Agnes Ellinor Knochenhauer (born 5 May 1989) is a Swedishcurler fromStockholm.[1] She currently playssecond on TeamAnna Hasselborg. With Hasselborg, Knochenhauer has won two Olympic medals, gold at the2018 Winter Olympics inPyeongchang and bronze at the2022 Winter Olympics inBeijing. She also won a silver medal at the2014 Games inSochi as alternate for theMargaretha Sigfridsson rink.[2]
In 2009, Knochenhauer played at the2009 World Junior Curling Championships as third for theAnna Hasselborg rink. Sweden finished with a 4–5 record and a 6th-place finish. At the2010 World Junior Curling Championships, Sweden upset the Canadian rink skipped byRachel Homan in the final by a score of 8–3.
At the2013 Winter Universiade, Knochenhauer and her team had a 5th-place finish.
Knochenhauer has graduated from the junior level and has won three tour events in her career, the 2011Glynhill Ladies International, the 2016Oakville OCT Fall Classic, and the 2016Stockholm Ladies Curling Cup.[3]
In 2013, Knochenhauer was the alternate for theMargaretha Sigfridsson rink at the2013 World Women's Curling Championship. Sweden made it all the way to the final, where they lost 6–5 to Scotland'sEve Muirhead. The Swedish team finished 5th at the2014 European Curling Championships.
In February 2018, her team ofAnna Hasselborg,Sara McManus, andSofia Mabergs won the gold medal at the2018 Winter Olympics inPyeongChang, defeatingKim Eun-jung in the final. The next month, the rink made it to the final of the2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, but they lost in an extra end to Canada'sJennifer Jones.
Knochenhauer won her firstGrand Slam in the inaugural women'sElite 10 in 2018, going undefeated through the tournament and defeatingSilvana Tirinzoni in the final.[4] At the2018 Masters, the Hasselborg rink won their second straight slam, defeatingRachel Homan in the final. The team lost the world final once again at the2019 World Women's Curling Championship, this time toSilvana Tirinzoni.
Team Hasselborg began the2019–20 season at theStu Sells Oakville Tankard, where they defeatedAnna Sidorova in the final. They missed the playoffs at the2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic after going 2–2 in the round robin. They defended their title at the2019 European Curling Championships. Down 4–3 in the tenth end of the final toScotland'sEve Muirhead, Hasselborg made a runback on her final stone to score two and win. InGrand Slam play, Team Hasselborg were the most dominant team on the women's side, winning them the2019–20 Pinty's Cup. They lost in the semifinal of theMasters toTracy Fleury before winning the next three Slams, theTour Challenge,National and theCanadian Open. The team was set to represent Sweden at the2020 World Women's Curling Championship before the event got cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[5][6] The Canadian Open would be their last event of the season as both thePlayers' Championship and theChampions Cup Grand Slam events were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[7] Also during the season, Knochenhauer paired up withRasmus Wranå for theSwedish Mixed Doubles Curling Championship which they won. They were going to compete at the2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, but that event was also cancelled.[8][9]
The Hasselborg rink won the first event of the2020–21 season, defeatingRaphaela Keiser in the final of the2020 Women's Masters Basel.[10] Next, they played TeamWranå in the Sweden National Challenge in December 2020, where they lost 17–12.[11] A "curling bubble" was set up inCalgary,Canada in the spring, which hosted several events, including the2021 World Women's Curling Championship and two slams.[12] Team Hasselborg competed in both the2021 Champions Cup and the2021 Players' Championship, finishing 0–4 at the Champions Cup and reaching the semifinals of the Players'. The following week, the team represented Sweden at the Worlds. They finished third through the round robin with a 10–3 record, qualifying them for the playoffs. After defeating Canada'sKerri Einarson 8–3 in the qualification round, they lost a narrow 8–7 semifinal against theRCF, skipped byAlina Kovaleva. This put them in the bronze medal game, which they lost 9–5 to theTabitha Peterson rink of the United States.[13] On June 4, 2021, Team Hasselborg was selected as the Olympic Team for the2022 Winter Olympics.[14]
Team Hasselborg began the2021–22 season competing in the men'sBaden Masters tour event, where they missed the playoffs. At the2021 Women's Masters Basel, the team made it all the way to the final, where they lost to Denmark'sMadeleine Dupont.[15] Next, they played in the2021 Masters Grand Slam event, where they again missed the playoffs. They were able to rebound at the2021 National, however, claiming the title with a 9–6 victory overTracy Fleury in the final game.[16] In November, Team Hasselborg again represented Sweden at the2021 European Curling Championships where they finished third in the round robin with a 7–2 record. They then defeated Russia'sAlina Kovaleva in the semifinal before dropping the final to Scotland'sEve Muirhead, settling for silver.[17] The next event for Team Hasselborg was the2022 Winter Olympics, where they attempted to defend their gold medal from 2018. The team placed second after the round robin preliminary stage with a 7–2 record. This earned them a semifinal berth where they would face Great Britain's Muirhead rink. In one of the highest-scoring games in curling, Muirhead scored a single point in the extra end to win 12–11, ending Hasselborg's chances of repeating as Olympic gold medallists. They did still earn a medal from the Games, however, as they were able to beat Switzerland'sSilvana Tirinzoni rink 9–7 in the bronze medal game.[18] Next for the Swedish rink was the2022 World Women's Curling Championship, where they finished fourth in the round robin with a 9–3 record. They then defeated the United StatesCory Christensen in the qualification game before dropping the semifinal and bronze medal games to Switzerland and Canada, respectively, placing fourth.[19] Team Hasselborg wrapped up their season at the final two Slams of the season, the2022 Players' Championship and the2022 Champions Cup. At the Players', the team began with two straight losses before rattling off six straight victories to claim the event title. With the victory, Team Hasselborg became the first women's team to win a career Grand Slam (winning all four 'majors').[20] At the Champions Cup, they went undefeated up until the semifinal round where they were eliminated byKerri Einarson.
