Ieva Krusta (born 8 August 1976 as Ieva Pikšena) is a Latvian curler. She is currently the lead on the Latvian National Women's Curling Team.

Ieva Krusta
Born
Ieva Pikšena

(1976-08-08) 8 August 1976 (age 47)
Team
SkipEvelīna Barone
ThirdSanta Blumberga
SecondIeva Rudzīte
LeadIeva Krusta
AlternateTīna Siliņa
Curling career
Member Association Latvia
World Championship
appearances
3 (2010, 2013, 2019)
European Championship
appearances
10 (2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Career edit

Krusta was the second for the Latvian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.[1] The team finished in last with a 1–10 record. She also represented Latvia at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship at home in Riga, Latvia, finishing again in the last place with a 1–10 record. The team qualified for the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship after posting an impressive 4–5 record at the 2018 European Curling Championships which included defeating higher-ranked Scotland's Eve Muirhead. The team did not have the same success at the World's as they did at the Europeans, finishing once again in last with a 1–11 record.

She currently serves as one of the coaches of the Latvian junior women's team.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Teams and Athletes: Qualified Teams". World Women's Curling, Swift Current, 2010. Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  2. ^ "2002 World Junior Curling Championships: Women's Entry List by Country" (PDF). World Curling Federation. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-02-16.

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