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OLYMPIC TEAM TEAM AND MEDIA GUIDE 2014

GENERAL | TEAM NORWAY | HISTORY | GAMES OLYMPIC TEAM NORWAY TEAM AND MEDIA GUIDE

SOCHI 2014

NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE AND CONFEDERATION OF SPORTS NORWAY IN 100 SECONDS NORWAY’s TOP SPORT PROGRAMME 4 5

Head of state: On a mandate from the Norwegian In preparation for the 2014 Olympics, H.M. King Harald V Olympic Committee (NOK) and coaches and officials of the Olympic H.M. Queen Sonja Confederation of Sports (NIF) has Team have been going through a Photo: Sølve Sundsbø / Det kongelige hoff. Sundsbø / Det kongelige Sølve Photo: been given the operative respons- training programme. When the athletes ibility for all top sports in the country. are training, why should not the rest Prime Minister: Erna Solberg In close co-operations with the sports of the Olympic Team train as well? The federations, the NOK instigates and purpose of this is to prepare the support Area (total): co-ordinates several activities to organisation, and to familiarises the Norway...... 385.155 km2 facilitate the athletic development. whole team with the aims and objectives - ...... 61.020 km2 of the NorwegianTop Sports Programme. - Jan Mayen...... 377 km2 The initiative was taken after the Norway (not incl. Svalbard and Jan Mayen)...... 323.758 km2 in 1984, as a project The Olympic Team is organised under Bouvet Island...... 49 km2 on a trial basis. It was made permanent the Chef de Mission. He exercises his Peter Island...... 156 km2 in 1988, and in 1990 the responsibility authority through his Team Directors Queen Land...... was formally given to the NOK. At and administrative personnel for the core of the Norwegian Top Sports administrative matters. The health team Population (01.10.2013):...... 5.096.300 Programme, stands the reliance of the and the team of press attachés are athlete and his or her coach. All other organised under the Chef de Mission. Main cities (01.10.13): activities are seen as a support of this. ...... 632.990 Another central issue is to learn from Being a small country, it is easy for ...... 271.067 each other experiences across traditional Norway to establish an Olympic Team ...... 181.513 barriers between the different sports. where everybody knows each other. ...... 130.426 The cross training has proven beneficial That helps create secure and supportive ...... 85.618 to those who have tried it. surroundings for those who are to ...... 77.481 perform in the Olympic competition. ...... 71.462 Tromsø...... 71.295 ...... 65.995 ...... 54.049

Life expectancy: Abbreviations OG: Olympic Games | WCh: Men: ...... 79,4 years ECh: European Championship | WC: World Cup Women: ...... 83,4 years NCh: National Championship | WR: World Record

Length of common frontiers:...... 2.542 km - ...... 1.619 km - ...... 727 km - ...... 196 km MEDIA GUIDE OF THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM IN SOCHI - Shortest distance north/south...... 1.752 km 2014 IS PUBLISHED BY THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE Length of the continental coastline...... 21.465 km TO ASSIST THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES. - Not incl. and bays...... 2.650 km Greatest width of the country...... 430 km Least width of the country...... 6,3 km Permanent address: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Largest lake: Mjøsa...... 362 km2 Committee and Confederation of Sports | N-0840 Oslo Longest : ...... 600 km Phone +47-21 02 90 00 Highest waterfall: Skykkjedalsfossen...... 300 m E-mail [email protected] Highest mountain: Galdhøpiggen...... 2.469 m Largest glacier: Jostedalsbreen...... 487 km2 Editor-in-chief Inge Andersen Longest : Sognefjorden...... 204 km Editor Lars Otto Bjørnland E-mail [email protected] Monetary unit: Prepress and printed by Pro-X, Norway NOK (Krone), 21.01.2014: ...... 100 RUB = 18,28 NOK / 1 EUR = 8,37 Design Vigdis Brekkan THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE COMMITTEE AND CONFEDERATION OF SPORTS 6 7

FEDERATION PRESIDENTS

Together for a great team performance in Sochi

Rognlien, Børre This guide is a presentation of all the Each and every one of you travels to Born: 26.12.44 – athletes competing for Team Norway at the Winter Olympic with your own Residence: Oslo Bøygard, Tore the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. dreams, expectations, high hopes of President NOC Born: 24.08.52 – Ål in Hallindal It has an external function of being a success and goals. Hold on to these President Norwegian Olympic Residence: Ål in useful tool for the media, an historical dreams and never lose sight of your and Paralympic Committee and Norwegian Association function as being part of our Olympic goals, and work resolutely with your Confederation of Sports documentation, and an important teammates to achieve them. internal function as being a unifying element for all of you representing Together, we have a common that Norway in Sochi. We have been busy we have been working towards for a building Team Norway since . long time. We believe we can win at least 26 medals and end up among the As we prepare to head off to Russia best three nations. I greatly believe we we have already set a new record as can achieve this. One condition is that the largest Norwegian team ever to we all do our best. compete at a Winter Olympic, with a total of 118 athletes. Most of you will We arrive in and depart Sochi at Søgård, Morten compete in the world’s most exciting different times and will stay at various Born: 03.12.56 – Brumundal and demanding competitions. A locations, so I advise you to use this Andersen, Inge 22.05.64 – Bergen Residence: Bærum fantastic achievement in itself! Some guide to familiarise yourself with Sochi Born: Oslo Norwegian Curling Association of you are reserves, and have an and the various arenas in advance. Residence: important role in the team. You will General Secretary NOC General Secretary Norwegian Olympic support those who are competing, And finally, to all media representatives and Paralympic Committee and while at the same time being ready to from both Norway and the rest of the Confederation of Sports compete yourselves at short notice. We world, we look forward to working also have many in important support closely with you during the Games. functions. Roles that contribute to We have a tradition of cooperating so ensuring that the athletes are as well- that the needs of both athletes and prepared as possible for their events. reporters are taken care of in the best possible way. Many of the features of the Games will be familiar. Some things will be Good luck in Sochi! very different. Some of you have Nilsen, Gerhard been preparing to compete across Born: 08.12.50 - Tønsberg several sports, some of you with the Residence: Nøtterøy sport in which you specialise. In order Norwegian Association to function optimally it is essential Heiberg, Gerhard to remain focused on the most Born: 24.03.39 – Oslo important task of the day and not to be Tore Øvrebø Residence: Oslo overwhelmed by the Olympic circus. Top Sport Director and Chef de Mission IOC Member President OOC (1989-1994) President Lillehammer POC (1989-1994) THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE AND CONFEDERATION OF SPORTS 8

NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM

ALPINE SKIING BIATHLON CROSS COUNTRY CURLING Rolfsen, Harald Flatum, Cecilia Born: 03.05.69 – Oslo Born: 14.04.75 – Rana FREESTYLE Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo Norwegian , Bobsleigh and Norwegian Federation ICE HOCKEY Skeleton Association LUGE JUMPING SNOWBOARD

Gerhardsen, Rune Born: 13.06.46 – Oslo Residence: Oslo Norwegian Skaiting Federation

