Viktor Erik Kjäll ( anglicized as Kjell; born 13 June 1985) is a

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curler originally from

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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 Peter "Peja" Rutger Lindholm (born 2 June 1970 in Östersund, Sweden) is a retired Swedish curler. Before Niklas Edin, many regarded him as the best European skip ever. Over his two-decade curling playing career, Lindholm won three World Champ ...

. 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

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. 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

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. 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

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, British Columbia, Canada and most recently for Team Sweden for the

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where they captured a bronze medal. After a career on the ice, Kjäll began coaching. He coached the Kyle Smith Scottish team from 2015 to 2018. Between 2018 and 2022, Kjäll was the team coach for Team

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, and coached them when they represented Canada at the

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in Beijing. In 2011, he was inducted into the

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Personal life

After his curling career in Sweden, he moved to

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. He is married and has one daughter and works as the Curling Manager at The Granite Club in

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. In September 2022, it was announced that Kjäll was appointed the new national coach for the Swiss Curling Association. As of July 2023 he is a National Coach with Curling Canada.

Teammates

2009 Aberdeen European Championships 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games *

Niklas Edin Johan Niklas Edin (born 6 July 1985) is a Swedish curler. He holds several sport distinctions. He is the first and the only skip in World Curling Federation (WCF) history to win three Olympic medals – gold (2022), silver (2018), and bronze ( ...

, ''Skip'' *

Sebastian Kraupp Sebastian Kraupp (born 20 May 1985) is a Swedish curler from Karlstad, Sweden. He currently coaches the Swedish men's junior team. From 2005 to 2008 Sebastian Kraupp skipped his own team. Starting with the 2008–2009 season he joined Niklas ...

, ''Third'' *

Fredrik Lindberg Bengt Fredrik Lindberg (born 2 February 1986) is a Swedish curler from Karlstad. Lindberg grew up in Östersund. From 2006 until 2008 he played both Third and Second positions for Sebastian Kraupp. In 2009 he and Kraupp joined Niklas Edin's ...

, ''Second'' *

Oskar Eriksson Oskar Ingemar Eriksson (born 29 May 1991) is a Swedish curler from Karlstad. He currently plays third for the Niklas Edin rink. He is the first curler in history to win four Olympic medals – gold, silver, and two bronze – and the first to ...

, ''Alternate'' 2007 Edmonton World Championships *

, ''Skip'' *

James Dryburgh James Dryburgh (born 27 May 1975 in Inverness, Scotland) is a Swedish curler. He lives in Stockholm, where he is a physical education teacher. Dryburgh is a two-time World Junior Champion. Playing for his native Scotland, he won gol ...

, ''Third'' * Anders Eriksson, ''Lead'' * Magnus Swartling, ''Alternate''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kjall, Viktor 1985 births Living people Swedish male curlers Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic curlers for Sweden Curlers from Karlstad World curling champions European curling champions Swedish curling champions Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in curling Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade Winter World University Games medalists in curling Sportspeople from Whitby, Ontario Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Swedish curling coaches FISU World University Games gold medalists for Sweden FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Sweden Competitors at the 2007 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade 21st-century Swedish sportsmen