5games

Publicerat 2014-06-29 18:01:17 i Allmänt
Im terrible at updating cause the wifi is so bad around here. there is no wifi at the stadium and only works when it wants to at the hotel.

we have bowled our first 5games of qualifying here at the stadium and usbc queens. I drilled a new ball for the pattern too, roto grips asylum. thanks to storm/roto for helping me out.
I bowled a squad which was on fresh - it was tough in the beginning, I started out using the wrong ball too and that didnt make it easier. I do have a plan to next time we bowl on fresh though. so I started with my asylum and it was too strong in the beginning, in the fill ball I tried my hammer deadly aim and that ball was much smoother so I kept that one for a game then back to asylum. really liked the look of that ball. that ball might turn out as a favorite in the bag.
I did ok the last few games. ended up with +13 which is about 60pins behind the cut.
cause yes, we got the great news yesterday they changed the cut from 64 to 32!! so stupid.

so im getting ready to bowl the open championships first and then the next 5games on burned. scores went up on burned to im hoping to post a high 5game block tonight. fingers crossed!

result can be found at: www.bowl.com - tournaments - queens
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National Bowling Stadium

Publicerat 2014-06-27 16:57:48 i Allmänt




and look who came out to Reno to see me:




you guys remember Saphyre? I met her at the World Series of Bowling in Vegas last year. we practiced together and now her and her family came out here to say hi and watch me bowl. great support! so much fun seeing the family again. thanks guys for coming out here and see you again on sunday!



this city feels so old. it feels like I flew back in time. like the old part of las vegas. pretty cool. gonna do my first practice in an hour at the stadium - the small center downstairs - yes there is two haha. and then official practice later on today.

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good morning sweden, goodnight reno

Publicerat 2014-06-27 07:18:00 i Allmänt
vacation is over
back to rutines
back to bowling
back to blog
back to all the fun stuff I love

its been a needed break and I feel more ready to get back at it and bowl again. good to get perspective.

today was a travel day. 5am wakeup call, left the hotel at 6am, flew from orlando to vegas at 8 and from vegas to reno in the afternoon. flight was very bumpy but it went great. got all my bags too. :)
when I arrived to the hotel I met up with the singapore-girls, went to the supermarket to buy some stuff, to a shoppingcenter, then off toconventiom center to watch some bowling. great to see them all again


evening was spent across the street at this place


just WOW! this bowling centre is unbelievable..

I will show you more picture tomorrow, now bed time! 9am breakfast :)
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magic kingdom at disney world

Publicerat 2014-06-24 19:11:39 i Allmänt
so the last few days has been "busy". last time I updated here I was getting ready to practice. first time in over a week. brunswick were having a mini camp with Sean Rash, Parker Bohn III, Jason Sterner, Chuck Gardner and David O'sullivan. im lucky to be surrounded by amazing people and they took care of me all day. I got to bowl next to the camp as much as I wanted to. practiced by myself, watched other kids bowl and around noon when the camp took a lunch break Parker came over to me and asked why I have changed a few things and thanks to this I realized I had been overdoing one thing - when I then started doing what I was supposed to do it all seemed so much easier. Thank you Parker!!
I was one happy girl after that practice and im very excited to be going to queens now. :)

other than bowling ive spent some time by the pool, im sunburned! haha normally I have a hard time getting a nice tan but red counts as a color right now ;)
two nights out with great friends. enjoying my time off and some vacation. we are right now at disney world - I will post some pictures later on.

tomorrow is bowl expo! fun stuff :)
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brunswick wekiva lanes

Publicerat 2014-06-22 15:56:13 i Allmänt
finally get to practice. early wake up call, 7am breakfast. took a cab from the hotel right before 8am to the hotel where Sean is staying. together with Sean, Sara and little cutie Kaylee we drove about 45mins from orlando to this place Wekiva lanes, brunswick is doing a minicamp and I get to practice all day. so good to see my roomie Jason again too!! #blk

IM EXCITED TO BOWL!



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Texas de Brazil

Publicerat 2014-06-22 03:57:37 i Allmänt
guys, this place is amazing. ive said it before and im gonna say it again: heaven on earth. if you like meat and youre in the states do not miss out on this restaurant. brazilian steakhouse where they serve everything on skewers. filet mignon, sirloin, pork, chicken, sausages, ribs, lamb etc. together with a big buffeet of salads, cheese, salmon, chicken, sushi, potatoes, rice, sauce and on and on. as if this was enough they had a few delicious cakes and desserts to choose from. you wont leave hungry from this place!












and I got to wear my new shorts together with my new clutch from Michael Kors. absolutely love the green color!


btw.. how fair is it to be sore from the gym AND get sunburnt? hurts like a b*tch.