OLYMPIC TEAM

Røste, Erik Born: 30.04.60 - Gjøvik NORWAY Residence: Gjøvik Norwegian Ski Federation THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM 10 11

CHEF DE MISSION STAFF

Ytterdal, Siw Bråten Haugland, Hanne Born: 21.10.68 – Gjøvik Born: 14.12.67 – Oslo Øvrebø, Tore Bahr, Ingrid Residence: Bærum Residence: Oslo Born: 25.08.65 – Stavanger Born: 23.06.63 – Førde Adm. Personnel Coach – Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo 2nd OG as Team Official 2nd OG as Coach and Team Official Chef de Mission Adm. Personnel Former athlete in the national team in 1st as Chef de Mission 4th OG as Team Official high jumping – from 1983 – 2000. Gold 6th OG as Team Official in the World Championship in high Former rower. OG competitor 1988 jumping in 1997

Rapp-Ødegaard, Anita Born: 24.07.77 – Lillehammer Lium, Guro Residence: Bærum Born: 04.12.74 – Oslo Adm. Personnel Myrmæl, Marit Residence: Oslo 1st OG as Team Official Kaas, Dag Born: 20.01.54 – Trondheim Adm. Personnel (Administration) Born: 06.06.47 – Oslo Residence: Oslo 4th OG as Team Official Residence: Oslo Coach – Biathlon Ass. Chef de Mission COACHES 12th OG as Team Official Leader Endurance Village th Athlete cross-country skiing Olympic 7 OG as Coach for Cross-Country and Games 1976-1980-1984 Biathlon

Århus, Kjetil Gjelsvik, Roger Born: 28.12.70 – Bergen Born: 21.09.68 – Bergen Residence: Bergen Residence: Bergen Adm. Personnel (IT and Transportation) – Nordic Combined, Speed Skating Coach Orskaug, Torbjørn 7th OG as Team Official th 4 OG as Coach and Team Official Born: 18.07.66 – Oslo Former athlete in the national team in Residence: race walk Coach – Curling, Ice Hockey 1st OG as Coach and Team Official THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM 12 13

ATTACHÉ

Aamodt, Finn Moen, Ellen Sørensen, Petter Born: 07.01.52 – Oslo Born: 17.10.76 – Bærum Born: 31.10.80 - Bærum Residence: Oslo Fedin, Alexander Residence: Oslo Residence: Lillehammer Coach – , Freestyle, Luge, Born: 13.01.83 – Krasnaya Polyana, RUS MD, Medical Officer – Alpine Skiing, MD, Medical Officer – Biathlon, Snowboard Residence: Krasnaya Polyana, RUS Freestyle, Luge, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined 6th OG as Coach and Team Official Attaché Snowboard 1st OG as MD, Medical Officer Sports Manager Norwegian Olympic 1st OG as Attaché 2nd OG as MD, Medical Officer Committee 1996 – 2004

MEDICAL OFFICERS SECURITY

Fossan, Bjørn Lunder, Dag Born: 19.05.53 – Oslo Born: 06.08.56 – Lillehammer Residence: Oslo Bendiksen, Fredrik S. Residence: Gjøvik Chief Physiotherapist Vik, Kjell Georg Born: 16.09.54 – Bjarkøy MD, Medical Officer – Cross-Country 11th OG as Physiotherapist Born: 12.10.66 – Residence: Hamar 1st OG as MD, Medical Officer Residence: Oslo MD, Chief Medical Officer – Curling, Security Figure Skating, Speed Skating 2nd OG as Team Official 3rd OG as MD, Medical Officer

Borgersen, Lars Erik Kolsrud, Lars Born: 11.01.62 – Sarpsborg Born: 02.03.50 – Oslo Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo Physiotherapist – Ice Hockey Fosse, Ole MD, Medical Officer – Biathlon, 1st OG as Physiotherapist Born: 08.10.63 – Bergen Nordic Combined Residence: Lillehammer 7th OG as MD, Medical Officer MD, Medical Officer – Ice Hockey 2nd OG as MD, Medical Officer THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM 14 15

Hagen, Ragnar Iversen, Erik Reginiussen, Trond Arne Thun, Stein Vidar Born: 27.05.71 – Ål Born: 01.10.69 – Oslo Born: 04.11.57 – Hammerfest Born: 28.10.81 – Klæbu Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo Residence: Residence: Hamar Physiotherapist – Biathlon Physiotherapist – Freestyle, Luge, Physiotherapist – Alpine Skiing Physiotherapist – Nordic Combined 2nd OG as Physiotherapist Snowboard 3rd OG as Physiotherapist 1st OG as Physiotherapist 2nd OG as Physiotherapist

Hansen, Torger Stjernen, Maren Hinteregger, Friedrich Born: 17.06.50 – Oslo Karppinen, Janne Born: 09.09.83 – Levanger Born: 12.09.65 – Bruneck, ITA Residence: Oslo Born: 22.03.76 – , FIN Residence: Oslo Residence: Pfalzen, ITA Physiotherapist – Cross-Country Residence: Hollola – FIN Physiotherapist – Alpine Skiing women Masseur – Biathlon 1st OG as Physiotherapist Physiotherapist – Ski jumping, men 1st OG as Physiotherapist 2nd OG as Masseur 1st OG as Physiotherapist

Haugvad, Lars Røstad, Vibeke Longe, Tanja Born: 26.12.83 – Oslo Killingmo, Aleksander Born: 27.02.79 – Trondheim Born: 04.04.74 – Hamilton, Bermuda Residence: Oslo Born: 19.04.80 – Oslo Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo Physiotherapist – Ski Jumping ladies Residence: – Høland Physiotherapist – Cross-Country Massage Therapist – Ice Hockey 1st OG as Physiotherapist Physiotherapist – Figure Skating, 4th OG as Physiotherapist 2nd OG as Masseur Speed Skating 1st OG as Physiotherapist THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM 16 17

PRESS ATTACHÉS

Olsen, Roger Lemyre, Nicolas Riise Midtun, Ingvild Born: 19.10.69 – Oslo Born: 12.07.72 – Montreal, CAN Born: 18.04.84 – Residence: Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo Lea, Halvor Massage Therapist – Curling Sports Psychologist – Biathlon, Sports Physiologist Born: 24.07.65 – Stavanger 1st OG as Team Official Cross-Country 1st OG as Team Official Residence: Oslo 2nd OG as Sports Psychologist Chief Press Attaché Biathlon NUTRITIONIST CHEF 8th OG as Press Attaché Mobile in Sochi: +7 9250086015

Tajet-Foxell, Britt Garthe, Ina Born: 17.02.48 – Stavanger Johansen, Ståle Born: 21.03.73 – Oslo Residence: Born: 09.06.72 – Residence: Oslo Sports Psychologist – Cross-Country, Residence: Lom Eide, Gro Sports Nutritionist Nordic Combined Chef Born: 21.10.63 – Trondheim 1st OG as Sports Nutritionist 4th OG as Sports Psychologist 4th OG as Team Official Residence: Trondheim Press Attaché Cross-Country, Nordic Combined SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST SPORTS PHYSIOLOGIST 9th OG as Press Attaché Mobile in Sochi: +7 9250086017

