Niklas Edin
Encyclopedia
Niklas Edin (born July 6, 1985) is a Swedish
curler
. He is one of the top skips in Sweden.
In 2004 Edin skipped his Swedish team to a World Junior Curling Championship
title. In the final Sweden defeated Stefan Rindlisbacher of Switzerland. The following year he was an alternate for the silver medal winning Swedish team at the Juniors skipped by Carlsén. That same year Edin was the skip of the Swedish team that won a silver medal at the European Mixed Curling Championship
. In 2006, Edin won a silver medal at that year's World Junior Championships. He played third for Carlsén. The team also qualified for the 2006 World Men's Curling Championship
and they finished in fifth place. In 2007, Edin won another Silver medal at the World Junior Championships.
After juniors, Edin quickly became one of the top skips in the country, filling the void of the retiring Peja Lindholm
. In 2009, he won a gold medal at the Winter Universiade. Later in the year, he won a gold medal at the 2009 European Curling Championships
, in his first event. This made him a medal threat at the 2010 Winter Olympics
. However, he skipped Sweden to a fourth place finish, losing the bronze medal game to Switzerland.
Edin's 2010-11 season was somewhat successful. At the 2011 European Curling Championships
, his Swedish team failed to make the playoffs, but made up on this by winning a bronze medal at the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
. On the World Curling Tour
, Edin made it to two Grand Slam quarter finals, and became the first non-Canadian skip to make it to a men's Grand Slam final, at the 2011 Players' Championship
where he lost to Kevin Martin
.
Key
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
curler
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
. He is one of the top skips in Sweden.
In 2004 Edin skipped his Swedish team to a World Junior Curling Championship
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
title. In the final Sweden defeated Stefan Rindlisbacher of Switzerland. The following year he was an alternate for the silver medal winning Swedish team at the Juniors skipped by Carlsén. That same year Edin was the skip of the Swedish team that won a silver medal at the European Mixed Curling Championship
European Mixed Curling Championship
The European Mixed Curling Championships is a mixed curling tournament held annually in the autumn for European nations. The first tournament was held in 2005.-Results:...
. In 2006, Edin won a silver medal at that year's World Junior Championships. He played third for Carlsén. The team also qualified for the 2006 World Men's Curling Championship
2006 World Men's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:April 1, 16:00-Draw 3:April 2, 09:00-Draw 4:April 2, 14:00-Draw 5:April 2, 19:00-Draw 6:April 3, 09:00-Draw 7:April 3, 14:00-Draw 8:April 3, 19:00-Draw 9:April 4, 09:00...
and they finished in fifth place. In 2007, Edin won another Silver medal at the World Junior Championships.
After juniors, Edin quickly became one of the top skips in the country, filling the void of the retiring Peja Lindholm
Peja Lindholm
Peter "Peja" Rutger Lindholm is a Swedish curler. He is a three-time world champion skip, winning in 1997, 2001 and 2004. He is also a two-time European champion and a former world junior champion .Lindholm announced his retirement from curling following the 2007 European Curling Championships...
. In 2009, he won a gold medal at the Winter Universiade. Later in the year, he won a gold medal at the 2009 European Curling Championships
2009 European Curling Championships
The 2009 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Aberdeen, Scotland from December 4-12, 2009. The A-Group tournament is took place at the Linx Ice Arena, and the B-Group are playing at Curl Aberdeen....
, in his first event. This made him a medal threat at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
. However, he skipped Sweden to a fourth place finish, losing the bronze medal game to Switzerland.
Edin's 2010-11 season was somewhat successful. At the 2011 European Curling Championships
2011 European Curling Championships
-Bronze Medal Game:Friday, December 9, 20:00-Gold Medal Game:Saturday, December 10, 15:00-Group B:The Group B competitions will be contested in Moscow. Sixteen teams, including the teams advancing from the Group C competitions , will be divided into two groups and will compete in a round robin...
, his Swedish team failed to make the playoffs, but made up on this by winning a bronze medal at the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
The 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship was held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from April 2–10, 2011. In the final, Jeff Stoughton skipped the Canadian rink to a 6–5 victory over Scotland's Tom Brewster...
. On the World Curling Tour
World Curling Tour
The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists....
, Edin made it to two Grand Slam quarter finals, and became the first non-Canadian skip to make it to a men's Grand Slam final, at the 2011 Players' Championship
2011 Players' Championship
The 2011 GP Car and Home Players' Championship was a Grand Slam curling bonspiel held at the Crystal Centre in Grande Prairie, Alberta from April 12-17. It features a men's and women's draw, where the top sixteen teams from the Order of Merit rankings for the 2010-11 curling season are invited to...
where he lost to Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin (curler)
Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...
