Ieva Krusta (born 8 August 1976 as Ieva Pikšena) is a

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n curler. She is currently the

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on the Latvian National Women's Curling Team.

Career

Krusta was the second for the Latvian team at the

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. The team finished in last with a 1–10 record. She also represented Latvia at the

2013 World Women's Curling Championship The 2013 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the Titlis Glacier Mountain World Women's Curling Championship 2013 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Volvo Sports Centre in Riga, Latvia from March 16 to 24. It marked the first ti ...

at home in

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, Latvia, finishing again in the last place with a 1–10 record. The team qualified for the

2019 World Women's Curling Championship The 2019 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2019 LGT World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from 16 to 24 March at the Silkeborg Sportscenter in Silkeborg, Denmark. Qualification The following nat ...

after posting an impressive 4–5 record at the

2018 European Curling Championships The 2018 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships were held from November 16 to 24 in Tallinn, Estonia. The C Division competitions were held in April in Copenhagen, Denmark. The top seven men's teams will qualify for the 2019 World Men's C ...

which included defeating higher-ranked

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. The team did not have the same success at the World's as they did at the Europeans, finishing once again in last with a 1–11 record. She currently serves as one of the coaches of the Latvian junior women's team.

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* Latvian female curlers Living people 1976 births Latvian curling coaches 21st-century Latvian women {{Latvia-curling-bio-stub