Eva Maria Katarina Hultling (born 5 December 1954), in marriage known as Hultling Sjöberg, is a Swedish sports journalist, television presenter and former curler.Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Damer – Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish female national curlers; look at "Hultling, Katarina")
Biography Hultling was born in Stockholm to actor Arthur Hultling and grew up in Stockholm and Västerås. After attending Adolf Fredrik's Music School and Adolf Fredrik's music high school, she began as an exchange telephonist at Hotel Reisen in Stockholm. She wanted to become an actress and applied for the Stage School, but did not enter. Instead, she was accepted to the School of Journalism and then began as a reporter on Radio Värmland.P4 Värmland | Sveriges Radio
Hultling has a great sporting interest and has played curling at the elite level for many years. In 1982 and 1983 she was a member of Team Högström.Kommenterar simhopp | SVT.se In 1992 she ran the New York Marathon.
In 1999, she released a record with her own children's songs, Victors visor.
Journalism career Later Hultling started her work on national radio and read news telegrams. After reporting from the , she started at the Radiosporten at SR. She went on to the SVT's Sports News in 1985. During the second half of 1987, she became the program manager for TV's news magazine 20:00. From 1989 to 1992 she did the annual program "The Year with the Royal Family" () and also reported from the Nobel Dinner. In 1993 she returned to the sports editorial department and has done programs such as Sportnytt, Sportspegeln and Lilla Sportspegeln.
On 23 December 2007 she made her final broadcast in the Sportspegeln, following over 1,600 programs. She has since switched to TV4 as a curling and figure skating commentator.
Personal life In June 1987, Hultling married radio reporter Claes Sjöberg. They adopted a son in 1990. In the mid-1990s, she met her current partner Albert Svanberg.Katarina Hultling 50 år . Helsingborgs Dagblad, Monica Frinne/TT, 5 December 2004. Läst 5 October 2015."Jag såg cancern som ett jobb" . Sydsvenska Dagbladet, Eyal Sharon Krafft, 2 December 2014.
Hultling has publicly stated that she has breast cancer. In SVT's talk program Skavlan in March 2012, she told about the disease and exposed her bare head.
Curling career She is a two-time , a two-time , Swedish women's and mixed champion.
In 1982, she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
Teams Women's Season Skip Third Second Lead Events 1978–79 Birgitta Törn Katarina Hultling Susanne Gynning-Ödling Gunilla Bergman 1979–80 Birgitta Törn Katarina Hultling Susanne Gynning-Ödling Gunilla Bergman 1981–82 Elisabeth Högström Katarina Hultling Birgitta Sewik Karin Sjögren SWCC 1982 1982–83 Elisabeth Högström Katarina Hultling Birgitta Sewik Karin Sjögren 1983–84 Elisabeth Högström Katarina Hultling Birgitta Sewik Karin Sjögren
Mixed Season Skip Third Second Lead Events 1982 Pelle Lindeman Katarina Hultling Håkan Ståhlbro Birgitta Sewik SMxCC 1982
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Katarina Hultling | Blå Kokboken Katarina Hultling | Speakers&friends