Short Ends: World Bowls Championships Edition – Kristina Krstic

by Bowls Australia on April 12, 2023

The Right at Home Jackaroos World Bowls Championships team share some information that you might not have known about them in the past.

Next up, Kristina Krstic.

Earliest bowls memory: Playing Sunday scroungers with all the lovely ladies at my first club Osborne Park Bowls Club.

Finest moment on the green: Winning gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with my number one cowgirl (Ellen Ryan).

Favourite dish: Pad Thai

AFL or NRL: AFL

Tea or coffee: Coffee all the way

Career/work inspiration: Improving my patients’ quality of life and seeing them out of pain.

First celebrity crush: Ricky Martin

Three items you couldn’t live without and why: Phone, coffee and Birkenstocks

Outside of bowls what would be your dream job? Obstetrician/gynaecologist

Favourite non-bowls athlete and why: Jana Pitman – she’s an inspiration with all that she has achieved in life (sports career, medical studies, raising 6 children).

Favourite movie: Bridesmaids or My Big Fat Greek Wedding (reminds me of my own family).

Favourite TV show: Friends

Cats or dogs: Dogs

Which player would be the most likely to be invited to Coach Gary Willis’ house for dinner? Disco (Aaron Wilson – the bruv)

What reality show would you like to appear on? MasterChef because I’m a master in the kitchen

Funniest Jackaroo & why: Lynsey Clarke – always makes me laugh!

What music revs you up? 90’s pop, Rnb

Your biggest pet peeve & why? Snoring (love my sleep), messy people (I’m a very clean person) & getting my jumper/top caught on a door handle when I’m in a rush (grrrr!)

Proudest non-bowls accomplishment: Finishing my Chiropractic degree (5 long years!)

Which teammate is most likely to forget their keys? Jesse Noronha

Playstation, Xbox or Nintendo: Nintendo

Favourite social media app: Instagram

Most embarrassing memory you have: Fainting at Broadbeach BC and having an ambulance called for me after my body went into shock from jamming my fingers between a bowl coming down at full speed and the back board.

Ideal holiday destination and why: Japan – LOVE the food, culture and I want to go Mariokarting in Tokyo.