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A former World Champion in women’s curling who now works for the Swedish Curling Federation (Sara Carlsson) interviewed me a few weeks ago for an article that was published a few days before my birthday/start of the World Men’s Curling Championships in Canada. It’s now official - I’m Swedish Curlings Biggest Fan. The article is in Swedish, but Google Translate is helpful. I had my friend who knows Swedish read it & he approved. I doubt a lot of people read it, but I’ll forever have bragging rights. I hope it encourages more Swedes to become Swedish Curling fangirls (and fanboys). I’ve crawled through mud on my hands & knees to pave the way so that future fans can have an easier time supporting Swedish curlers.

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Big congratulations go out to @teamhasselborg for winning the Swedish Nationals 👏 Despite only having 4 women’s teams competing this year, the competition sure was tough & Team Hasselborg were actually the ones pursuing at this event. Team Wranå beat them during the round robin & got an automatic bye to the final, whereas Team Hasselborg had to play the SF vs Team Foxglide. . . Never count out the 2018 Olympic Champs. Even w/ 2 pregnant women on the team, another one on maternity leave & lineup changes throughout this season, they know how to battle it out. The Worlds qualifier will be an interesting one for sure. There’s nothing I want more than for the Game of Stones podcast bold prediction that Team Hasselborg will win #WWCC2023 to come true 🙏🤞 Lycka till @annahassel @agnesknochen @sofiamabergs @johannahcurling IDK when @saramcmanus will be back, but she sure is missed. . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #JohannaHeldin #TeamHasselborg #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #OlympicGoldMedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #curlingrocks #hurryhard #worlddomination #HardlineNation #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 . . #Repost @teamhasselborg Swedish Champions!! 🤩🏆 No better feeling than this. Thanks to @karlstadcurling for a great event. Next up - World Championship Qualifier ⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CoT6-2KuLPB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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New #curling uniforms who dis? I got these from @runbackcurling months ago but have been holding off on posting pics because my preferences was to post pics of me wearing them on the ice, but I haven’t played in over a month & I really didn’t want to wait anymore. Plus, @teamhasselborg are playing in the #GSOC QF now & it’s been a challenging event since they’re playing as a trio (Sara just had a baby) and both Anna & Agnes are also pregnant, so I wanted to post something to help cheer them on. Whatever happens, they already made me proud just by getting to the playoffs. They had to play and win this morning as a trio & are facing a formidable foe in Team Fujisawa. Lycka till ladies! Nothing would make me happier than to see a Hasselborg v Wranå final tomorrow 🙏🤞 A tall order, but a fangirl can still hope, right? . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #TeamHasselborg #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #OlympicGoldMedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #curlingrocks #hurryhard #worlddomination #HardlineNation #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnaem-uveK0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lycka till to @teamhasselborg at the #ECC2022 I will be cheering for a @svenskcurling sweep this year like the last time #Sweden hosted the European Curling Champiomships. Will miss seeing Sara in action since she’s pregnant, but looking forward to seeing Johanna Heldin as a regular team member & Therese Westman as the alternate. It will be interesting to see Sofia throw third stones. First game gets underway in less than an hour against Denmark. Happy to see SVT broadcasting most of the women’s and men’s games. What is Kunskapskanalen & how does one access that? #askingforafriend #forpersonalreasons . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #TeamHasselborg #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #OlympicGoldMedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #curlingrocks #hurryhard #worlddomination #HardlineNation #sports #wintersports #FBF #flashbackfriday #lasvegas #friday #Östersund #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 https://www.instagram.com/p/ClHK4fhvkXA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lycka till to @teamhasselborg at the #ECC2022 I will be cheering for a @svenskcurling sweep this year like the last time #Sweden hosted the European Curling Champiomships. Will miss seeing Sara in action since she’s pregnant, but looking forward to seeing Johanna Heldin as a regular team member & Therese Westman as the alternate. It will be interesting to see Sofia throw third stones. First game gets underway in less than an hour against Denmark. Happy to see SVT broadcasting most of the women’s and men’s games. What is Kunskapskanalen & how does one access that? #askingforafriend #forpersonalreasons . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #TeamHasselborg #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #OlympicGoldMedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #curlingrocks #hurryhard #worlddomination #HardlineNation #sports #wintersports #FBF #flashbackfriday #lasvegas #friday #Östersund #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 https://www.instagram.com/p/ClHK4fhvkXA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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@niklasedin @annahassel & @maria_prytz did an interview w/ @sverigesradio while in Jönköping for training camp in preparations for #ECC2019 You can visit their website to read a brief article and listen to the interview (it’s in #Swedish ) https://sverigesradio.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=91&grupp=3831&artikel=7344058 . . #Lycka till Swedes. Rooting for @svenskcurling to sweep both disciplines. I hope that the European Championships being held in Helsingborg means that a lot of your friends and family members can come watch and cheer you on in person. #hometownadvantage . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #NiklasEdin #AnnaHasselborg #MariaPrytz #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #sports #curling #olympicchampion #worldchampion #europeanchampion #HardlineNation #HASSELBORGSTRONG #IBELIEVEEDINWILLWIN 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 (at Jönköping, Sweden) https://www.instagram.com/p/B46CSkGnh1a/?igshid=x0p07g74icpe

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Congratulations to the reigning #OlympicChampions @teamhasselborg on being #UNDEFEATED in the round robin of the #PlayersChampionshipGSOC 🔥🔥🔥 Way to go ladies, keep it up! Rooting for you to win it all come Sunday. I’m already jealous of whoever will win the signed @agnesknochen Worlds jersey 😉 I hope I’ll be able to travel to Canada next year and cheer you on in person at a @grandslamofcurling event. I have plenty of Sweden gear in my closet already, including the flags I had at Continental Cup. 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #olympicmedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #HejaSverige #HardlineNation #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #Repost @teamhasselborg ・・・ ‪We finished the round robin a perfect 5-0. Now it is time for the playoffs, which get started with the quarterfinals tomorrow afternoon. . . ‪Thanks to all the fans here and at home for your support so far. Much more to come!‬ . . #TeamHasselborg #GSOC #curling #PlayersChampionship #Toronto (at Mattamy Athletic Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwLDZqzBiZF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=avg3hrvr8a3p

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#HappyBirthday greetings to 2018 #olympicchampions @agnesknochen & @annahassel of @teamhasselborg 🎂🎂🎂 Good luck and good #curling at #GSOC this week 🥌💙💛🇸🇪 Here’s to continuing to rack up all the event titles, prize money, shiny bling, and gold medals 👊💪 #HASSELBORGSTRONG I need to find a second who was also born on April 1st so I can win more games in the future 😬 https://www.instagram.com/p/CdL5aOaJhJs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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They did it. They friggin did it! 👏👏👏 They had to battle their way through the C-road to get to the playoffs and steal their way into the final. Once in the final, they had to battle back from a rough start and hung on for the win. Commentators spoke about how Anna was not feeling well - that she had to ask for a trash to be nearby just in case, and oftentimes she was seen sitting on the bumpers, which we’ve never seen before. After forcing Einarson, Anna stood up but was visibly leaning heavily on her broom. The fact that she was not 100% but was able to pull through and lead the team to victory is quite an achievement. Eve Muirhead was doing commentary and mentioned that Team Hasselborg never gives up. They can be down 3 or 4 to start and still find a way to win. #HERSTORY was made today - Swedish women are the first women’s club to win a career Grand Slam 👏 Here’s to continued success @annahassel @saramcmanus @agnesknochen @sofiamabergs @teamhasselborg May you have many, many, many more #GSOC titles in your future. . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #TeamHasselborg #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #OlympicGoldMedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #curlingrocks #hurryhard #worlddomination #HardlineNation #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 . . #Repost @grandslamofcurling Congratulations to @teamhasselborg for winning their first @princess_auto Players' Championship title and becoming the first women's club to claim all four majors in our series completing a career Grand Slam! #curling #GSOC #PlayersChampionship https://www.instagram.com/p/CcdvfmRPYId/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Good luck & good #curling to my Swedish ladies! Sending championship winning vibes to @annahassel @saramcmanus @agnesknochen & @sofiamabergs I’m so proud of the way they were able to battle their way back from the scenic C-grind and into the final. Here’s to adding another #GSOC title to your already very impressive resume. Will be cheering for you super hard this morning. You got this! LFG 👊💪 #HappyEaster . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #TeamHasselborg #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #OlympicGoldMedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #curlingrocks #hurryhard #worlddomination #HardlineNation #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 . . #Repost @teamhasselborg https://www.instagram.com/p/CcdVlAsp9gS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Things are NOT going well for #GOATNIKLASEDIN of @curlsandiego at the Rising Stars 5 & Under, but Misty and I wanted to send out good luck and good curling vibes to @teamhasselborg Go win that Worlds gold ladies! You got this 👊 #HASSELBORGSTRONG 💪💪 . . About 2 weeks until my birthday trip to Vegas for #WMCC2022 I’m driving so I’m actually leaving for my birthday trip on my actual birthday (4/1) and not planning to start celebrating until 4/2 (starting with goat yoga and then draw 1). Excited to see @teamniklasedin compete live - I hope I’ll bear witness to them winning another Worlds gold (I purposely picked seats based on being front row during the championship game) 🙏🤞 . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #PinayCurler #FilipinoCurler #curlingfangirl #fangirlcurling #ilovecurling #CurlingPilipinas #letsmakegranitefly #curling #sports #wintersports #growththegame #growthesport #sweep #curlsandiego #occurling #curlingrocks #hurryhard #definitelynotswedish #HardlineNation #itsalotharderthanitlooks #isweptwithyourwife #skipscansweep #goatniklasedin 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 (at Southern California Curling Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbTb6ZEvu3h/?utm_medium=tumblr

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There’s been a lot of talk these past few days about how 🐐 Niklas Edin finally has an Olympic gold medal, thus completing the full set - one of each color, or that Oskar Eriksson is now the most decorated Olympic curler - first to get 2 medals in one Olympics and 4 overall. What's been noticeably absent from the conversations are accolades for @agnesknochen who in earning bronze in Beijing as @teamhasselborg 's second also joins Niklas Edin in having a full set of Olympic medals. People of course remember the 2018 gold, but most forget Agnes has a silver from 2014 as alternate. Now if people are going to be dismissive & overlook that 2014 silver because she was "just an alternate" then the same treatment should apply to Oskar's 2014 bronze since he too was an alternate that year. . . Curling often touts itself for the strides it makes to advance equality, including parity in prize money between men and women, but I can't help but notice that in all the hours I spent watching curling these past 3 weeks & all the videos & articles I've seen in both English and Swedish, I don't recall seeing enough props for Agnes & her accomplishments. This is not of course a dig at Nik & Oskar - I have a long established & documented history as Team Edin's number 1 hardcore fangirl, but I'm a woman & the kind of neurodivrgent being w/ a strong sense of justice so I felt I needed to give credit where credit is due. It's so hard to be competitive in sports as a woman, especially as a mother, which is what Agnes has been doing all these years. I certainly hope Team Hasselborg not just wins Worlds gold this year, but commits to another quad. I believe they have what it takes to match Anette Norberg's double Olympic golds. 👊💪 . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #JohannaHeldin #TeamHasselborg #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #OlympicGoldMedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #curlingrocks #hurryhard #worlddomination #HardlineNation #wcw #womancrushwednesday #warriorcrushwednesday #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 . . #Repost @agnesknochen @worldcurling 📸 BILDBYRAN https://www.instagram.com/p/CaVRuPZvRKS/?utm_medium=tumblr