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orlando

Publicerat 2014-06-21 15:56:59 i Allmänt
so AGAIN plans changed
we tried to find a bowling center without the cosmic bowling but it seemed impossible so we gave up after two different places. instead of bowling we went shopping. rough huh? haha.

I found my favorite store.
Michael Kors.
and I couldn't leave without a new clutch. 😍


today
6am gym
8am breakfast
spending the day by the pool
dinner tonight at texas de brazil

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gatorland

Publicerat 2014-06-20 23:32:11 i Allmänt
as usual the plans got changed for the day. all of us felt like we wanted to do something today, not just lay by the pool. so after eating breakfast (which was AMAZING) we decided to go upstairs, get changed and then back down to jump into a cab, that took us to Gaterland!
we watched shows - alligator wrestling and jumping competitions, we have pet them, took photos with alligators and snakes, we fed alligators, birds, goats, fish, we went on a train ride. sweaty but fun day!





















now off to practice!
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good morning from Orlando!

Publicerat 2014-06-20 14:16:50 i Allmänt
we made it to the palm trees!
we landed around 3pm our time (9pm swedish time). the flight over was good. im glad we were going to this side of the country so cause my ass started hurting after about 5h. luckily it was only 3h left then :)
we got through all thw security thing without any problems. I got through with a big smile. I dont know if americans are desperate or if is there is any chance I look cute after flying for 10h but first one guy at the immigration asked me what I do for a living and also what did on my sparetime.. I said that I work in a proshop and I just hang out with friends and stuff. "I think you forgot something, you must be working out a lot?" WELL THANK YOU! haha I never get tired of hearing it 😍
when I got through there and off to the baggage claim, for some stupid reason you have to go upstairs to get out of the airport. and I went out there before the others with my 2 3ball bags and one big suitcase.
there was two guys and of the guys offered to help me with my bags but I nicely said thank you but I can wait for my family. they discussed my bags and the same guy asked if I was a football player (and this is not soccer in the states, this is american football) but the other guy corrected him that it was bowling balls I was carrying around.
again he said: you look like a football player!
I laughed and said: no this is what a bowler looks like.
and the answer...
in that case, I wanna marry a bowler!
hahaha

good start if you ask me!

hotel is awesome, weather is awesome, room is awesome and I can see palm trees. I love palm trees.

jetlag woke me up at 6am our time so I got up and off to the gym. grit strenght inspired 30mins session. great start to the day. gonna spend the day by the pool and later today im gonna go practice. anyone of my readers that can recommend a center? I am located on the universal Boulevard :)






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pics from EWC 2014

Publicerat 2014-06-18 22:52:03 i Allmänt













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wednesday

Publicerat 2014-06-18 20:15:28 i Allmänt
since monday was fun and I woke up feeling fine we decided so get starting again yesterday. wine in the sun and a delicious dinner with a few friends. weather was great and we could really enjoy an outdoor meal.
after dinner we went back to my place to play some board games and beerpong. we had such a great time and I was laughing soooo much. really needed these two days with my favorites and not thinking of bowling, working out, no needs and nothing to "care" about. just having fun for the moment. relaxing. ah! and now I feel more ready to pack my suitcase again and head off on another trip.
tomorrow morning I get picked up around 5.30am, me and my family (except my one brother) and my other brothers family are going to Orlando, Florida. some vacation, practice, bowl expo, disney world, sea world and so on. I will stay there with them for one week and then next thursday im heading to the other side of the country to bowl one of my favorites tournaments in one of my dream bowling centers. National bowling stadium in Reno, Nevada.

IM EXCITED!!
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june 16th

Publicerat 2014-06-17 15:10:42 i Allmänt
6months.
6months of hard work, dedication, sweat, tears, laughter.
6months of "why, are you crazy?"
6months of standing strong, fighting for what I want and believe in.
6months of progress.

a better body
overcoming fears
diciplin
rutines
a half marathon
sucessful bowling practice/tournaments
european champion in trios
european silver medal in teams

yesterday I was celebrating.




bakken amusement park yesterday with the people that works in our two bowling centers. had an amazing time!

and guess what? I woke up without a hangover. ;)
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family

Publicerat 2014-06-15 22:15:05 i Allmänt
when I got home, I was home for max. 2h before my bff knocked on the door. aaaah, love it. we talked, we talked and we talked a little more. a lot can happen in two weeks. no doubt about it. ♡

we decided to go play miniature golf with the guys in the afternoon. we got there a little later than planned cause we had so much to talk about but we catched up and finished the same time as the others. me and rasmus were betting an ice cream and guess who won? ;)

HA! I hate miniature golf but today I was gooooood at it haha. unbelievable.

after playing golf we headed over to mom and dads for dinner, all of us. the whole big family. yummy burgers and potatosalad in the sunset. played some "kubb" and football with my nephew also. so good to see him again :)

just got back home again, in bed, planning on getting some sleep and catch up on the sleep I was left out on last night. early wakeup call tomorrow but for fun stuff. its a special day tomorrow - anyone know what date it is?
breakfast and off on adventures with a few people. cant wait!!

