Oskar Ingemar Eriksson (born 29 May 1991) is a Swedish curler from Karlstad.2020 Continental Cup Media Guide: Team Edin He was the longtime third on Team Niklas Edin before taking over the team as skip following Edin's retirement in 2026. He is the first curler in history to win four Olympic medals – gold, silver, and two bronze – and the first to secure two Olympic medals in different curling disciplines in the same Olympic Games. He is also an eight-time World Men's Curling Champion, eight-time European Men's Curling Champion, and the first curler in history to win three gold medals in major international curling championships in a single calendar year – the World Men's Curling Championship, the European Curling Championship, and the World Mixed Doubles Championship. Having also won two World Mixed Doubles Championship medals (gold and bronze), he is the first and the only curler to win eight World Curling Championship gold medals in the senior men's division and has won thirteen World Curling Championship medals overall in that division. He also holds the record for most gold medals in international competitions as recognized by the World Curling Federation. He is the only member of Team Sweden to have competed in all of the World Men's Curling Championships from 2011 to 2026. He won medals in all but four of these championships, as well as playing in multiple positions – as skip (silver, 2014), third (gold, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2026, and silver, 2017), second (bronze, 2012), and as an alternate (gold, 2013 and bronze, 2011). In 2022, Eriksson and his teammates also became the first men's team in history to win four consecutive World Men's Curling Championships. In 2026, Eriksson and Niklas Edin became the first and only two curlers in history to have eight career gold World Men's Curling Championship medals.
Career Career beginnings Eriksson began curling before he was six years old. He followed his older brothers Anders Eriksson and Markus Eriksson into the sport, but his skill level advanced more rapidly. He was part of a curling team at age seven, debuting in Sweden's Elite Series at the age of thirteen. He won his first Swedish Men's Curling Championship title in his junior career and has gone on to win eight more championship titles since then.Swedish Men's Curling Championship As a junior, Eriksson also competed at three World Junior Curling Championships, winning both a gold medal and a silver medal. At those three World Junior Championships, Eriksson skipped two different Swedish teams, winning a total of 24 games and losing only 9.
Eriksson made his first run for a junior world championship title when he was sixteen at the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships, skipping his first team to a silver medal. The team, consisting of Henric Jonsson, Markus Franzén, and Nils Karlsson, lost in the final to the US team skipped by Chris Plys. In 2008, Eriksson moved to Härnosand to join other promising curlers at Härnosands gymnasium. He also joined Team Lit/Lindström, formed by brothers Kristian Lindström and Alexander Lindström, together with Christoffer Sundgren and Henrik Leek. The team immediately succeeded on the junior tour and scored wins in the senior division. With this team, Eriksson made his second run for the gold medal at the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships, but finished in fourth place, losing in the bronze-medal game to the US team that was again skipped by Plys. Though the team did not qualify to compete at the championships in 2010, Eriksson and his teammates finally won a gold medal at the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships, defeating Team Switzerland, skipped by Peter de Cruz, by a score of 6–5 in the final.
By 2012, Eriksson's Lit teammates were no longer eligible for junior competition, but Eriksson was still eligible for junior championships. He skipped Team CK Granit-Gävle, consisting of Ludwig Grann, Erik Ölund, and Magnus Rudström, at the 2012 Swedish Junior Curling Championships with the aim of qualifying for the World Junior Curling Championship. Eriksson's team was undefeated until the finals, but there they came in second place to the team from Sundyberg, skipped by his future teammate Rasmus Wranå, whose team won silver at the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships.
Seniors I (2008–2014): Team Lindström/Eriksson and Team Edin
Shortly after joining Team Lit in 2008, Eriksson played simultaneously with two teams. His official team during this period was Team Lit, alternatively known as Team Lindström and eventually Team Eriksson. Eriksson skipped the team for most of this period through 2014. In addition to their early tour successes, Team Lit finished second in the standings of the Swedish Men's Curling Championships in 2009, reaching the semifinals, and finished second in their group Division 1 of the Elite series the same year. He competed with a second team, however, from 2009 through February 2014, as he was selected as the alternate for Team Niklas Edin – with Niklas Edin, Sebastian Kraupp, Fredrik Lindberg, and Viktor Kjäll – in all of their international championship appearances. As part of Team Edin, he competed in three World Curling Championships (2011-2013), five European Curling Championships (2009-2013), and the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Games. During this period, however, Team Lit became more competitive with Team Edin and was well recognized as one of the top two men's curling teams in Sweden. While Team Lit came in second to Team Edin in the Elite Series from 2011-2013, Team Lit also won the Swedish Men's Curling Championship in 2011, 2013, and 2014.