In their first event of the2022–23 season, Team Hasselborg won the2022 Oslo Cup. After a 4–1 round robin record, the team knocked off Isabella Wranå in the semifinal and the newly formedKaitlyn Lawes rink in the championship game.[21] Next for the team was the European Qualifier best-of-seven series between them and Team Wranå. Team Hasselborg won the series 4–1, becoming the Swedish team for the2022 European Curling Championships.[22] In their first Slam of the season, the2022 National, the team missed the playoffs with a 1–3 record, meaning they would not have the chance to repeat as champions for a third year in a row.[23] They were able to qualify at the next Slam, the2022 Tour Challenge, where they fell in the quarterfinals to Kerri Einarson.[24] Back at home, the team claimed their second event title of the season after going undefeated to win the Sundbyberg Open. They played with three players, with Sara McManus out on maternity leave.[25] At the European Championship, the team's alternateJohanna Heldin stepped in at lead, shifting Mabergs to second and Knochenhauer to third. The team went 5–4 through the round robin, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2015.[26] Back on the Slam tour, Team Hasselborg lost 5–2 toRachel Homan in the quarterfinals of the2022 Masters.[27] They also lost in the quarterfinals of the2023 Canadian Open, 8–7 toSatsuki Fujisawa.[28] In February, the team won theSwedish Women's Curling Championship and the Swedish World Qualifier over Team Wranå, qualifying for the World Championship.[29] In their final event before the Worlds, the team lost in the final of theSun City Cup toMarianne Rørvik.[30] At the2023 World Women's Curling Championship, which was held inSandviken, the team finished fifth through the round robin with a 7–5 record, enough to make the playoffs.[31] After defeating Italy in the qualification game, they once again lost both the semifinal and the bronze medal game to Switzerland and Canada to finish fourth.[32] The team finished their season at the2023 Players' Championship and the2023 Champions Cup. After missing the playoffs at the Players', the team made it to the quarterfinals of the Champions Cup where they lost 7–6 to Team Homan.[33] Knochenhauer threw third rocks and skipped the team during the Champions Cup, with Hasselborg on maternity leave.[34]
Back together for the2023–24 season, Team Hasselborg defended their title at the2023 Oslo Cup, stealing the victory against Marianne Rørvik.[35] They then made a second straight final at the2023 Women's Masters Basel before falling short to Silvana Tirinzoni.[36] At the best-of-seven European qualifier against Isabella Wranå, the team lost the series 4–2, meaning they would not represent Sweden for the first time since 2015.[37] Back on tour, the team rebounded immediately by winning the2023 Players Open, downing Team Wranå in the final.[38] At the first Slam of the season, the2023 Tour Challenge, the team went unbeaten until the semifinals where they were stopped by Jennifer Jones.[39] They also reached the semifinals of the2023 National before losing to Rachel Homan.[40] After missing the playoffs at the2023 Western Showdown, the team had back-to-back quarterfinal finishes at the2023 Masters and the2024 Canadian Open, losing out to Team Jones on both occasions.[41] Days before the 2024 Swedish Women's Championship, Team Hasselborg was appointed to represent Sweden at the2024 World Women's Curling Championship as they had accumulated more points than Team Wranå throughout the first part of the season.[42] Still, the team went on to win the Swedish Championship. At the Worlds, Team Hasselborg started with three consecutive losses before turning things around, finishing the round robin in fifth place with a 7–5 record.[43] They then lost to Korea'sGim Eun-ji in the qualification round, eliminating them from medal contention. The Hasselborg rink ended their season at the2024 Players' Championship where after a 3–2 round robin record they lost in the quarterfinals to Gim.[44]
In 2016 she was inducted into theSwedish Curling Hall of Fame.
Knochenhauer is married to Peter Fransson and has two children. She works as a project manager.[1] She lives inLidingö, a suburb of Stockholm.[45]
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| Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
| T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
| DNP | Did not participate in event |
| N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
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| Tour Challenge | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | T2 | SF | F | DNP | C | N/A | N/A | QF | SF | DNP | SF |
| The National | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Q | Q | DNP | QF | C | N/A | C | Q | SF | F | SF |
| Canadian Open | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | DNP | DNP | SF | Q | Q | C | N/A | N/A | QF | QF | DNP | |
| Players' | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | QF | F | N/A | SF | C | Q | QF | SF | |
| Champions Cup | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | DNP | F | QF | DNP | N/A | Q | SF | QF | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Elite 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | C |
| Colonial Square Ladies Classic | QF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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