Oskar Eriksson became the first curling player with four Olympic medals.
Swedish won the curling men’s Olympic gold at the Beijing Games on Saturday. The tough fight against Britain was resolved after a continuation of 5–4.
The Swedish team Oskar Eriksson, 30, made a history of the species at the same time. He became the first curling player to win four Olympic medals.
From Beijing, he already had a bronze in the mixed game on his belt. In Pyeongchang he was winning silver for his country and in Sochi bronze.
“It’s just great that the fourth medal was golden. It’s really great that we succeeded, ”Eriksson told the news agency To TT.
Eriksson also has a connection to his eastern neighbor because of him Helena-mother is from Finland.
Oskar Eriksson celebrated Olympic gold on Saturday.
Skill skills in addition, Eriksson has admired his appearance, reports the Swedish newspaper Express. On social media, his number of followers has exploded and comment fields are filled with admiration.
According to Expressen, the number of followers of Eriksson’s Instagram account has doubled in the last month. Now there are more than 10,500 followers, which is far from many other sports stars.
Eriksson was asked what the secret of his handsome beard was.
“It’s because of genes, probably. You should see my brother. He looks like Santa, ”Eriksson replies.
It is unclear whether Eriksson was referring to his Finnish genes.
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