{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 87 Tuva Nilsmark: BridgeQueen","description":"Ep. 87 Tuva Nilsmark: BridgeQueen Today\u2019s guest is Tuva Nilsmark, who goes by BridgeQueen on YouTube. As a bridge lover and social media user, Tuva saw a gap in the YouTube landscape for bridge videos that are light, short, easy to understand, and fun to watch. She fills that gap with her tutorials and weekly Funbridge Friday videos, hoping to inspire new players to hone their skills. Bridge isn\u2019t just community for Tuva \u2013 it\u2019s a part of her family. Tuva\u2019s boyfriend is Simon Ekenberg, whom she met through bridge. She also picked up bridge as a teenager to play with her grandparents, whom she promptly abandoned for stronger players.&amp;nbsp; Boye Brogeland suggested I interview Tuva for this episode. You can listen to my conversation with Boye here:  https:\/\/www.thesettingtrick.com\/https\/thesettingtricklibsyncom\/ep-84-boye-brogeland-bridge-at-the-edge-and-in-person&amp;nbsp; Subscribers to The Setting Trick email list check your email or to subscribe click here: https:\/\/www.thesettingtrick.com\/&amp;nbsp; You can follow Tuva on Instagram here: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bridge.queen\/?hl=en&amp;nbsp; Tuva\u2019s YouTube channel: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@bridgequeen Episode Highlights: 2:00 \u2013 Tuva is in a fantasy football league with her boyfriend Simon Ekenberg other bridge players: \u201cReally good bridge players; they suck at fantasy football though.\u201d 4:58 \u2013Tuva started her YouTube channel recently, to a largely positive reception. You can watch her videos here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@bridgequeen 8:14 \u2013 How Tuva got started in bridge 11:19 \u2013 Tuva\u2019s father is the captain of the Swedish Open 12:48 \u2013 The first time Tuva saw Simon 15:14 \u2013 As if her bridge-playing family wasn\u2019t enough, you might also know of Tuva\u2019s mother, Catrin Nilsmark, who is a golfer and two-time captain of the European Solheim Cup Team. 22:15 \u2013 With her Funbridge Fridays series, Tuva hopes to show a different side of bridge. She wants to counter the overly serious image that bridge can have.&amp;nbsp; 29:17 \u2013 Tuva and Simon played a bridge and golf event and beat Ola Rimstedt. 36:30 \u2013 Tuva\u2019s first partner was her father 42:32 \u2013 The BridgeQueen YouTube channel has a video called \u201cLearn Bridge in only Three Minutes:\u201d https:\/\/youtu.be\/MxWO8EFujbw?feature=shared&amp;nbsp; 49:01 \u2013 The most pressure Tuva has felt playing bridge so far 55:04 \u2013 Tuva\u2019s ultimate goal is to win the Venice cup 58:55 \u2013 Another long term goal of Tuva\u2019s is beating Simon &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Setting Trick: Conversations with World Class Bridge Players","author_url":"http:\/\/www.thesettingtrick.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35553765\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/35553765"}