Ieva Krusta (born 8 August 1976 as Ieva Pikšena) is a Latvian curler. She is currently the

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on the Latvian National Women's Curling Team.

Career

Krusta was the second for the Latvian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in

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. The team finished in last with a 1–10 record. She also represented Latvia at the

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at home in Riga, Latvia, finishing again in the last place with a 1–10 record. The team qualified for the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship after posting an impressive 4–5 record at the

2018 European Curling Championships The 2018 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships were held from November 16 to 24 in Tallinn, Estonia. The C Division competitions were held in April in Copenhagen, Denmark. The top seven men's teams will qualify for the 2019 World Men's ...

which included defeating higher-ranked

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. The team did not have the same success at the World's as they did at the Europeans, finishing once again in last with a 1–11 record. She currently serves as one of the coaches of the Latvian junior women's team.

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* Latvian female curlers Living people 1976 births Latvian curling coaches 21st-century Latvian women {{Latvia-curling-bio-stub