Linn Peterson (born 8 January 1994) is a Swedish

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, currently playing in the

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(SDHL) with

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. She represented in the women's ice hockey tournament at the

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Playing career

Peterson joined

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in the 2010–11 Riksserien season and remained with the team until 2015. She joined Brynäs IF Dam for the 2015–16 season before signing with

in the 2016–17 season. She has gone on to win three Swedish Championship titles with Luleå.

International play

As a member of the Swedish national under-18 team, Peterson played in the IIHF U18 World Championships in

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and

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, winning the bronze medal in the latter year. She was a member of the Swedish team at the

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, where she won a gold medal. Peterson was a late addition to the Swedish delegation at the 2022 Winter Olympics, serving as a replacement for

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, who tested positive for

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prior to the Games.

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* * 1994 births Living people Brynäs IF (women) players Ice hockey players at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Leksands IF (women) players Luleå HF/MSSK players Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Sportspeople from Mariestad Ice hockey people from Västra Götaland County Swedish ice hockey right wingers Swedish women's ice hockey forwards Youth Olympic gold medalists for Sweden 21st-century Swedish sportswomen {{Sweden-icehockey-bio-stub