Stina Viktorsson Explained

Stina Viktorsson (born 27 June 1985) is a Swedish curler from Umeå. She is a skip.[1] [2] [3]

Viktorsson had an accomplished Junior career in Sweden winning a bronze medal at the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships and a silver at the 2005 Juniors (losing to Switzerland's Tania Grivel). Also in 2005, Viktorsson won a silver medal at the European Mixed Curling Championship while playing third for Niklas Edin. Viktorsson's return to the 2006 Juniors was a disappointing one, where she finished in 8th place.

In 2008, Viktorsson qualified for the 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship. At the Vernon World Championships she led her team to a sixth-place finish with a 6 - 5 record. She had the third best performance as a skip shooting 77%.

In 2009 she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-05-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308220336/http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/events.php?view=Team&eventid=1929&teamid=38836 . 2012-03-08 .
  2. Web site: Välkommen till Skellefteå Curlingklubb . 2010-05-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726161335/http://www.skelleftea.org/forening/curling/skekraft.htm . 2011-07-26 .
  3. News: Skellefteå sopade hem curlingguldet. Svenska Dagbladet. 28 January 2008.