Ulrika Bergman (born 11 June 1975 in

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) is a

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curler from

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. She is currently the alternate for the World and Olympic Champion

Anette Norberg Anette Charlotte Norberg (born 12 November 1966) is a Swedish curler from Härnösand. She and her team were the Olympic women's curling champions in 2006 and 2010. After winning the 2006 Women's Curling tournament in Turin over Mirjam Ott's ...

team. She was the fourth player (threw last rocks) for

Margaretha Lindahl Margaretha Louise Dryburgh (née Lindahl; born 20 October 1974) is a Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She received five international medals as an alternate in Elisabet Gustafson's team, including a bronze medal at the 1998 ...

in four straight world junior championships from

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. Their best finish was in

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when they won the silver medal. In 1997, she switched throwing positions with Lindhal for their debut at the

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where they won a silver. Bergman has been Norberg's alternate since 2004, winning an Olympic gold medal in

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Awards

* All-star skip: , . *In 2005 she was inducted into the

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* 1975 births Living people Swedish female curlers Olympic curlers for Sweden Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden World curling champions Olympic medalists in curling Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics European curling champions Swedish curling champions Sportspeople from Östersund {{Sweden-curling-bio-stub