in contests between only two teams (Canada and Scotland). [15] On the World Curling Tour, the team also started off strongly by winning the Oslo Cup and making the finals of the Baden Masters. Team Edin then capped off the season by winning the World Championship gold medal at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship. He was clearly relieved: "It's great. In the spring of 2008, Edin moved to Karlstad along with Sebastian Kraupp, Fredrik Lindberg, and Viktor Kjäll to form a new team, choosing the Karlstad Curling Club as their curling home. A three-time world champion (2013, 2015 and 2018), he won bronze at the 2014 Games in Sochi. They arrived at the PyeongChang 2018 Games as the clear favourites, and very quickly reached the top of the standings in the round robin phase, outplaying their opponents. That same season, Team Sweden, led by Mattias Mabergs, finished in 8th place at the 2008 European Curling Championships and fell short in two of three tight games against Finland in the relegation challenge for the 2009 World Men's Curling Championship. The team also won the Baden Masters, reached the finals of the European Masters and finished in third place at the Karuizawa International,[23] as well as the German Masters.[24]. 8.2K likes. Sweden skip Niklas Edin calls for the sweep on his shot during his 7-2 victory over Canada in the gold-medal game at the men's world curling championship in Lethbridge, Alta., on Sunday. Their biggest success came by peaking when it counted in the international championships, taking two important gold medals in the same season. You need to communicate with your team-mates and know your opponents. The team also finished with a disappointing 5th place at the 2013 European Curling Championships. When you register to our service, you’ll enjoy instant access to Team Niklas Edin’s agent or direct contact details – allowing you to reach out in seconds. 590 Likes, 3 Comments - Team Niklas Edin (@teamniklasedin) on Instagram: “Geting some help from @teamhasselborg with ice prepping here in Karlstad #winteriscoming” Here we are three years later, and it’s all gone to plan. He is also a seven-time European Curling Champion (2009, 2012, 2014–2017, 2019), additionally winning two silver medals in those championships (2011 & 2018). USA Curling Team skipped by John Schuster (mens) and Nina Roth (womens) Canadian Curling Team skipped by Brad Gushue (mens) and Rachel Homan (womens) Swedish Curling Team skipped by Niklas Edin (mens) and Anna Hasselborg (womens) Swiss Curling Team skipped by Peter de Cruz (mens) ... Pinterest Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Medium. Playing the Mixed Doubles Nationals with @isabellawranaa this…” In February 2020, Team Edin won the Swedish Men's Curling Championships and thus cemented their right to compete for their third straight World Men's Championship title. But I think it’s the right attitude to have," he said. Oskar Ingemar Eriksson (born May 29, 1991) is a Swedish curler from Karlstad. [14] Team Carlsén was selected for the 2010 World Men's Curling Championship but underperformed with a 4-7 loss. We’ve struggled at times this season, but seeing everything come together here at the World Championships is just incredible. [2][3] He currently resides in Karlstad,[4] which has been his curling home base since 2008. Finally, in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons, with a new team member (Rasmus Wrana replacing Kristian Lindstroem), Niklas and his rink dominated the world circuit with Grand Slam victories on Canadian ice. Niklas continued his remarkable trajectory: bronze medal at the World Championships in Regina (Canada) in 2011 and again in Basel (Switzerland) in 2012; the first non-Canadian skip to reach the final of a Grand Slam curling tournament (at the Players' Championships) in 2011; and European champion at home in Karlstad in 2012. [6] With the same lineup in 2019, Edin and his teammates also became the first men's curling team since 2003 to win back-to-back World Curling Championships. ‬ ‪ Very excited to be back…” [41] In 2019, Edin, together with his teammates Eriksson and Christoffer Sundgren, also became the first men's curlers to hold these same titles simultaneously in two separate calendar years (2015 and 2019). When Edin won the 2016 WFG Masters, he became the first non-Canadian skip to win a men's Grand Slam event. The choice of Team Eriksson reflected that they had success on the World Curling Tour and were competitive with Team Edin, but also won the Swedish Men's Curling Championships and lost a close final in the Elite Series, coming in second place. 1, including for most of the 2017–18 season. The Scandinavian team lost the bronze-medal match to Switzerland (7-5) to finish in fourth place. 521 Likes, 14 Comments - Team Niklas Edin (@teamniklasedin) on Instagram: “‪ On Saturday we will play for another European Championship!!! Shuster scored an exceptional five-point stone and it all came apart! After finishing as the runner-up at the Baden Masters, they did not qualify for the playoffs at the first Grand Slam, the 2019 Masters. While the team lost three round-robin games, they rallied in the playoffs defeating Finland, Canada, and then their Norwegian rivals once again to pick up the championship. [10] Five years later in 2004, Edin skipped his own team to a World Junior Curling Championship title for Sweden, defeating the team skipped by Stefan Rindlisbacher for Switzerland. World Champions 2015 European Champions 2014, 2015 They also successfully defended their title at the Oslo Cup, as well as repeated their Elite Series title win. 5 personas están hablando de esto. World Champions 2015 European Champions 2014, 2015 Following this defeat, the team defeated China's Liu Rui to win the bronze medal, giving Edin the first Olympic medal of his career. In 2006, Edin won a second silver medal at the World Junior Curling Championships, this time playing third for Team Carlsén. [34] The team then reached the quarterfinals at the final World Curling Tour men's series 400 event in Europe in 2020, the Curling Masters Champéry. They achieved their best success reaching the semifinals of the Shorty Jenkins Classic, beating Kevin Martin in the quarterfinals. 4 Personen sprechen darüber. [5] He is a four-time World champion (2013, 2015, 2018, 2019) and, thus, the only curler in history since the World Men's Curling Championship expanded to six teams in 1964 to skip his teams to four gold medals. I wouldn’t mind winning more of them, but one is my main goal." It was Edin's fourth career World championship, tying Ernie Richardson's record of four World championships as a skip. After the bronze and the silver, it is unlikely that the elusive Olympic gold will be far from Niklas Edin's mind in the lead-up to Beijing 2022. World Champions 2015 European Champions 2014, 2015 The team became increasingly competitive, however, at the Grand Slams, reaching the playoffs in the Masters, the Canadian Open, Players' Championship, and the Champions Cup. In the final, Niklas controlled proceedings until the eighth end. Edin has played exclusively in the position of skip since 2007. "After we finished fourth in Vancouver, we set ourselves a target of becoming European and world champions. With this in mind, he likes to visualise winning the Olympic tournament. [18] The Swedish Curling Federation then chose the team led by Oskar Eriksson to represent Sweden at the 2014 World Men's Curling Championship, with Eriksson skipping a team including future Team Edin members Christoffer Sundgren and Kristian Lindström.