Oskar Eriksson
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Oskar Eriksson (born May 29, 1991 in Karlstad
) 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
.
At the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships
, Eriksson skipped Sweden to a fourth place finish. He once again lost to Plys, this time for a different medal colour.
At the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships
, Eriksson finally won a gold medal, defeating Norway's Steffen Mellemseter 6-5 in the final.
Karlstad
Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants...
) is a Swedish
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.
At the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships
2008 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2008 World Junior Curling Championships was held from 1 March 2008 to 9 March 2008 in Östersund, Sweden.-Teams:Teams qualify either on last years performance or on a regional qualifier.-Men's:*Tie breaker: 9-6 -Playoffs:-Women's:...
, Eriksson skipped Team Sweden to a silver medal, losing to the United States in the final, skipped by Chris Plys
Chris Plys
Christopher Plys is an American curler. Plys, who started to curl in 1998, used to curl with Aanders Brorson, Matt Perushek, and Matt Hamilton. He has been in six State Curling Championships, taking first in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009...
.
At the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships
2009 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2009 World Junior Curling Championships was held from 5 March 2009 to 15 March 2009 in the newly completed Vancouver Olympic Centre, which will be the site for curling during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.-Teams:-Standings:-Playoffs:-Teams:...
, Eriksson skipped Sweden to a fourth place finish. He once again lost to Plys, this time for a different medal colour.
At the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships
2011 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2011 World Junior Curling Championships were held March 5-13 at the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. In the men's tournament, Sweden's Oskar Eriksson won the final 6-5 over Switzerland's Peter de Cruz, while Scotland's Eve Muirhead won 10-3 in the final over Canada's Trish Paulsen in the...
, Eriksson finally won a gold medal, defeating Norway's Steffen Mellemseter 6-5 in the final.