1. Anna Ellinor Hasselborg was born on 5 May 1989 and is a Swedish curler who is the 2018 Olympic Champion in women's curling and a former World Junior Champion skip.
15 Facts About Anna Hasselborg
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In 2009, Anna Hasselborg played in her first World Juniors, skipping Sweden to a 6th-place finish.
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Anna Hasselborg skipped Sweden at the 2013 Winter Universiade, leading her country to a 5th-place finish.
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Anna Hasselborg graduated from the junior level in 2010, beginning to skip a team on the World Curling Tour.
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Anna Hasselborg skipped the Swedish national women's team at the 2014 European Curling Championships, leading her team to a 5th-place finish.
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Anna Hasselborg's rink was selected to represent Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Anna Hasselborg won her first Grand Slam in the lone women's Elite 10 in 2018, going undefeated through the tournament and defeating Silvana Tirinzoni in the final.
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Anna Hasselborg lost the world final at the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship, this time losing to Tirinzoni.
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Anna Hasselborg was victorious at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with partner Oskar Eriksson.
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The next event for Team Anna Hasselborg was the 2022 Winter Olympics, where they attempted to defend their gold medal from 2018.
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Team Anna Hasselborg wrapped up their season at the final two Slams of the season, the 2022 Players' Championship and the 2022 Champions Cup.
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Anna Hasselborg herself did not compete in the Champions Cup as she was on maternity leave expecting her second child.
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Days before the 2024 Swedish Women's Championship, Team Anna Hasselborg was appointed to represent Sweden at the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship as they had accumulated more points than Team Wrana throughout the first part of the season.
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Anna Hasselborg is married to Mathias Anna Hasselborg, and has one daughter and one son.
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Anna Hasselborg comes from a family of curlers including father Mikael, uncle Stefan, brother Marcus and cousin Mio.