Ida Grönkvist played her first international bridge tournament for Sweden when she was 12 years old and hasn’t been able to stop since. Now 30, Ida lives in Stockholm, where she works as an acting associate judge at The Svea Court of Appeals. Since 2022, she has served as a member on the executive council of the EBL and the chair of the EBL Youth Committee. Outside of bridge, she enjoys reading, running, hiking and choir practice.
Though she couldn’t make time to play the Venice Cup this year, Ida has been a mainstay on the Swedish women’s team since 2016. They won the Venice Cup in 2019 and were second at the World Bridge Games in 2024. She also represented Sweden on several gold medal junior teams.
I’ve included the video here, or you can watch it on YouTube. You can also listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Some of the highlights:
Ida’s first junior tournament (3:30)
How the Swedish junior program compares to its neighbors (6:00)
Mentorship in the junior program (9:00)
Balancing work and bridge (12:00)
How bridge and her legal career influence each other (17:30)
Women in bridge (24:45)
Making bridge more attractive to younger players (34:30)