As an alternate for Team Edin during this period, Eriksson received numerous international medals, including two gold medals at the European Curling Championships (2009 and 2012) and three World Curling Championship medals, including his first World Championship gold medal (2013) and two bronze medals (2011 and 2012). He played his first full games at a major championship in the senior division at the 2011 European Curling Championships in the final two round-robin draws. At the 2012 World Men's Curling Championship, however, he notably played in the second position for all games except three because Niklas Edin, the permanent skip, was suffering from a herniated disc in his back. Eriksson also played this position in the playoffs, in which Team Sweden won its second World Curling Championship bronze medal. At the 2013 European Curling Championships, he also curled for a third of the round-robin games, playing the second position in the seventh and eighth draws and the third position in the final draw, helping the team secure a winning record, despite not making the playoffs. He also made his first Olympic appearances with Team Edin, coming in fourth in the 2010 Winter Olympics and receiving a bronze medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
With his own team, however, Eriksson and his teammates won several international events, including the Oslo Cup (2009), Swiss Cup Basel (2012), and European Masters (2013), as well as the Winter Universiade (2013). In 2012, the team had also relocated to Karlstad, with Markus Eriksson joining the team, following the departure of Leek and Alexander Lindström, and they continued to expand their international competition aims. In the 2013-14 season, Team Eriksson reached second place at the Swiss Cup Basel and the Mercure Perth Masters and competed in Canada on the World Curling Tour, coming in fifth place in three events and reaching their first Grand Slam Quarterfinal at the National. Winning the Swedish Men's Curling Championships that year as well, the team was selected to represent Sweden in the 2014 World Men's Curling Championship in light of their season success, but also because Team Edin had represented Sweden in the European Curling Championships but had not qualified for the playoffs. In their World Curling Championship debut, Team Eriksson reached the final and won the silver medal.
Seniors II (2014–present): Team Edin
In May 2014, Edin and Team Eriksson agreed to form a new Team Edin, with Edin skipping the team in the fourth position and Oskar Eriksson playing third along with, Kristian Lindström playing second and Christoffer Sundgren in the lead position. From the start, this new Team Edin team immediately saw their increased potential and aimed to become the number one team in the world. When Lindström underwent surgery in 2016 and needed recovery, however, Rasmus Wranå began curling in the second position for the team. With all four players having experience as skips, the Team had rapidly increased success. Indeed, Team Edin was ranked first at the end of the 2016–17 curling season on both lists and finished in first place on the prize money list in the 2017-18 curling season.
With Team Edin, Eriksson has earned multiple major championship medals since the 2014-15 season. At the 2022 Olympics, the team won their first gold medal, winning the silver medal in 2018, and Eriksson and Edin also secured bronze medals under the original Team Edin in 2014. These Olympic medals are the only Olympic medals in men's team curling that Team Sweden has won since the inaugural event in 1924. The team also reached the finals of the European Curling Championships every year since forming a new team, winning gold five times (2014-2017 and 2019) and silver twice (2018 and 2021). Of most significance, perhaps, the relaunched Team Edin secured medals in the finals of the World Curling Championships every year except 2016 and 2023, winning five gold (2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2024) and one silver (2017), bringing the total for Edin and Eriksson to a record seven World Championship gold medals.
Since the 2014-15 season, Eriksson and his teammates have consistently ranked in the top ten teams in the world since they joined forces due to their performance in Canada and worldwide. The team has reached the playoffs in 37 Grand Slam of Curling Events, 32 of them achieved since Wranå joined the team. Indeed, in the 2016-17 season, Team Edin had their most successful year on tour, winning three Slams (the Masters, the Tour Challenge, and the Players’ Championship) and reaching the finals (the Canadian Open) and semifinals (the National and Champions Cup) of all but one of the slams, securing the Pinty’s Cup, the first non-Canadian men's team to do so. The team finally won their fourth Slam at the 2022 Tour Challenge, with Eriksson skipping the team in the semifinal and final when Edin was injured. The Team has also won several World Curling Tour events, including the Baden Masters (2015, 2017, 2020), Swiss Cup Basel (2016, 2018), Curling Masters Champery (2016, 2017), Perth Masters (2018), and European Masters (2014). Team Edin has also won the Swedish Men's Curling Championships six times between 2014 and 2020, skipping only the 2017 championships to prepare for the World Championships.
The 2023–24 season did not see the team win any tour events, but ended with Edin winning the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship, a historic seventh title for both Edin and Eriksson. However, the team would fail to repeat at the 2025 World Men's Curling Championship, losing to eventual champions Scotland 8–7 in the quarterfinals, finishing 5th. Their finishes at the 2024 and 2025 World Championships however, directly qualified them to represent Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
2026 Olympics controversy During the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy in their game against Canada, a video showed Canadian third Marc Kennedy touching the granite part of the stone (which is against the rules), while throwing the rock, and subsequently being involved in a verbal altercation with Eriksson, in which Kennedy told him to "fuck off".