Linda Stenlund (born 30 October 2000) is a Swedish curler from Uppsala. She currently plays lead on Team Isabella WranÃÂ¥, also known as Team Panthera. In 2022, she won a silver medal at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships as alternate for the Moa Dryburgh rink.
Stenlund competed under the Linnéa Svedberg and Maria Larsson rinks during her junior career, however, her teams were never able to win the Swedish Junior Curling Championships. In 2022, she joined the Moa Dryburgh rink with Thea Orefjord, Moa Tjärnlund and Moa Nilsson as their alternate for the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. Through the round robin, the team posted a 5âÂÂ4 record. This tied them for fourth with Switzerland and Latvia, however, due to their better draw shot challenge they advanced to the playoffs. In the semifinals, they upset the number one seeds Norway's Eirin Mesloe to advance to the gold medal game where they were defeated by Japan's Sae Yamamoto, settling for silver.
After the 2022âÂÂ23 season second of Team Isabella WranÃÂ¥, Jennie WÃÂ¥hlin, stepped back from competitive curling and Stenlund replaced her on the team. She played lead while Maria Larsson played second, Almida de Val played third and WranÃÂ¥ continued to skip. Team WranÃÂ¥ finished third at their second event of the 2022âÂÂ23 season, the 2022 Oslo Cup, defeating Marianne Rørvik 6âÂÂ2. In September, the team competed in the European Qualifier best-of-seven series against Team Hasselborg, which they lost 4âÂÂ1. They then had a quarterfinal finish at the 2022 Women's Masters Basel after a previously unbeaten record. In the first Slam of the season, the 2022 National, they finished pool play with a 2âÂÂ2 record, but then lost 7âÂÂ2 in a tiebreaker to the newly formed Kaitlyn Lawes rink. At the 2022 Tour Challenge, they again went 2âÂÂ2 to qualify for a tiebreaker, which they won 7âÂÂ4 over Hollie Duncan. Team WranÃÂ¥ then beat the World Champion Silvana Tirinzoni rink in the quarters before losing to Team Rachel Homan in the semifinal, marking the first time the team qualified for a Slam semifinal. They then lost in the final of the Sundbyberg Open to Team Hasselborg. The next Slam was the 2022 Masters, where the team missed the playoffs with a 1âÂÂ3 record. The team began the New Year at the 2023 Canadian Open, where they qualified through the A side, defeating Team Hasselborg in the A final game. In the playoffs, they defeated Jennifer Jones in the quarterfinals before losing to Kerri Einarson in the semifinals. Team WranÃÂ¥'s next event was the 2023 International Bernese Ladies Cup where they went undefeated until the final where they fell to Team Tirinzoni. The following month, they played in the Swedish Women's Curling Championship, finishing second behind Hasselborg. That same month, the team faced off against Hasselborg again for a chance to play in the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship. The two teams played in a best-of-seven series, with Hasselborg winning in seven games. In their next two events, they finished third at the Sun City Cup and won the Swedish Eliteserien. The team finished off their season at the 2023 Players' Championship. There, they finished 4âÂÂ1 record in group play, earning a bye to the semifinals. In the playoffs, they defeated Einarson, and then Tirinzoni in the finals to claim the team's first ever Grand Slam title.
After suffering defeats to Team Hasselborg in both of their first two tour events, Team WranÃÂ¥ turned things around at the European qualifier as they won the series 4âÂÂ2, earning them the right to represent Sweden at the 2023 European Curling Championships. In preparation for the Euros, the team played in the 2023 Players Open where they lost to Hasselborg in the final. They also played in two Slams, the 2023 Tour Challenge and the 2023 National, reaching the quarterfinals of the latter. In November, the team represented Sweden at the Europeans in Aberdeen. There, they finished third through the round robin with a 6âÂÂ3 record, earning a spot in the playoffs. They then lost both the semifinal and bronze medal game to Italy and Norway respectively, finishing fourth. Back on tour, they reached the semifinals of the 2023 Western Showdown and the quarterfinals of the 2023 Masters and the 2024 International Bernese Ladies Cup. Days before the 2024 Swedish Women's Championship, Team Hasselborg was appointed to represent Sweden at the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship as they had accumulated more points than Team WranÃÂ¥ in their best five events. The team then lost the final of the Swedish Championship to Hasselborg. In February, Team WranÃÂ¥ won their sole event title of the season after an undefeated run at the Sun City Cup. To end the season, the team tried to defend their title at the 2024 Players' Championship. After a 4âÂÂ1 record through the round robin, they beat Korea's Gim Eun-ji in the semifinal before coming up short to Silvana Tirinzoni in a rematch of the 2023 final.
In 2019, Stenlund teamed up with Simon Olofsson, Vilma àhlström and Axel Sjöberg to win the 2019 Swedish Mixed Curling Championship. This qualified the team for the 2019 World Mixed Curling Championship where they narrowly qualified for the playoffs with a 4âÂÂ3 record. They then lost to Canada 9âÂÂ4 in the round of 16.
Stenlund has also competed in alpine skiing for ÃÂstersund-Frösö Slalomklubb from 2007 to 2017. As of 2026, she was a nursing student.