Skogvoll, Trond Born: 26.07.68 – Abrahamsen, Frank Hem, Erlend Residence: Mandal Born: 18.12.73 – Tønsberg Born: 08.05.60 – Oslo Chef Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo 8th OG as Team Official Sports Psychologist – Curling Sports Physiologist 4th OG as Sports Psychologist 7th OG as Team Official THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM 18 19

SKI 2014 – Research and Development

Graff, Espen Bjørnland, Lars Otto Stuveseth, Olav Born: 16.09.69 – Oppdal Born: 14.11.54 – Sarpsborg Born: 09.04.61 – Oslo Residence: Oslo Residence: Sarpsborg Breitschädel, Felix Residence: Press Attaché Press Attaché Born: 29.11.79 – Salzburg, AUT Ski Technician Alpine Skiing, Ski Jumping Curling, Figure Skating, Ice Hockey, Residence: Trondheim 6th OG as Team Official 1st OG as Press Attaché Speed Skating Ski Technician Mobile in Sochi: +7 9250086018 10th OG as Press Attaché 2nd OG as Team Official Mobile in Sochi: +7 9250086016

Trondsen, Krister Born: 12.02.78 – Røros Askeland, Ole J. Fardal, Terje Residence: Røros Born: 24.10.66 – Stavanger Born: 30.11.65 - Sogndal Ski Technician Residence: Stavanger Residence: 1st OG as Team Official Press Attaché Ski Technician Freestyle, Luge, Snowboard 1st OG as Team Official 1st OG as Press Attaché Mobile in Sochi: +7 9250086019

Skorstad, Håvard Born: 12.02.73 – Residence: Oslo Ski Technician 2nd OG as Team Official ALPINE SKIING ALPINE SKIING 20 21

Ryste, Claus Johan Mitter, Christian Born: 19.01.74 – Oslo Born: 01.12.79 – Schladming, AUT Residence: Lommedalen Residence: Ramsau am Dachstein, AUT ROSA KHUTOR ALPINE CENTER / Olympic Capacity — 7,500 The Rosa Khutor Alpine Center is the newest alpine skiing complex in Russia. All slopes were developed Team leader/Sport Director Coach - Men by , Olympic downhill champion and world-renowned ski architect. The total length of 1st OG 1st OG the Olympic venue ski slopes is 9 kilometers. (SOCHI 2014)

Norwegian “” aiming for GOLD

Aksel Svindal is one of the hottest in Vancouver 2010, has candidates to win an Olympic gold medal worked hard to fight himself back for a in Sochi. When he became the world place at the podium. champion in downhill in Schladming, last season, he was the first Norwegian alpine skiing is experiencing male skier in history to win a gold great success and has more athletes medal in four World Championships in the Olympics than for many years. in a row. Svindal, 31, is continuing the In addition to and Tjørhom, Håvard Moger, Tron legacy of Kjetil André Aamodt and there are several young Born: 29.05.80 – Flekkefjord Born: 07.03.78 – Hønefoss in an impressive way. skiers with the potential of competing Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo Head coach - Men Coach - Men at the top level. One of them is Henrik nd nd Aksel Lund Svindal has in total won Kristoffersen, who has been in the top 2 OG 2 OG six gold, two silver and three bronze three in the slalom World Cup this medals at the World Championships season. and Olympic Games. He is the reigning Olympic champion in the Super G It is also very satisfying that the discipline, and he also won silver in Norwegian alpine women are showing downhill and bronze in giant slalom in progress. Several of them have proven Vancouver. Expectations are of course that they can ski very fast making the high for Aksel Lund Svindal in Sochi. top ten in all disciplines. He has started this current season with great results and in December became More info: www.skiforbundet.no the Norwegian skier with the most World Cup wins. Hestdalen, Anders Reid, Robert Here are also high expectations for Born: 14.03.84 – Oslo Born: 06.01.71 – Houston, USA Kjetil Jansrud, who is back on track Residence: Oslo Residence: Biri from a serious knee injury at the World Coach - Men Performance Analysis Championships in Schladming last 1st OG 4th OG season. 28- year-old Jansrud, who impressed with a silver medal in the ALPINE SKIING ALPINE SKIING 22 23

Abplanalp, Stefan Born: 24.12.73 – Interlaken, SUI Østengen, Eivind Fetz, Bernt Waleniussen, Anders Residence: Thun, SUI Born: 25.04.83 – Drammen Born: 16.06.86 – Bregenz, AUT Born: 05.05.87 – Narvik Head Coach - Women Residence: Hokksund Residence: Egg, AUT Residence: Svalbard 3rd OG Assistant Coach - Women Ski Service - Men Coach 1st OG 1st OG 1st OG

Svandal, Inger Born: 06.12.86 – Berthold, Stefan Haffey, Thomas Aaron Haugen, Per Residence: Åre, SWE Born: 02.04.71 – Bludenz, AUT Born: 14.01.79 – Anaconda, USA Born: 13.01.61 – Høyanger Coach - Women Residence: Stuttgart, GER Residence: Anaconda, USA Residence: Oslo 1st OG Ski Service Ski Service/Coach Performance Analysis 1st OG 1st OG 1st OG

Kornberger, Stefan Born: 22.09.86 – Schladming, AUT Blesik, Othmar Schjetne, Tor Setsaas Residence: Pichl-Reiteralm, AUT Born: 31.08.83 – Rottenmann, AUT Born: 13.03.79 - Trondheim Assistant Coach - Women Residence: Oppenberg, AUT Residence: Trondheim 1st OG Racing Service Ski Service – Women 1st OG 1st OG ALPINE SKIING ALPINE SKIING 24 25