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Masters, Banquet and goodbye Berlin

Publicerat 2014-06-15 12:03:50 i Allmänt
lets start with masters.
since I finished in the top 8 I got a bye and came in first in the second step.
I bowled sasha wedel the first match and won easily with 2-0.

second match - the match before medals I bowled against Mai Ginge Jensen and she won easily with 2-0. shes been a striking machine the whole week and I wasnt close of getting the reaction she got. I gave it a go, I was not afraid of trying but this time it was not enough. finished top 8 in masters too.

so our day of bowling ended early. we recieved our medals for teams and then we went to the shoppingcenter to get ready for the banquet. first of manicure and pedicure!
then hurry back home for a shower, make up, hair and dress on.

we had a great evening and it was a nice way to end a looooong week.

4h sleep
shower
breakfast
busride
flight
drive

almost home
sweden, ive missed you!!
4more days together before I leave again.
usa on thursday!
#lovethelanes #lovinglife #lifeontheroad
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bronze

Publicerat 2014-06-13 22:50:34 i Allmänt
its not only "sad" news today.

I am so incredibly proud of my friend, team sweden and spader dam-team mate Jenny for winning the bronze medal in all-event. her first year on the team and she has been kicking ass the whole championship. great bowling sweetie!!

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team sweden

Publicerat 2014-06-13 22:47:13 i Allmänt
the team-events are now over. today was the last day of qualifying. we bowled so good today, the whole team and again won the qualifying. we were up against team denmark in the semifinals and we really took care of our frames. one by one. good team effort and we won.

the other semifinal was played between team england and team germany. which ended up being a very close match that england won.

sweden vs england
1025-1049
24pins.
twentyfour pins away from the medal we have been working for. two years in a row where we win the qualifying and still no gold medal.
I feel empty, to be honest.

after such an amazing performance by the team in trios qualifying, trios semis and finals, teams qualifying and teams semis. that is just heartbreaking.

-

one last event to bowl. masters! we have 5girls in the masters bowling for four medals. come on girls!!


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teams

Publicerat 2014-06-12 23:38:17 i Allmänt
today felt like it flew by but at the same time like it took forever to bowl. it all started with a sleep-in, no alarm to wake us up and I slept through the night. woke up only twice but could fall back asleep right away. first night since we got here.
started slow but finally at 2.30pm it was our time.
well, think about it. we bowl 5on each lane and with easy mathematics makes it 10on a pair. 10people bowling one game each. waiting waiting waiting before you make you shot for 15seconds and then waiting again.

it wasnt only bad today like it took time, there is good news too, like we bowled around 70-80 over and sitting 3rd so far. halfway through the event. the firdt two games were very good but the last pair slowed us down a bit, but compared to what other teams has bowled on that pair so far - we still did a good game. another good thing is that we dont have to bowl on that pair tomorrow. :)


3more games tomorrow at 1.30pm. going for another medal! fingers crossed
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wow!

Publicerat 2014-06-12 10:45:03 i Allmänt
that was just an amazinf performance by the whole team. not only did we manage to be 1st and 2nd in qualifying so we didnt have to bowl against each other in the semis but we actually won our semis and ending up bowling a swedish final. all six girls in the finals.

our semifinal was a little more nerv wrecking than the other teams semis. we were 50pins behind going into the last 2frames I believe but we stayed calm and strong and turned it all around to a win by only 5pins! Oh My God! my heart was beating so fast in the last frame.

the final match was so weird to bowl. sweden against sweden. but we did all we could, we took it very seriously and ended up as winners -all of us.
again it was all in the last frame. Joline was such an amazing bowler yesterday. mentally strong. she finished with a messenger and 9spare to capture the gold for us.

gold and silver. all 6players got a medal. holy crap girls!! cant wait to bowl all on the same lane today. we are still looking for that team-gold.. fingers crossed!!











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EM-GUUUUULD

Publicerat 2014-06-11 23:19:56 i Allmänt


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leading trios

Publicerat 2014-06-10 16:38:04 i Allmänt
FINALLY!
we bowled excellent this morning and are now leading the trios event. me, jenny and joline bowled 2037 in our first 3games and we are 99pins ahead of number 2.
personally I bowled very well and the ball changes we did matched up better than I was hoping for. awesome!

cant wait to bowl the last 3games with these girls!


our second team did ok, they are 29pins from the cut so a good day tomorrow will do it. come on girls!!
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