Viktor Kjäll
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Born | 13 June 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Karlstads CK, Karlstad, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Championship appearances | 4 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Championship appearances | 6 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic appearances | 2 (2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Viktor Erik Kjäll (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪ̌kːtɔr ˈêːrɪk ˈɕɛlː] anglicized as Kjell; born 13 June 1985) is a Swedish curler originally from Karlstad.[1][2]
Curling career
Viktor Kjäll made his World Championship debut at the
After Peja Lindholm's retirement, Kjäll eventually made his way onto
Kjäll's team had been selected as
After a career on the ice, Kjäll began coaching. He coached the Kyle Smith Scottish team from 2015 to 2018. Between 2018 and 2022, Kjäll was the team coach for Team Jennifer Jones,[4] and coached them when they represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
In 2011, he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
Personal life
After his curling career in Sweden, he moved to
Teammates
2009 Aberdeen European Championships
- Niklas Edin, Skip
- Sebastian Kraupp, Third
- Fredrik Lindberg, Second
- Oskar Eriksson, Alternate
- Peja Lindholm, Skip
- James Dryburgh, Third
- Anders Eriksson, Lead
- Magnus Swartling, Alternate
References
- ^ "CurlingZone". www.curlingzone.com.
- ^ "Team Edin downs Team Smith in men's GSOC final - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
- ^ "World Curling Federation - Teams for Vancouver 2010". Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ "Teams – 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts".
- ^ "Jennifer Jones hires Viktor Kjäll as team's new coach - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
- ^ 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide: Team Manitoba
External links
- Viktor Kjäll at World Curling
- Viktor Kjäll at Olympics.com
- Viktor Kjäll at Olympedia
- Viktor Kjäll at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viktor Kjäll". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.