Katarina Hultling
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{{Infobox person
| name = Katarina Hultling
| image = Katarina Hultling (21823509236).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Hultling in September 2015
| birth_name = Katarina Eva Maria Hultling
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|12|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stockholm
| nationality = {{SWE}}
| other_names = Katarina Eva Maria Hultling Sjöberg
| occupation = Journalist,
Television presenter,
Curler
| module = {{Infobox curler | embed = yes
| image =
| Curling club = Amatörföreningens CK, Stockholm,
Karlstads CK, Karlstad
| Skip =
| Third =
| Second =
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| Alternate =
| Mixed doubles partner =
| Member Association = {{SWE}}
| World Championship appearances = 2 ({{WWCC|1979}}, {{WWCC|1982}})
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances =
| European Championship appearances = 4 ({{EuCC|1979}}, {{EuCC|1981}}, {{EuCC|1982}}, {{EuCC|1983}})
| Olympic appearances =
| Other appearances =
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Curling }}
{{MedalCountry | {{SWE}} }}
{{MedalCompetition| {{WWCC||World Championships}} }}
{{MedalSilver| {{WWCC|1979|1979 Perth}} | }}
{{MedalSilver| {{WWCC|1982|1982 Geneva}} | }}
{{MedalCompetition | {{EuCC||European Championships}} }}
{{MedalGold | {{EuCC|1982|1982 Kirkcaldy}} | }}
{{MedalGold | {{EuCC|1983|1983 Västerås}} | }}
{{MedalSilver | {{EuCC|1979|1979 Varese}} | }}
{{MedalSilver | {{EuCC|1981|1981 Grindelwald}} | }}
{{MedalCompetition | Swedish Women's Championship }}
{{MedalGold | 1979 | }}
{{MedalGold | 1982 | }}
}}
}}
Eva Maria Katarina Hultling (born 5 December 1954), in marriage known as Hultling Sjöberg, is a Swedish sports journalist, television presenter and former curler.[http://www.curling.se/folja/landslagsspelaregenomtidernadamer#H Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Damer – Svenska Curlingförbundet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909173724/http://www.curling.se/folja/landslagsspelaregenomtidernadamer#H |date=9 September 2019 }}{{in lang|sv}} (Swedish female national curlers; look at "Hultling, Katarina")
Biography
Hultling was born in Stockholm to actor Arthur Hultling and grew up in Stockholm and Västerås. After attending Adolf Fredrik's Music School and Adolf Fredrik's music high school, she began as an exchange telephonist at Hotel Reisen in Stockholm. She wanted to become an actress and applied for the Stage School, but did not enter. Instead, she was accepted to the School of Journalism and then began as a reporter on Radio Värmland.[https://sverigesradio.se/varmland P4 Värmland | Sveriges Radio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025083853/https://sverigesradio.se/Varmland |date=25 October 2019 }}{{in lang|sv}}
Hultling has a great sporting interest and has played curling at the elite level for many years. In 1982 and 1983 she was a member of Team Högström.[https://www.svt.se/os/kommenterar-simhopp/ Kommenterar simhopp | SVT.se] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817082337/https://www.svt.se/os/kommenterar-simhopp/ |date=17 August 2019 }}{{in lang|sv}} In 1992 she ran the New York Marathon.
In 1999, she released a record with her own children's songs, Victors visor.{{Cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3RCvA2VxD4cyPNv3CS6tKR |title=Victors visor by Katarina Hultling on Spotify |website=Spotify |access-date=17 August 2019 |archive-date=17 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817082337/https://open.spotify.com/album/3RCvA2VxD4cyPNv3CS6tKR |url-status=live }}{{AllMusic | id=victors-visor-mw0002800047 | title=Victors visor – Katarina Hultling }}
Journalism career
Later Hultling started her work on national radio and read news telegrams. After reporting from the {{WWCC|1985|1985 World Championships}}, she started at the Radiosporten at SR. She went on to the SVT's Sports News in 1985.{{cite web |title=Katarina Hultling om cancern... |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article14531235.ab |date=5 June 2012 |work=Aftonbladet |language=sv |accessdate=17 August 2019 |archive-date=25 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325045535/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article14531235.ab |url-status=live}} During the second half of 1987, she became the program manager for TV's news magazine 20:00. From 1989 to 1992 she did the annual program "The Year with the Royal Family" ({{lang|sv|Året med kungafamiljen}}) and also reported from the Nobel Dinner. In 1993 she returned to the sports editorial department and has done programs such as Sportnytt, Sportspegeln and Lilla Sportspegeln.
