Kasper Wiksten
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Kasper Wiksten (born 9 June 1980, in Hvidovre Municipality) is a Danish curler.[2]
| Kasper Wiksten | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 June 1980 Hvidovre, Denmark |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Esbjerg Curling Klub, Esbjerg, Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre, DEN[1] |
| Skip | Tobias Thune |
| Third | Kasper Wiksten |
| Second | Oliver Rosenkrands Søe |
| Lead | Daniel Poulsen |
| Alternate | Mikkel Krause |
| Mixed doubles partner | Natalie Wiksten |
| Curling career | |
| Member Association | Denmark |
| World Championship appearances | 2 (2021, 2022) |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 1 (2017) |
| European Championship appearances | 3 (2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2022) |
| Other appearances | World Junior Championships: 4 (1996, 1998, 2000) |
At the national level, he is Danish men's champion curler (2020), Danish mixed doubles champion curler (2020) and a four-time Danish junior champion curler (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000).[3]
Teams
Men's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | Johnny Frederiksen | Bo Jensen | Lars Vilandt | Lars Nissen | Kasper Wiksten | DJCC 1996  WJCC 1996 (9th) | |
| 1997–98 | Kasper Wiksten | Kenneth Daucke Andersen | Tim Kronholm | Sune Frederiksen | Mikael Lohman Jensen (WJCC) | DJCC 1998 WJCC 1998 (9th) | |
| 1998–99 | Casper Bossen | Kasper Wiksten | Kenneth Daucke | Kim Sylvest | Sune Frederiksen | DJCC 1999 | |
| 1999–00 | Kasper Wiksten | Casper Bossen | Kim Sylvest Nielsen | Sune Frederiksen | Morten Bærentsen | Olle Brudsten (WJCC), Finn Nielsen (WJCC) | DJCC 2000 WJCC 2000 (4th) |
| 2016–17 | Ulrik Damm | Kasper Wiksten | Daniel Abrahamsen | Kasper Jørgensen | |||
| 2017–18 | Ulrik Damm | Kasper Wiksten | Daniel Abrahamsen | Kasper Jørgensen | |||
| 2018–19 | Daniel Poulsen | Kasper Wiksten | Tobias Engelhard Rasmussen | Daniel Munk Buchholt | Mads Nørgård | Mikael Qvist | ECC 2018 (11th) |
| Ulrik Damm | Kasper Wiksten | Daniel Abrahamsen | Kasper Jørgensen | Daniel Buchholt | Mikael Qvist | WQE 2019 (7 место) | |
| 2019–20 | Mikkel Krause | Mads Nørgård | Tobias Engelhardt | Henrik Holtermann | Kasper Wiksten | Gert Larsen | ECC 2019 (4th) |
| Tobias Thune | Kasper Wiksten | Daniel Poulsen | Oliver Søe | DMCC 2020 | |||
| 2020–21 | Mikkel Krause (fourth) | Tobias Thune | Mads Nørgård (skip) | Kasper Wiksten | Oliver Rosenkrands Søe | Kenneth Hertsdahl | WCC 2021 (11th) |
| 2021–22 | Mikkel Krause | Mads Nørgård | Henrik Holtermann | Kasper Wiksten | Tobias Thune | Kenneth Hertsdahl, Jasmin Lander (ECC) | ECC 2021 (6th) OQE 2021  |
Mixed doubles
| Season | Female | Male | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Natalie Asp Wiksten | Kasper Wiksten | Per Svensen | WMDCC 2017 (30th) |
| 2017–18 | Natalie Wiksten | Kasper Wiksten | ||
| 2018–19 | Natalie Wiksten | Kasper Wiksten | ||
| 2019–20 | Natalie Wiksten | Kasper Wiksten | DMDCC 2020 [4] | |
| 2020–21 | Natalie Wiksten | Kasper Wiksten | ||
| 2021–22 | Natalie Wiksten | Kasper Wiksten | ||
| 2022–23 | Natalie Wiksten | Kasper Wiksten | DMDCC 2023 (4th) | |
| 2024–25 | Natalie Wiksten | Kasper Wiksten | DMDCC 2025 (2nd) |
Personal life
His daughter Natalie Wiksten[5] is also a curler; together they played on World mixed doubles championship 2017 (12-y.o. Natalie was the youngest player in history of all "adult" world curling championships) and won gold on 2020 Danish MD championship.[6][7][8]
References
External links
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