Linn Peterson (born 8 January 1994) is a Swedish

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, currently playing in the

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(SDHL) with

Luleå HF/MSSK Luleå Hockey/MSSK is a professional ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the top-tier of women's ice hockey in Sweden. They play in Luleå, a port city in northern Sweden, at the Coop Norrbotten Arena. The team is the m ...

. She represented in the women's ice hockey tournament at the

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Playing career

Peterson joined

Leksands IF Dam Leksands Idrottsförening Dam or Leksands IF Dam are a professional ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Leksand, a town in the western-central Swedish province of Dalarna, at the Tegera Arena. Until 2021, th ...

in the 2010–11 Riksserien season and remained with the team until 2015. She joined

Brynäs IF Dam Brynäs IF Dam are an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Gävle, on the eastern-central coast of Sweden, at the Monitor ERP Arena. A constituent part of the Swedish sports club Brynäs IF, they are the sis ...

for the 2015–16 season before signing with

in the 2016–17 season. She has gone on to win three Swedish Championship titles with Luleå.

International play

As a member of the Swedish national under-18 team, Peterson played in the IIHF U18 World Championships in

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and

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, winning the bronze medal in the latter year. She was a member of the Swedish team at the

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, where she won a gold medal. Peterson was a late addition to the Swedish delegation at the 2022 Winter Olympics, serving as a replacement for

Hanna Olsson Hanna Olsson (born 20 January 1999) is a Swedish ice hockey player and member of the Swedish national team, currently serving as captain of Frölunda HC in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She is considered one of the best young Swedis ...

, who tested positive for

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prior to the Games.

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* * 1994 births Living people Brynäs IF (women) players Ice hockey players at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Leksands IF (women) players Luleå HF/MSSK players Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden People from Mariestad Municipality Ice hockey people from Västra Götaland County Swedish ice hockey right wingers Swedish women's ice hockey forwards Youth Olympic gold medalists for Sweden {{Sweden-icehockey-bio-stub