Viktor Kjäll

Viktor Erik Kjäll (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪ̌kːtɔr ˈêːrɪk ˈɕɛlː]; born 13 June 1985) is a Swedish curler originally from Karlstad.[1][2]

Viktor Kjäll
Born (1985-06-13) 13 June 1985
Skerike, Västerås, Sweden
Team
Curling clubKarlstads 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)

Curling career

Viktor Kjäll made his World Championship debut at the 2007 Edmonton World Championships as the Second for Sweden's most successful male skip at that time, 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 on the ice, Kjäll began coaching. He coached the Kyle Smith Scottish team from 2015 to 2018. Since then he has been coaching Team Jennifer Jones.[4]

In 2011 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

Personal life

After his curling career in Sweden, he moved to Whitby, Ontario.[5] He is married and has one daughter and works as the curling manager at The Granite Club in Toronto.[6]

Teammates

2009 Aberdeen European Championships

2010 Vancouver Olympic Games

2007 Edmonton World Championships

References

  1. "CurlingZone". www.curlingzone.com.
  2. "Team Edin downs Team Smith in men's GSOC final - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Teams – 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts".
  5. "Jennifer Jones hires Viktor Kjäll as team's new coach - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
  6. 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide: Team Manitoba
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