Name Erika Holst | Role Ice hockey player | |
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Education University of Minnesota Duluth Olympic medals Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women’s Team Similar People Kim Martin Hasson, Danijela Rundqvist, Elin Holmlov, Pernilla Winberg, Sarah Vaillancourt | ||
Ylva Erika Holst (born 8 April 1979) is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is a member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Minnesota Duluth
Born in Varberg, Sweden, Holst played for the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program. She was part of the Bulldogs team that won the first three NCAA women's championships in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Sweden
She played with the Segeltorps IF in the Riksserien (Sweden league elite). She has represented Sweden in nine Women's World Ice Hockey Championships. In ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Holst led the Swedish team with five points in five games. This marked the second Olympics in which she was the team leader in scoring. Four years later, in the win over the United States in the semifinal game in Turin, Holst had one assist.
Personal
Holst came out as lesbian in 2006, along with fellow hockey player Ylva Lindberg.