As skipper of Team Edin, Niklas Edin won Olympic gold in Beijing in 2022. In addition, he won eight World Cup gold medals and eight European Championship gold medals during his career.
40-year-old Edin's last World Cup gold medal was won as recently as April, after a final victory over Canada in Utah, USA. It was a nice revenge after the disappointment at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina earlier this year, where Team Edin was the reigning champion - but didn't even make the playoffs.
"We had to prove to ourselves that we can still play curling at a high level. I think we played fantastically and we kept our cool," Edin said, according to World Curling Media.
It turned out to be a fine end to a golden career. But Niklas Edin - who also had major injury problems during his career - will not leave curling, he writes. Among other things, he will train and commentate on the sport.
All with Team Edin:
Olympics: Gold 2022, silver 2018 and bronze 2014.
World Cup: Gold 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2026, silver 2017, bronze 2011 and 2012.
European Championships: Gold 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2025, silver 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023.
