Birth Date: | 8 April 1979 |
Birth Place: | Varberg, Sweden |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 159 |
Position: | Centre |
Shoots: | Left |
Played For: | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Linhamn BK M/B Hockey Segeltorps IF |
Ntl Team: | SWE |
Career Start: | 1994 |
Career End: | 2013 |
Ylva Erika Holst (born 8 April 1979) is a Swedish former ice hockey player. She was a member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Born in Varberg, Sweden, Holst played for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program. She was part of the Bulldogs team that won the first three NCAA women's championships in 2001, 2002 and 2003.[1]
She played with the Segeltorps IF in the Riksserien (Sweden league elite). She has represented Sweden in nine Women's World Ice Hockey Championships. In ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Holst led the Swedish team with five points in five games. This marked the second Olympics in which she was the team leader in scoring. Four years later, in the win over the United States in the semifinal game in Turin, Holst had one assist.