.
Grand Slam Record
| Event | 2006-07 2006-07 curling season -Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-Men's:-Women's:-WCT Money Ranking:... |
2007-08 2007-08 curling season -Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:Events in bold indicate Grand Slam events.-WCT Money Ranking:-Sources:*... |
2008-09 2008-09 curling season -Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:-WCT Money Ranking:... |
2009-10 2009-10 curling season The 2009–10 curling season began in September 2009 and ended in April 2010.-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour events:-Women's World Curling Tour events:... |
2010-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | DNP | DNP | DNP | QF | QF |
| The National The National (curling) The Swiss Chalet National is an annual curling men's bonspiel. It is one of four men's Grand Slam events on the World Curling Tour.-Champions:* Called the BDO Curling Classic**Maxime Elmaleh curled for the team in the final... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | QF |
| Canadian Open BDO Canadian Open of Curling The BDO Canadian Open of Curling is an annual curling men's bonspiel. It is one of the Grand Slam events on the World Curling Tour.-Event names:*Telus Canadian Open: 2001*M&M Meat Shops Canadian Open: 2002*Canadian Open: 2003, 2005... |
Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Players' Players' Championships The Players' Championships is the final event on the World Curling Tour, and a part of the Grand Slam of Curling, being the only slam to feature both a women's and men's tournament... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | QF | F |
Key
- C - Champion
- F - Lost final
- SF - Lost semi final
- QF - Lost quarter final
- Q - Did not make playoffs
- DNP - Did not participate in event
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Nils Carlsén Nils Carlsén Nils Carlsén is a Swedish curler.Carlsén who began curling in 1996, had been a very successful junior curler for Sweden. He has curled in six World Junior Curling Championships - finishing in the top-2 in the last five. In 2001, Carlsén played lead for the Swedish team skipped by Eric Carlsén, and... |
Niklas Edin | Marcus Hasselborg | Manne Allberg | ||
| 2006-07 | Nils Carlsén Nils Carlsén Nils Carlsén is a Swedish curler.Carlsén who began curling in 1996, had been a very successful junior curler for Sweden. He has curled in six World Junior Curling Championships - finishing in the top-2 in the last five. In 2001, Carlsén played lead for the Swedish team skipped by Eric Carlsén, and... |
Niklas Edin | Marcus Hasselborg | Manne Allberg | ||
| 2007-08 | Nils Carlsén Nils Carlsén Nils Carlsén is a Swedish curler.Carlsén who began curling in 1996, had been a very successful junior curler for Sweden. He has curled in six World Junior Curling Championships - finishing in the top-2 in the last five. In 2001, Carlsén played lead for the Swedish team skipped by Eric Carlsén, and... |
Niklas Edin | Marcus Hasselborg | Manne Allberg | ||
| 2008-09 | Niklas Edin | Sebastian Kraupp Sebastian Kraupp Sebastian Kraupp is an internationally elite curler from Sweden.From 2005 to 2008 Sebastian Kraupp skipped his own team. Starting with the 2008-2009 season he joined Niklas Edin's team throwing Third stones.... |
Fredrik Lindberg Fredrik Lindberg Bengt Fredrik Lindberg is an internationally elite curler from Sweden.From 2006 until 2008 he played both Third and Second positions for Sebastian Kraupp... |
Viktor Kjäll Viktor Kjäll Viktor Erik Kjäll is an internationally elite curler from Västerås, Sweden.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... |
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| 2009-10 | Niklas Edin | Sebastian Kraupp Sebastian Kraupp Sebastian Kraupp is an internationally elite curler from Sweden.From 2005 to 2008 Sebastian Kraupp skipped his own team. Starting with the 2008-2009 season he joined Niklas Edin's team throwing Third stones.... |
Fredrik Lindberg Fredrik Lindberg Bengt Fredrik Lindberg is an internationally elite curler from Sweden.From 2006 until 2008 he played both Third and Second positions for Sebastian Kraupp... |
Viktor Kjäll Viktor Kjäll Viktor Erik Kjäll is an internationally elite curler from Västerås, Sweden.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... |
Oskar Eriksson Oskar Eriksson Oskar Eriksson is a Swedish curler.At the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships, Eriksson skipped Team Sweden to a silver medal, losing to the United States in the final, skipped by Chris Plys.... |
Vancouver Olympics Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006... |