MEN Hobbies: Soccer, water skiing OG 06: 10/C, OG 10: 2/GS, 9/SC, 12/SG, Favourite music: House 17/SL, 31/DH Favourite film: Chasing Mawricks WCh 09: 9/SC, WCh 11: 5/GS, 10/SC Favourite book genre: ”Jenta som Other: One World Cup victory, overall lekte med ilden” winner Europa Cup 2005, three times Favourite food: Taco Norwegian Champion (GS 2010 and Greatest sport moment: Aksel Lund 2011, SG 2011) Svindal becoming World Champion in Schladming 2013 Sports idol: Aksel Lund Svindal Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Haugen, Leif Kristian and German Club: Lommedalen IL Comments: His 1st OG! Svindal, Aksel Lund Born: 29.11.87 – Bærum Previous results: Nero Club: Residence: Lommedalen jrWCh 11: 33/SG, 41/DH, jrWCh 12: 4/ 26.12.1982 – Lørenskog Born: Height: 185 cm SG, 9/GS, 11/DH, jrWCh 13: 1/GS, 4/DH, Residence: , AUT Civil Status: In a relationship 11/SG 190 cm Height: Occupation: Alpine skier Other: Europa Cup overall winner 2013 Occupation: Athlete Hobby: White water kayaking Hobbies: Windsurfing, SUPing, classic Favourite music: Pearl Jam cars Favourite film: The Intouchables Favourite music: All kinds Favourite book genre: Entrepreneurial Kristoffersen, Henrik Favourite film: Pulp fiction Favourite food: Burritos Club: Rælingen Skiklubb Favourite food: Any fresh food Greatest sport moment: Lasse Kjus – Born: 02.07.94 – Lørenskog Greatest sport moment: Overall World Vail 1999 Residence: Løvenstad Cup wins and 2010 Olympics Sports idol: Ole Gunnar Solskjær Height: 179 cm Sports idol: Kjetil André Aamodt Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Civil Status: Single Languages spoken: Norwegian, English and German Occupation: Alpine Skier and German Comments: His 2nd OG! Hobby: Motocross Comments: His 3rd OG! Previous results: Favourite music: Rock Previous results: OG 10: 28/GS Favourite book genre: Crime OG 06: 21/DH, 5/SG, 6/GS, OG 10: 1/SG, WCh 11: 16/GS, WCh 13: 23/SL, 24/GS Favourite food: Meat 2/DH, 3/GS Jansrud, Kjetil Greatest sport moment: Kjetil Andre WCh 03: 22/DH, 5/GS, WCh 05: 7/DH, Club: Peer Gynt Alpinklubb Aamodt winning SG gold in OG 7/SG, 6/GS, 12/SL, 2/C, WCh 07: 13/SG, Born: 28.08.85 – Stavanger 2006 5/SC, 1/DH, 1/GS, WCh 09: 3/SG, 11/DH, Residence: Oslo Sports idol: Kjetil Andre Aamodt 1/SC, 9/GS, WCh 11: 1/SC, 4/GS, 5/DH, Height: 183 cm Languages spoken: Norwegian, English WCh 13: 1/DH, 3/SG, 4/GS Civil Status: Far from single and German Other: World Cup overall winner 2007 Occupation: Alpine skier Comments: His 1st OG! and 2009, six World Cup victories, 21 Hobbies: Drinking coffee and playing Previous results: times Norwegian Champion Dota2 WCh 13: 20/GS Favourite music: Eddie Vedder jrWCh 12: 1/GS, 2/SL, 2/C, 6/SG, 18/ Favourite film: The sixth sense DH, jrWCh 13: 1/C, 4/GS, 5/SL, 16/DH, Favourite book genre: Fantasy 49/SG Favourite food: Taco (the European Other: Gold medal SL and GS at the way) EYOF 2011 in Liberec, two victories in Kilde, Aleksander Aamodt Greatest sport moment: Liverpool the Europa Cup, Norwegian Champion Club: Lommedalen IL Champions League victory 2005 SL 2013 Born: 21.09.92 – Bærum Sports idol: Lasse Kjus Residence: Jar Languages spoken: Norwegian, Height: 181 cm Swedish, Danish, English and German Civil Status: In a relationship Comments: His 3rd OG! Occupation: Alpine skier Previous results: ALPINE SKIING ALPINE SKIING 26 27

WOMEN

Solevaag, Sebastian Foss Løseth, Mona Løseth, Nina Club: Spjelkavik IL Club: Spjelkavik IL Club: Spjelkavik IL Born: 13.07.91 – Ålesund Mowinckel, Ragnhild Born: 11.04.91 – Ålesund Born: 27.02.89 – Ålesund Residence: Ålesund Club: Sportsklubben Rival Residence: Ålesund Residence: Oslo Height: 182 cm Born: 12.09.92 - Height: 172,5 cm Height: 169 cm Civil Status: Single Residence: Molde Civil Status: In a relationship Civil Status: In a relationship Occupation: Student Height: 168 cm Occupation: Alpine skier Occupation: Alpine skier Hobbies: , gold, sports Civil Status: Single Hobby: Sports Hobbies: Friends, cooking Favourite music: House Occupation: Alpine skier Favourite music: Bastille, Ellie Goulding Favourite music: Guys with guitars Favourite film: The Dark Knight Hobbies: Movies, series and friends Favourite book genre: Roman Favourite film: Shawshank redemption Favourite book genre: Crime Favourite music: Bastille Favourite food: Seafood Favourite book genre: Novels Favourite food: Shellfish Favourite film: Forrest Gump Greatest sport moment: My first WC- Favourite food: Seafood Greatest sport moment: Kjetil Andre Favourite book genre: Fantasy, points in Garmisch Greatest sport moment: 4th place in Aamodt winning SG gold in Turin OG romance, adventure Languages spoken: Norwegian and after being injured for three 2006 Favourite food: Mexican English years Sports idol: Rafael Nadal Greatest sport moment: Kjetil Andre Comments: Her 2nd OG! Sports idol: The Williams sisters Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Aamodt winning SG gold in Turin OG Previous results: Languages spoken: Norwegian and and German 2006 OG 10: 13/SC, 21/SG, 25/GS English Comments: His 1st OG! Sports idol: Kjetil Andre Aamodt jrWCh 07: 46/GS, jrWCh 08: 22/SL, 37/ Comments: Her 1st OG! Previous results: Languages spoken: Norwegian and GS, 62/SG, jrWCh 09: 4/SL, 4/GS, 26/ Previous results: jrWCh 10: 47/DH, 52/SG, jrWCh 11: 47/ English SG, jrWCh 10: 1/GS, 1/C, 2/SL, 9/SG, 15/ WCh 07: 10/SL, 30/GS, WCh 13: 35/GS DH, 47/SG Comments: Her 1st OG! DH, jrWCh 11: 16/SG jrWCh 05: 58/GS, jrWCh 06: 3/SL, 19/ Other: One top 10 World Cup placement, Previous results: Other: Four victories in the Europa Cup, GS, 51/SG, jrWCh 07: 10/GS, jrWCh 09: Norwegian Champion SL 2013 WCh 13: 17/SC, 21/GS, 27/DH five times Norwegian Champion (SL 2009 3/SL, 14/GS, 23/SG jrWCh 10: 5/C, 9/GS, 13/DH, 26/SL, 35/ and 2013, SG 2010, GS 2010 and 2013) Other: Six top 10 World Cup placements, SG, jrWCh 11: 19/DH, jrWCh 12: 1/GS, Norwegian Champion SL 2007 1/C, 3/SG, 4/SL, jrWCh 13: 1/C, 2/GS, 5/ SG, 10/SL, 14/DH Other: One victory in the Europa Cup, three times Norwegian Champion (SL and GS 2012, SC 2013) ALPINE SKIING BIATHLON 28 29

