Emilia Ingrid Maria Andersson Ramboldt (born 31 August 1988) is a Swedish

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. She was a member of the Swedish national team for twelve seasons, playing in eight

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and at the Winter Olympics in

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, and

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. Ramboldt was named

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Player of the Year for the 2014–15 season.

Playing career

Ramboldt was born 31 August 1988 in Sollentuna, a municipality bordering Stockholm, in Stockholm County, Sweden. As a child, she was often at the ice rink because three of her brothers played hockey and she recalls asking her mother if she could start figure skating since they were already at the rink all the time but her mother said no and encouraged her to take up ice hockey instead. Her youth club was Gillbo IF, the same club as future

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, and though they were never on the same team due to their nearly two-year age difference, the two often played one another in pick-up games at the Gillbo ice rink along with other neighborhood kids, including Ramboldt's younger brothers.

NCAA

In her freshman season with the

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, Andersson compiled 18 points, of which, nine came through the power play. Among freshmen, she was the team leader in scoring, and second overall among all blueliners on the club.

Personal life

Emilia Andersson married Anna Ramboldt in

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, Sweden, on 13 June 2015. Originally from

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, Anna Rambldt attended

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, where she played as an

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with the school's

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team and studied

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. The two were introduced by a mutual friend in 2012 and began dating soon thereafter. Their son Walter was born in 2017.

International play

Andersson competed in the Swedish Champion Cup. She was part of a first-place finish in 2006–07 and a second-place finish in 2007–08, respectively. She was on the Sweden roster for the 4 Nations Tournament in December 2015.

Career stats

Sweden

NCAA

Awards and honors

*2008–09 Minnesota State Mavericks Rookie of the Year

References

External links

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Swedish Olympic Committee – Emilia Andersson
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramboldt, Emilia 1988 births Living people AIK Hockey Dam players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Swedish lesbian sportswomen LGBT ice hockey players Linköping HC (women) players Minnesota State Mavericks women's ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Ice hockey people from Stockholm Swedish women's ice hockey defencemen Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States People from Sollentuna Municipality Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni