Eriksson, 30, has been around for a long time, despite his relatively young age.

Already in Sochi, he received his first Olympic medal - and that without behaving on the ice.

Eriksson was a reserve in Niklas Edin's bronze medal, just as he was four years earlier in Vancouver.

- I was lucky enough to join as an 18-year-old.

Then I probably would not have even had time to play a junior WC, he says.

The role of the reserve is more than sitting in the stands and being prepared for a jump-in.

The assignment includes daily testing of the stones and the condition of the ice, plus analysis of opponents and a lot more.

That piece was handled by Daniel Magnusson in Beijing - and of course he also received a gold medal.

Got a key role

When Edin reorganized his team, Oskar Eriksson got a key role.

He was involved in the bitter final loss to the United States in Pyeongchang four years ago.

An adversity that spurred Edin to continue - and Eriksson to continue his determined effort.

Together with Rasmus Wranå and Christoffer Sundgren, the quartet decided to give the Olympic Games another chance in the hunt for the missing gold.

For Eriksson, the Olympics started early.

He went into mixed curling with Almida de Val two days before the inauguration.

After a dubious start, the duo took bronze - Eriksson's third Olympic medal.

The victory against Canada in the semifinals guaranteed another - the 22nd in three over three weeks.

- It is absolutely fantastic that the fourth medal was a gold.

It is extremely nice that we succeeded.

"It's tough"

TT: What will happen to you in the future?

- It's tough.

We have not really said what we want to do after this season, but it will be an evaluation and see what everyone wants to do.

Right now you just want to win more, but most of all we should enjoy the moment.

TT: It has never been stated that Beijing is the final destination for the team if it turns out to be gold?

- No, we have not said anything about that.

We will see how the life situation is for everyone.

Right now I see a great chance that we are tough on the future, says Oskar Eriksson.