Sejersted, Lotte Smiseth Club: Stabæk IF LAURA CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIATHLON CENTER / Olympic Capacity — 7,500 Born: 05.03.91 – Bærum The capacity is 7,500 in each of two stadiums Laura Cross Country Ski and Biathlon Center consists of two separate stadiums, each with their own start and finish areas, two separate course systems for Residence: Bærum cross-country skiing and biathlon, and a combined total course length of 15 kilometers. The ridged Height: 169 cm circuit of the ski course drops 80 meters relative to the stadium, and the difference in height between Civil Status: Single the lower and upper sections is 85 meters. (SOCHI 2014) Occupation: Alpine skier Hobbies: Sports, photography Favourite music: Bon Iver, Dire Straits Favourite film: The Gladiator Bjørndalen and Berger´s Olympic farewell Favourite book genre: Drama Favourite food: Taco, sushi Norway will compete with a wide range in Oberhof she took the season’s first Greatest sport moment: Kjetil Andre of great athletes in Sochi. On the men’s victory. There are also expectations Aamodt winning SG gold in Turin OG side, the most successful biathlete, for the other women on the biathlon 2006 40-year-old Ole Einar Bjørndalen will team. Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland, Languages spoken: Norwegian and compete in his sixth Olympic Games, and Synnøve Solemdal English while Johannes Thingnes Bø (20) will also have podium appearances in this Comments: Her 1st OG! make his debut. Thingnes Bø made season’s World Cup. Previous results: his international breakthrough when WCh 11: 10/SC, WCh 13: 13/SG, 21/DH, winning two World Cup victories Norway has in total won 10 individual 30/GS just before Christmas. In addition we Olympic gold medals over the years; jrWCh 07: 16/SG, 38/DH, jrWCh 08: 29/ also have the 2013 four time World Magnar Solberg (1968 and 1972), Eirik DH, 33/SG, 35/SL, jrWCh 09: 2/DH, 13/ Champion plus Kvalfoss (1984), SG, 19/SL, jrWCh 10: 2/C, 3/DH, 5/GS, Johannes Thingnes Bø’s older brother (1998), Ole Einar Bjørndalen (one in 6/SL, jrWCh 11: 1/DH, 5/SG, 8/SL Tarjei Bø. Ole Einar Bjørndalen will 1998 and three in 2002), Emil Hegle Other: One victory in the Europa Cup, retire after the Sochi games, and he Svendsen (2010) and 15 times Norwegian Champion, overall is a candidate for the IOC Athletes’ (2010). In the relay Norway has won victory in the Australia New Zealand Commission. two gold medals for men; in 2002 (Egil Cup 2010 Gjelland, , Halvard On the women’s side there are high Hanevold and Ole Einar Bjørndalen) expectations for Tora Berger to win and in 2010 (Halvard Hanevold, Tarjei another in Sochi. In Bø, Emil Hegle Svendsen and Ole Einar Vancouver 2010 she won Norways Bjørndalen). 100th gold medal in Olympic Winter Games. Tora is last season’s overall The Norwegian Biathlon Association World Cup champion and she was the has about 10,000 members, nearly 180 “queen” of the World Championships clubs and 130 venues for biathlon in with four gold and two silver medals. Norway. The Sochi Olympics will be her last as she will also retire after the season. More info: www.skiskyting.no Tora’s performance in the World Cup has not been as strong as last year, but BIATHLON BIATHLON 30 31

Botnan, Per Arne Nordby Andersen, Espen Steinslett, Geir Ole Søderberg, Thomas Born: 19.09.69 – Oppdal Born: 02.03.78 – Born: 28.04.80 – Vefsn Born: 10.10.73 – Kristinehavn, SWE Residence: Oslo Residence: Geilo Residence: Vestre Gausdal Residence: GER Head Coach Men Sports Director st Coach Women Technical Personell/Waxing 2nd OG as Sports Director 1 OG as Coach 2nd OG as Coach 4th OG Former biathlete on national level

Idland, Arne Ravald, Ola Cantoni, Nicola Grubben, Roger Born: 16.05.69 – Stavanger Born: 11.03.69 – Västerås, SWE Born: 03.05.76 – , ITA Born: 05.07.69 – Hattfjelldal Residence: Figgjo, Sandnes Residence: Ås, SWE Residence: ITA Residence: Sinnes, Sirdal Coach Coach Men Coach Biathlon Technical Personell/Waxing rd 3 OG 4th OG as Coach OG 1998 Waxer Team Sweden, OG 1994-1996 National Coach Great Britain, 2002 and 2006 Head Coach sprint 1996-2002 Coach National B-team cross-country Team Sweden, Coach Norway, 2002-2006 Manager National Biathlon Team Norway 2010 A-team Norway, 2011-2014 Coach National Biathlon Team

Svaland, Jon Kristian Gjelland, Egil Born: 21.09.79 – Kristiansand Born: 12.11.73 – Residence: Lillehammer Residence: Eikelandsosen Technical Personell/Waxing Head coach – Women Svendsen, Morten Hegle 1st OG as Coach Born: 12.03.83 – Trondheim Former athlete, winning gold in relay in Residence: Trondheim OG 2002 and silver in OG 1998 Technical Personell/Waxing BIATHLON BIATHLON 32 33

