Curlingstjernen Niklas Edin legger opp etter VM-gull

Den svenske curlingstjernen Niklas Edin har kunngjort at han legger opp etter VM-gullet i april. Han beskriver beslutningen som tøff og skremmende. Edin planlegger å fortsette å være involvert i sporten gjennom coaching, trening og som kommentator.

40 år gamle Niklas Edin kunngjorde søndag på Instagram at han avslutter sin profesjonelle curlingkarriere. VM-gullet i Utah, USA, i april – en finaleseier mot Canada – ble hans siste. "Det er en tøff og skremmende beslutning", skrev han.

Som skipper for Team Edin har han en imponerende merittliste. Han vant OL-gull i Beijing i 2022, sølv i 2018 og bronse i 2014. I løpet av karrieren sikret han åtte VM-gull, inkludert i 2026, og åtte EM-gull. Han mottok nylig en utmerkelse fra Kong Carl XVI Gustaf for sine prestasjoner.

Etter OL-skuffelsen i Milano og Cortina tidligere i år, hvor laget ikke nådde sluttspillet, viste Edin sin klasse i VM. "Vi måtte bevise for oss selv at vi fortsatt kan spille curling på et høyt nivå. Jeg synes vi spilte fantastisk og beholdt roen", sa han ifølge World Curling Media.

Edins beslutning betyr at Team Edin, som har vært samlet i nesten 20 år, vil oppløses. Han vil imidlertid ikke forlate curlingen helt, og planlegger å jobbe med coaching, kommentering og muligens spille i Rock League, en ny proffliga basert i Canada. "Jeg håper dere likte reisen. Det gjorde jeg virkelig!", skrev han.

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