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What do you do when you’ve already achieved the sport’s highest honor? You try to do it again. But it’s hard enough to get to the Olympics, much less win, and then come back & win again. I think a lot of people, myself included, were disappointed @teamhasselborg didn’t get gold again. But the Swedish women showed a remarkable example of the ability to brush off the previous loss & come out swinging. It may be a different color, but there was still an Olympic medal to be won & a tough battle ahead. Team Hasselborg showed up to the ice hungry & determined. . . My number one favorite summer Olympian is swimmer & cancer survivor Nathan Adrian. He’s often mentioned a quote that goes something like experience is what you have when you don’t get what you wanted. Given the disappointing outcomes of the 2021 Worlds & European Championships, I’m glad Team Hasselborg were able to learn & grow from the experience & were able to set aside the disappointment of the Olympic semifinal to win the bronze medal game. My absolute favorite image from that game might be the final shot where everyone & their mom (literally) was involved in making sure that lost rock got to where it needed to go to secure the win. . . When I think of Team Hasselborg, I see them as the very definition of team - they’re like sisters, like family, beyond just a group of highly talented & skilled athletes united by the quest for Olympic glory. I can’t begin to imagine the gravity of having to deal w/ Sofia testing positive for C19 right before the Olympics. The team banding together to overcome that stressful challenge & just keep chugging along is a true testament to their determination. . . I’m so proud of @annahassel @saramcmanus @agnesknochen @sofiamabergs & @johannahcurling Well done ladies, now go get that Worlds gold medal 👊💪 LOVE YOU! . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #JohannaHeldin #TeamHasselborg #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #OlympicGoldMedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #curlingrocks #hurryhard #worlddomination #HardlineNation #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 . . #Repost @worldcurling https://www.instagram.com/p/CaNnEdyv69i/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My heart aches for @teamhasselborg but I hope they are able to put the disappointment of the semifinal and channel it into unrelenting rage that fuels them to win the bronze game *ELMO FIRE!!!* 🔥🔥🔥 You got this ladies 👊💪 . . It’s been quite a ride following your journey after you won gold in 2018, meeting you in 2019, and being your hardcore fangirl throughout this quad. My addiction to Lofbergs coffee is well established, and I have Nick’s bars and ice creams in my kitchen because of you. My US passport is quickly tucked away whenever you’re playing 😜 Here’s to being resilient, tenacious, and ultimately victorious to end the Olympics! . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #TeamHasselborg #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #OlympicGoldMedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #curlingrocks #hurryhard #worlddomination #HardlineNation #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 https://www.instagram.com/p/CaI-aRBpRPg/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Don’t miss reigning Olympic Champ @annahasel skip of @teamhasselborg on the #InsideCurling #podcast episode out now! LOL at the shenanigans of young Anna and Agnes in Canada w/ Karrick and Hodgy. They partied it up in Kevin Martin’s house and there’s a couple of funny stories involving pizza and hot tub 😂 . . Good luck to Team Sweden at the #WWCC2021 that starts tomorrow! I don’t have @svenskcurling Team Hasselborg uniforms and it doesn’t seem like I can buy them (or the masks and cozy zip hoodie coach Wayne has been sporting lately) so I’ll have to go w/ my @runbackcurling GSOC uniforms for their RR draw schedule. . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #TeamHasselborg #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #OlympicGoldMedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #curlingrocks #hurryhard #worlddomination #HardlineNation #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 . . #Repost @insidecurlingpodcast 🚨 NEW POD: Women’s Worlds Preview ft. @annahassel! We preview #wwcc2021 with the reigning Olympic gold medallist. Anna also shares a hilarious story involving a pizza and @kmartcurl’s hot tub. Click the link in our bio to listen now! #curling https://www.instagram.com/p/CORixj5nSa9/?igshid=1ocmmh684hpt5

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*fangirl squee* Reigning Olympic Champ @annahasel skip of @teamhasselborg is the guest on the #InsideCurling #podcast episode that drops tomorrow woohoo! Looking forward to listening. I’m guessing they’ll talk about bubble life, the Slams, and the upcoming #WWCC2021 Can’t wait to hear it tomorrow! I wonder if they asked about Team Hasselborg following Mira’s fashion lead & rocking leopard pants w/ the Runback uniform? 🤔 I’m still wondering about the kurbits(?) pants from a few season ago. I wish I could buy them. . . 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #AnnaHasselborg #SaraMcManus #AgnesKnochenhauer #SofiaMabergs #TeamHasselborg #TeamSweden #athletes #olympians #OlympicGoldMedalists #OlympicChampions #EuropeanChampions #curlingrocks #hurryhard #worlddomination #HardlineNation #HASSELBORGSTRONG 🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪🥌💙💛🇸🇪 #Repost @insidecurlingpodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/CON13pMHM_d/?igshid=vrbxvv81318a