Occupation: Biathlete OG: 94: Ind/36, Spr/28, Rel/7, 98: Ind/7, Previous results: Hobbies: Cycling, mountain hiking, Spr/1, Rel/2, 02: Ind/1, Spr/1, Pur/1, OG: 10: Ind/21, Rel/1 backcountry skiing, books and DVDs Rel/1, Xc: 30K/5, 06: Ind/2, Spr/12, WCh: 11: Spr/3, Pur/3, Ind/1, Mass/4, Favourite film: The Godfather Pur/2, Rel/5, Mas/3, 10: Spr/17, Pur/7, Rel/1, 12: Spr/17, Pur/7, Ind/18, Mass/17, Favourite book genre: Action Ind/2, Mass/27, Rel/1 Rel/1, 13: Spr/18, Pur/17, Ind/12, Mass/1, Favourite food: Meat balls with brown WCh: 95: Ind/12, Spr/4, Rel/5, 96: Rel/1 sauce and potatoes Ind/19, Spr/6, Rel/4, Tm/4, 97: Ind/6, World Cup overall winner: 10/11 Sport Idol: Spr/9, Pur/3, Rel/2, Tm/4, 98: Pur/2, Other: 1 gold-, 3 silver- and 2 bronze Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Tm/1, 99: Ind/4, Spr/19, Pur/5, Mas/3, medals in WCh jr. German Rel/3, 00: Ind/20, Spr/5, Pur/4, Mas/3, Previous results: Rel/3, 01: Ind/10, Spr/19, Pur/4, Mas/2, Røiseland, Reidar OG: 10: Biathlon: Spr/46, Pur/23, Cross- Rel/3, 02: Mas/7, 03: Ind/30, Spr/1, Born: 26.07.65 – Flekkefjord country: 4x10km/2 Pur/8, Mas/1, Rel/4, 04: Ind/3, Spr/3, Residence: Kvinesdal WCh Biathlon: 04: Spr/14, Pur/11, Pur/3, Mas/7, Rel/2, 05: Ind/6, Spr/1, Technical Personell/Waxing Ind/24, Mass/2, Rel/2, 05: Spr/44, Pur/1, Mas/1, Rel/1, 07: Spr/1, Pur/1, Pur/32, 07: Spr/14, Pur/11, Ind/49, Ind/32, Rel/2, Mas/4, 08: Spr/3, Pur/1, Mas/17, Rel/2 09: Spr/2, Pur/5, Ind/34, Ind/2, Mas/2, Rel/2, 09: Spr/1, Pur/1, Mas/29, Rel/1, 11: Spr/14, Pur/19, Ind/65, Ind/1, Mas/4, Rel/1, 11: Spr/22, Pur/24, Mass/14, 12: Spr/32, Pur/40 Ind/6, Mass/6, Rel/1, 12: Spr/21, Pur/27, WCh Cross-Country: 05: 15 km f/4, Ind/47, Mas/8, Rel/1, 13: Spr/4, Pur/10, 4x10km/1, Wch 07: 15 km f/1, 4x10km/1 Ind/25, Mass/24, Rel/1 Other: Egebergs Ærespris 2007 World Cup overall winner: 97/98, 02/03, 04/05, 05/06, 07/08, 08/09 Svendsen, Emil Hegle Club: Trondheims SSK Born: 12.07.85 – Trondheim Residence: Oslo Height: 185 cm Mikkelsplass, Eilef Kristen Civil Status: Single Born: 07.10.58 – Occupation: Biathlete Residence: Bromma Hobbies: Data, music, friends Technical Personell/Waxing Favourite film: Gladiator Favourite book genre: Crime Favourite food: Italian MEN Greatest sport moment: Olympics 2010 Sports idol: Johannes Thingnes Bø Bjørndalen, Ole Einar Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Nickname: “Klumpi” Bø, Tarjei German Club: Simostranda IL Club: Markane IL Previous results: Born: 27.01.74 – Drammen Born: 29.07.88 – Stryn OG: 06: Mass/6, 10: Spr/2, Pur/8, Ind/1, Residence: Obertilliach, AUT Residence: Oslo Mass/13, Rel/1 Height: 180 cm Height: 186 cm WCh: 07: Spr/7, Pur/5, 08: Spr/12, Occupation: Biathlete Civil Status: Girlfriend Pur/12, Ind/1, Mas/1, Rel/2, 09: Mas/12, Hobbies: Car-driving, bicycling, Occupation: Biathlete Rel/1, 11: Spr/5, Pur/2, Ind/8, Mass/18, Favorite music: Dire Straits Hobbies: Cycling, climbing Rel/1, 13: Spr/1, Pur/1, Mass/3, Rel/1 Favourite film: Prison Break Favourite music: Party music World Cup overall winner: 09/10 Sushi Crime Berger, Lars Favourite food: Favourite book genre: Gold medal in Taco and pizza Nickname: „Der Elch“ Greatest sport moment: Favourite food: Olympics Winning the Club: Dombås IL/Byåsen IL Greatest sport moment: Bjørn Dæhlie tallow jersey Born: 01.05.79 – Levanger Sport Idol: Norwegian, English, Tore Bjonviken Residence: Lesja Languages spoken: Sports idol: German Norwegian, English, Height: 189 cm Languages spoken: German Civil status: Unmarried Previous results: BIATHLON BIATHLON 34 35

WOMEN

Bø, Johannes Thingnes Christiansen, Vetle Sjåstad Eckhoff, Tiril Club: Markane IL Club: Geilo IL Club: Fossum IF Born: 16.05.93 – Stryn Born: 12.05.92 – Ringerike Berger, Tora Born: 21.05.90 – Bærum Residence: Lillehammer Residence: Lillehammer Club: Dombås IL Residence: Trondheim Height: 187 cm Height: 190 cm Born: 18.03.81 – Ringerike Height: 163 cm Civil Status: In a relationship Civil Status: Girlfriend Residence: Meråker Civil Status: In a relationship Occupation: Biathlete Occupation: Biathlete Height: 165 cm Occupation: Student/Civil engineering Hobbies: Party, girls Hobby: Biathlon Civil Status: Married Hobbies: Telemark, talking, knitting, Biathlete Favorite music: RnB, party-music Favourite music: Spotify Occupation: sewing My dog (“Tarzan”), knitting, Favourite film: Project X Favourite food: Pesto Hobbies: Favorite music: Ånund Lid Byggland hunting, fishing Favourite food: Kebab (at night) Greatest sport moment: Winning gold Favorite film: Supervention Favorite music: Bon Jovi Greatest sport moment: Winning WCh jr relay Kontiolahti 2012 Favorite book genre: Crime Favourite film: Flåklypa 5 golds in WCh jr. Sports idol: Julie Vollum Bø Favourite food: Sushi Favorite book genre: Crime (Dan Sports idol: Emil Hegle Svendsen Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Greatest sport moment: Barnas Brown, Unni Lindell, Jo Nesbø, Liza Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Holmenkollrenn (Childrens skiing day at Marklund, Stieg Larsson) Other: Winning sprint in EYOF with 4 ) Favourite food: Pizza and Norwegian penalties Sport idol: Aksel Lund Svindal, Nikita waffles Kriokov Sport idol: Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Greatest sport moment: Winning the 15 Previous results: km/individual in Vancouver 2010 Gold medal ECh 2010, 1 individual Languages spoken: Norwegian, English national championship Previous results: OG: 06: Ind/13, Spr/23, Pur/18, Rel/5, Mas/25, 10: Spr/33, Pur/5, Ind/1, Mass/18, Rel/4 WCh: 05: Ind/21, Spr/11, Pur/19, Mas/13, Rel/5, Mixrel/10, 07: Spr/10, Pur/19, Ind/4, Mas/25, Rel/3, 08: Spr/4, Pur/4, Ind/4, Mas/2, Rel/6, 09: Spr/19, Pur/9, Ind/3, Mas/15, Rel/11, 11: Spr/7, Pu/5, Ind/10, Mass/3, Rel/5, 12: Spr/6, Pur/4, Ind/1, Mass/1, Rel/3, 13: Spr/2, Pur/1, Ind/1, Mass/2, Rel/1 World Cup overall winner: 12/13 BIATHLON BIATHLON 36 37