On 23 December 2007 she made her final broadcast in the Sportspegeln, following over 1,600 programs. She has since switched to TV4 as a curling and figure skating commentator.{{cite web |title=SVT-profilen byter kanal till TV4 |url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/svt-profilen-byter-kanal-till-tv4/ |accessdate=8 April 2013 |work=Expressen |date=9 December 2011 |archive-date=25 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325050208/https://www.expressen.se/sport/svt-profilen-byter-kanal-till-tv4/ |url-status=live }}{{in lang|sv}}
Personal life
In June 1987, Hultling married radio reporter Claes Sjöberg. They adopted a son in 1990. In the mid-1990s, she met her current partner Albert Svanberg.[http://www.hd.se/familj/2004/12/05/katarina-hultling-50-ar/ Katarina Hultling 50 år] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005214758/http://www.hd.se/familj/2004/12/05/katarina-hultling-50-ar/ |date=5 October 2015 }}. Helsingborgs Dagblad, Monica Frinne/TT, 5 December 2004. Läst 5 October 2015.[http://www.sydsvenskan.se/familj/fodelsedag/jag-sag-cancern-som-ett-jobb/ "Jag såg cancern som ett jobb"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114173838/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/familj/fodelsedag/jag-sag-cancern-som-ett-jobb/ |date=14 November 2015 }}. Sydsvenska Dagbladet, Eyal Sharon Krafft, 2 December 2014.
Hultling has publicly stated that she has breast cancer. In SVT's talk program Skavlan in March 2012, she told about the disease and exposed her bare head.
Curling career
She is a two-time {{WWCC||World silver medallist}}, a two-time {{EuCC||European champion}}, Swedish women's and mixed champion.
In 1982, she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
=Teams=
==Women's==
| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col"| Season
! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Events |
|---|
| scope="row"| 1978–79
| Birgitta Törn || Katarina Hultling || Susanne Gynning-Ödling || Gunilla Bergman || {{WWCC|1979|WCC 1979}} {{Silver2}} |
| scope="row"| 1979–80
| Birgitta Törn || Katarina Hultling || Susanne Gynning-Ödling || Gunilla Bergman || {{EuCC|1979|ECC 1979}} {{Silver2}} |
| scope="row"| 1981–82
| Elisabeth Högström || Katarina Hultling || Birgitta Sewik || Karin Sjögren || {{EuCC|1981|ECC 1981}} {{Silver2}} |
| scope="row"| 1982–83
| Elisabeth Högström || Katarina Hultling || Birgitta Sewik || Karin Sjögren || {{EuCC|1982|ECC 1982}} {{Gold1}} |
| scope="row"| 1983–84
| Elisabeth Högström || Katarina Hultling || Birgitta Sewik || Karin Sjögren || {{EuCC|1983|ECC 1983}} {{Gold1}} |
==Mixed==
| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col"| Season
! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Events |
|---|
| scope="row"| 1982
| Pelle Lindeman || Katarina Hultling || Håkan Ståhlbro || Birgitta Sewik || SMxCC 1982 {{Gold1}} |
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- [https://www.speakersandfriends.se/katarina-hultling/ Katarina Hultling | Speakers&friends]{{in lang|sv}}
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Category:Journalists from Stockholm
Category:Swedish television hosts
Category:Swedish women television presenters
Category:Swedish women journalists
Category:20th-century Swedish journalists
Category:21st-century Swedish journalists
Category:Swedish sports broadcasters
Category:Swedish female curlers
Category:European curling champions