Stina Viktorsson (born 27 June 1985) is a Swedish curler from

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. She is a

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. Viktorsson had an accomplished Junior career in Sweden winning a bronze medal at the 2004

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and a silver at the 2005 Juniors (losing to Switzerland's

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). Also in 2005, Viktorsson won a silver medal at the

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while playing third for

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. Viktorsson's return to the 2006 Juniors was a disappointing one, where she finished in 8th place. In 2008, Viktorsson qualified for the

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. At the Vernon World Championships she led her team to a sixth-place finish with a 6 - 5 record. She had the third best performance as a skip shooting 77%. In 2009 she was inducted into the

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* Living people 1985 births Swedish female curlers European curling champions Swedish curling champions Competitors at the 2007 Winter Universiade 21st-century Swedish sportswomen Sportspeople from Umeå {{Sweden-curling-bio-stub