Flatland, Ann Kristin Aafedt Ringen, Elise Solemdal, Synnøve Horn, Fanny Welle-Strand Club: Vik IL Club: Meråker skiskytterklubb Club: Tingvoll IL Club: Oslo SSL Born: 06.11.82 – Oslo Born: 21.11.89 – Meråker Born: 15.05.89 – Tingvoll Born: 08.03.88 – Oslo Residence: Ålgård Residence: Meråker Residence: Lillehammer Residence: Lillehammer Height: 173 cm Height: 169 cm Height: 175 cm Height: 174 cm Civil Status: Married Civil Status: Single Civil Status: Single Civil Status: In a relationship Occupation: Biathlete Occupation: Biathlete Occupation: Biathlete Occupation: Biathlete and ex-student Hobbies: Hunting, wildlife, knitting Hobbies: Knitting, mountain hiking, Hobby: Talking law Favourite music: Melissa Horn reading and surfing on the web Favourite music: Pink Hobbies: Hunting and fishing, knitting, Favorite film: Ni liv Favorite music: Music from Favourite film: Lion King cooking, house cleaning Favorite book genre: Jo Nesbø/crime Trøndelag; “Trønderrock”. DDE, Åge Favourite book genre: Novels Favourite film: Homeland (TV-series) Favourite food: Pizza Aleksandersen, hit tunes from the Favourite food: Pizza Favourite food: Self hunted food with Sport idol: Tora Berger eighties Greatest sport moment: Winning gold baked potatoes and salad Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Favorite film: Titanic, Ice Age medal in relay Nove Mesto 2013 Sports idol: Ole Einar Bjørndalen Previous results: Favorite book genre: Novels Sports idol: Edvald B. Hagen Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, OG: 10: Spr/10, Pur/8, Ind/14, Mass/11, Favourite food: Wheat buns with Languages spoken: Norwegian, English German Rel/4 traditional Norwegian brown cheese Previous results: Previous results: WCh: 05: Spr/22, Pur/37, 07: Spr/5, Greatest sport moment: 3rd place relay WCh: 11: Spr/43, Pur/Lap, Ind/63, 12: WCh: 11: Spr/24, Pur/31, Ind/29, Pur/24, Ind/48, Mas/18, Rel/3, 08: WCh Ruhpolding 2012 Spr/32, Pur/24, Ind/39, Mass/18, Rel/3, Mass/29, Rel/5, 12: Ind/33, Rel/3, 13: Spr/51, Pur/48, Ind/12, Mas/28, Rel/6, Languages spoken: Norwegian, English 13: Spr/19, Pur/19, Ind/53, Mass/16, Rel/1 Spr/35, Pur/37, Ind/54 09: Spr/33, Pur/30, Ind/51, Rel/11, 11: Previous results: WCh: 12: Rel/3 Spr/34, Ind/82, Rel/5, 13: Spr/8, Pur/7, Other: WCh jr: 08: Spr/2, Pur/3, Rel/2, Ind/44, Mass/24, Rel/1 ECh jr: 08: Ind/1 Career best World Cup: 12: Spr/10 CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY 38 39

Løfshus, Vidar Monsen, Arild LAURA CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIATHLON CENTER / Olympic Capacity — 7,500 Born: 22.02.70 – Løkken Verk Born: 05.04.62 – Molde The capacity is 7,500 in each of two stadiums Laura Cross Country Ski and Biathlon Center consists Residence: Residence: Molde of two separate stadiums, each with their own start and finish areas, two separate course systems for cross-country skiing and biathlon, and a combined total course length of 15 kilometers. The ridged Team leader Head Coach Men Sprint nd rd circuit of the ski course drops 80 meters relative to the stadium, and the difference in height between 2 OG as Team Leader 3 OG as Coach the lower and upper sections is 85 meters. (SOCHI 2014) 1 OG as Coach

Several Norwegian Candidates for Olympic Medals

Norway has a very good starting competitions after their great recent point for Olympic medals having both achievements and results with leader- the women’s and the men’s reigning and sprint jerseys as well as many champions of the in place podium finishes in the Tour de Ski. with and . Both have devoted On the men’s side Norway has many extensive training volumes through the athletes ready to compete for Olympic previous season and are heading for medals. Sprinter and Hjelmeset, Roar individual Gold medals in Sochi. allrounder Finn Hågen Krogh are having Nystad, Trond Born: 28.06.77 – Norfjordeid a rising degree of fitness and many Born: 09.06.70 – Drammen Residence: Lillehammer In addition Marit Bjørgen, the world’s good results. Chris Jespersen is another Residence: Ramsau am Dachstein, AUT Coach Women Head Coach Men 1st OG as Coach most successful female skier, is exciting Norwegian who took second rd fully prepared for more Olympic place overall in the Tour de Ski. 3 OG as Coach achievements after she unfortunately had to cancel the Tour de Ski this The Norwegian Ski Federation’s season. Marit aims to compete in all six objective is to be the “World’s best Olympic races and she is able to win a cross-country skiing nation for women medal in each one of them. and men”. The goal for the Olympics in Sochi is to have athletes competing for ’s form is on the rise medals in all distances. The Norwegian and his focus on hitting his top form cross-country squad has pre-camped during the Games in Sochi are on for the Olympics in Seiser Alm, schedule with deliberate preparation before the last WC race in Toblach the and continuously improved results this weekend before the Games start. The season. team is well prepared and ready to Aune, Ulf Morten fight for medals for both women and Kristiansen, Egil Born: 21.09.61 – Tromsø It will also be interesting to see how men of all exercises in Sochi. Born: 18.01.66 – Lillehammer Residence: , SWE our Olympic rookies Ingvild Flugstad Residence: Vinstra Coach Østberg and - as well More info: www.skiforbundet.no Head Coach Women 6th OG as Coach as experienced Astrid Uhrenholdt 3rd OG as Coach Jacobsen – will do in the women’s Athlete in OG 1994 – 8th place 30 km F CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY 40 41

Mundal, Steinar Olsson, Perry Pedersen, Roy Snesrud, Stein Olav Born: 26.09.50 – Sogn Born: 29.12.55 – Söderala, SWE Born: 08.12.62 – Ringerike Born: 29.10.82 – Furnes Residence: Drammen Residence: Bruksvallarna, SWE Residence: Hønefoss Residence: Furnes Coach Waxing Personnel Waxing Personnel Waxing Personnel 3rd OG as Coach 6th OG as Waxing Personnel 2nd OG as Waxing Personnel 1st OG as Waxing Personnel

Sandvig, Bjørnar Selbæk, Kai Høgnes, Lars Born: 11.10.67 – Oslo Born: 17.10.56 – Orkdal Born: 12.12.80 – Ringerike Bjørnstad, Per Erik Residence: Bærum Residence: Jerpstad Residence: Born: 10.04.71 – Trondheim Team Coordinator Waxing Personnel Waxing Personnel Residence: Alta 1st OG as Team Coordinator 2nd OG as Waxing Personnel 1st OG as Waxing Personnel Waxing Personnel 1st OG as Waxing Personnel

Nystad, Knut Hansen, Ronnie Frydenlund Haugland, Snorre Born: 09.06.70 – Drammen Born: 24.08.77 – Gjøvik Born: 29.09.73 – Oppdal Tyldum, Iver Residence: Slattum Residence: Hunndalen Residence: Oppdal Born: 04.05.88 – Namsos Head of Service Team Waxing Personnel Waxing Personnel Residence: Trondheim 3rd OG as Waxing Personnel 2nd OG as Waxing Personnel 1st OG as Waxing Personnel Waxing Personnel 1st OG as Waxing Personnel

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Masters Sports idol: Tiger Woods Languages spoken: Norwegian and English Previous results: WCh: 13: 5 – individual classic sprint NCh: 13: 1 – individual classic sprint Other: 1 WC victory

