The skipper was accompanied by Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer and Sofia Scharback (formerly Mabergs) in the European Championship team in Lohja, Finland.
And finally, the seasoned curling quartet got to celebrate again.
Sweden made a small move by going 3–1 up in the fifth round, but the Scots immediately responded by equalizing to 3–3 in the next round.
When Sweden then scored another two-pointer in the seventh round – to take a 5–3 lead – a blue-yellow gold came ever closer.
Going into the final round, the lead had grown to 7–4 and a pressured Scotland needed to make a three-pointer to force a tiebreaker, but Sweden held off without any problems.
The way we're playing now, it's nice to get that medal as proof of what we're feeling right now. To show that we can play at this level in the most important games. It's been such a good week," says Anna Hasselborg in the official victory interview.
Has an Olympic gold medal
Team Hasselborg won Olympic gold in Pyeongchang 2018 and also reached the European Championships in both 2018 and 2019.
Since then, the team has had a baby boom – three of the players were pregnant at the same time in 2023. There have also been a number of championship medals, but not of the highest value.
Not until now.
The first gold in six years is a perfect statement of form that gives hope for new successes in February, when it really counts in the Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
"We have two slams (grand slam tournaments) left and then we have a precamp in Sweden. Then we go to Italy and enjoy it," says Hasselborg.
Ten in a row
The European Championship adventure in the small curling hall in Lohja, Finland actually started badly with a loss in the opening match against Switzerland. After that, Team Hasselborg was a pure victory machine and secured the gold with their tenth straight victory.
The Swedish European Championship gold team also includes reserve Johanna Heldin, who played a little in the group stage but not in the final.
Olympics: Gold 2018 and bronze 2022.
World Championships: Silver 2018 and 2019.
European Championships: Gold 2018, 2019 and 2025, silver 2016, 2017, 2021 and 2024.
