Viktor Kjäll
| Viktor Kjäll | |
|---|---|
| Curler | |
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| Born |
13 June 1985 Västerås, Sweden |
| Team | |
| Curling club |
Karlstads CK, Karlstad, Sweden |
| Career | |
| World Championship appearances | 4 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
| European Championship appearances | 5 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
| Olympic appearances | 2 (2010, 2014) |
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Viktor Erik Kjäll (Swedish pronunciation: [ɕɛ̂l]; born 13 June 1985) is an internationally elite curler from Karlstad.[1][2]
Viktor Kjäll made his World Championship debut at the 2007 Edmonton World Championships as the Second for Sweden's most successful male skip Peja Lindholm. They finished with a 6 – 5 record in a four-way tie for fourth place. In the tie-breaking rounds, they lost to the eventual Silver Medalists Team Germany skipped by Andy Kapp.
After Peja Lindholm's retirement, Kjäll eventually made his way onto Niklas Edin's team. Their first major competition was the 2009 European Championships held in Aberdeen, Scotland. They lost just two matches in the round robin and went on to win both of their playoff matches against Team Ulsrud of Norway and Team Stöckli of Switzerland to win the Gold Medal.
Kjäll's team had been selected as Team Sweden for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[3] and most recently for Team Sweden for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia where they captured a bronze medal.
After a successful career, Kjäll is currently a coach with in the British Curling Programme.
Teammates
2009 Aberdeen European Championships
Niklas Edin, Skip
Sebastian Kraupp, Third
Fredrik Lindberg, Second
Oskar Eriksson, Alternate
2007 Edmonton World Championships
Peja Lindholm, Skip
James Dryburgh, Third
Anders Eriksson, Lead
Magnus Swartling, Alternate
References
- ↑ http://www.worldcurl.com/player.php?playerid=14369
- ↑ http://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/team-edin/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
External links
- Viktor Kjäll on the World Curling Federation database
- Viktor Kjäll on the World Curling Tour database
- Viktor Kjäll on the CurlingZone database
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Viktor Kjäll". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.