Tøllefsen, Esben Gjerdalen, Tord Asle Gløersen, Anders Born: 01.06.72 – Senja Club: Fossum IF Club: Rustad IL Residence: Tromsø Born: 03.08.83 – Ringerike Born: 22.05.86 – Oslo Waxing Personnel Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo 1st OG as Waxing Personnel Height: 182 cm Height: 185 cm Civil Status: Married Civil Status: In a relationship Occupation: Cross Country Skier Occupation: Cross Country Skier Hobbies: Medicine Student Languages spoken: Norwegian and MEN Favourite music: Pink Floyd, Band of English Horses, Neil Young Previous results: Favourite film: Ice Age WC: 4 Victories Favourite food: Italian Pizza NCh: 2 Gold Medals – Sprint Relay Hattestad, Ola Vigen Greatest sports moment: 50km WCh Club: Ørje IL Oslo 2011 Born: 19.04.82 – Sports idol: Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Residence: Ørje Aksel Lund Svindal Height: 188 cm Languages spoken: Norwegian and Civil Status: Cohabitee English Occupation: Cross Country Skier Previous results: Favourite food: Asian & Italian OG: 10: 19 – 30k, 28 – 15k, 06: 15 – 50k, Greatest sports moment: Winning the Brandsdal, Eirik 17 – 30k WCh Gold Medal in 2009 Club: Kjelsås IL WCh: 13: 1 – Relay, 3 – 15k Skate, 11: 1 – Languages spoken: Norwegian and Born: 11.11.86 – Oslo Relay, 3 – 15k Skate English Residence: Oslo NCh: 11: 1 – 30k Pursuit, 10: 1 – 30k Previous results: Height: 181 Pursuit OG: 10: 4 – Sprint Classic 06: 9 - Sprint Civil Status: Not married Other: 4 – Tour de Ski 2008. 4 – WC WCh: 13: 9 – Sprint, 11: 2 – Team Sprint Golberg, Pål Occupation: Cross Country Skier Overall 2008 Classic, 4 – Sprint, 09: 1 – Sprint, 1 – Club: Gol IL Hobbies: Mountain hiking, climbing, Team Sprint Born: 16.07.90 – Gol games and movies NCh: 08: 1 07: 1 Residence: Gol Languages spoken: Norwegian and WC Sprint Overall: Winner 2008/2009 Height: 185 cm English & 2007/2008 Civil Status: Single Previous results: Occupation: Cross Country Skier WCh: 12: 6 Sprint Classic Hobbies: Golf, guitar, trotting WC: 3 victories Otepää 2011, Milano Favourite music: Rock/pop from the 2012 and Drammen 2012 70’s & 80’s NCh: 2 victories Sprint Favourite film: Forrest Gump Favourite book genre: Conspiracy fiction Favourite food: Tacos Greatest sports moment: Tiger Woods at the final round of the 2005 US CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY 44 45

Occupation: Cross Country Skier Pursuit, 1 – 50k Mass Start Free Hobbies: Music, movies & friends Technique, 1 – Relay, 2 – Team Sprint Favourite music: Drake Classic, 2 – Sprint Skate, 09: 1 – 30k Favourite book genre: Never read a Duathlon, 1 – 50k Mass Start Free book till the end Technique, 1 – Relay, 07: 1 – Relay Favourite food: Taco WC: Winner overall 2009/2010 and Greatest sports moment: Norway 2012/2013 winning the cross-country relay in 2003 NCh: 8 Victories Sports idol: Bjørn Dæhlie Languages spoken: Norwegian and English Jespersen, Chris André Previous results: Røthe, Sjur Club: Korlevoll IL WCh: 13: 32 – 15k Skate Club: Voss IL Born: 18.10.83 – Haugesund NCh: 13: 2 – 15k Skate Born: 02.07.88 – Voss Residence: Trondheim Residence: Voss Height: 187 cm Height: 171 cm Civil Status: Cohabitee Civil Status: Single Occupation: Cross Country Skier Occupation: Cross Country Skier Hobbies: Liverpool FC Hobbies: Movies, friends Favourite music: Favourite music: Dance and pop... Favourite film: Braveheart Avicii Favourite book genre: Dan Brown Favourite film: “Hodejegerne” Favourite food: Taco Rønning, Eldar Favourite book genre: “Dødsranet” Greatest sports moment: Champions Club: Skogn IL Favourite food: Fish League Finals 2005 – Liverpool in Born: 11.06.82 – Levanger Greatest sports moment: Val di Residence: Trondheim Fiemme Sports idol: Steven Gerrard Height: 178 cm Sports idol: Alexander Dale Oen Languages spoken: Norwegian and Civil Status: Married, two kids Languages spoken: Norwegian and English Northug jr., Petter Occupation: Cross Country Skier English Previous results: Club: Strindheim Hobbies: Sports in general! Previous results: WC: 14: 3 – 4,5 Skate, 13: 2 – 30k Skate Born: 06.01.86 – Levanger Favourite music: “Trønder Rock”, Bon WCh: 13: 3 – Pursuit, 1 – Relay NCh: 11: 2 – 50k Skate Residence: Trondheim Jovi, Bruce Springsteen Other: 2 – Tour de Ski overall 2013/2014 Height: 185 cm Favourite film: Braveheart Civil Status: It’s complicated Favourite book genre: Krim, Jan Guillou Occupation: Cross Country Skier & Favourite food: Homemade Norwegian Farmer “Kjøttkak” Hobbies: Soccer & Oprah Greatest sports moment: WCh Favourite music: Tyrolean Holmenkollen 2011, silver and gold Favourite film: Shawshank Redemption medal. Favourite book genre: “Vart går Sports idol: gränsen?” by Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Favourite food: Junk and German Greatest sports moment: Beating the Previous results: local opponent soccer team at extra OG: 10: 36 – Duathlon time 3-2 in 2012 WCh: 13: 1 – Relay, 11: 2 – 15k Classic, Sports idol: Zlatan 1 – Relay, 09: 1 – Relay. 07: 3 – Sprint Sundby, Martin Johnsrud Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Classic. 1 – Relay Club: Røa IL Krogh, Finn Hågen and Swedish NCh: 11: 1 – 15k Classic, 1 – Relay, 10: 1 – Born: 26.09.84 - Oslo Club: Tverrelvdalen IL Previous results: Relay. 09: 1 – Sprint Relay, 07: 1 – Sprint Residence: Oslo Born: 06.09.90 – Alta OG: 10: 1 – 50k Classic, 1 – Team Sprint, Relay, 06: 1 – Sprint Relay Civil Status: Cohabitee Residence: Lillehammer 2 – Relay, 3 – Sprint Classic WC: 7 victories. 1 – 50k Holmenkollen 2012 Occupation: Cross country skier Height: 174 cm WCh: 13: 1 – 15 k Free Technique, 1 – Personal records: 8.34 – 3000 m Track Hobbies: Friends, family, wine and MMA Civil Status: Single Relay, 2 – Sprint Classic, 11: 1 – 30k & Field Favourite music: “Eats” everything CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY 46 47

Favourite film: Warrior WOMEN Favourite food: Fish – Norwegian Salmon Greatest sports moment: Ruuka triple mini tour Sports idol: Ole Einar Bjørndalen Languages spoken: Norwegian and English Previous results: OG: 10: 15 – 50k Classic, 18 – Duathlon, 34 – 15k Skate, 2 – Relay WCh: 13: 2 – Duathlon, 11: 3 – 15k Brun-Lie, