LINDA VAGNELIND

ICE IS HER PASSION: She explores all forms of water in everything she does. She is a cold bath expert, author, lecturer, ice sculptor and year-round surfer. She is a veteran in cold baths and has been swimming for along time.
» Vagnelind built her second suite/room at ICEHOTEL, December 2020.
» Winner of the international snow sculpture competition in Kiruna with six competing teams from different countries, January 2021.
» She recently returned home from an adventure trip where she did cold baths from Abisko to Luleå. She tested the limits and explored what the body can handle in tough conditions with lots of different kind of baths in minus 20 degrees.
» She inspires all kind of teams to increase motivation through creative painting workshops and she includes cold baths as a complement to reach full potential.
» She is a coach at the competition Polar Bear Pitching how too become a good cold bath. She loves climbing and her passion for training has always been huge. She is constantly looking for new adventures and challenges.
» If you want to make an interview or get a press kit from the book or new cool images and stories from the trip, please contact: linda@vagnelind.se or +46 73-7714431

PROFESSION: VAGNELIND is a painter that works in her studio and gallery at Majorsgatan 4 in Gothenburg. Her art is represented around the world, both in official and private collections. She paints fictional people in oil on large format canvas with wide brushes and thick paint.

Instagram cold baths/ice sculptures: @vagnelind_ice
Instagram painter/artist: @vagnelind

LINDA AHLGREN

Linda Ahlgren works as a PT and coach in Pilates, Garuda and Yoga. She is committed to spread the knowledge about modern Pilates training in Sweden and runs Pilates Complete training studio together with her colleague. The body’s amazing capacity for change inspires her and one of her main strengths is to develop creative training programs for both businesses and individuals. Through diverse health assignments and training events, she expresses her conviction that one always has a choice and lectures about “What’s the Worst Thing That Can Happen” to brave people who want to live their lives fully. Linda has her background in dance and sports. Running is one of her strongest passions. Instagram: @linda__ahlgren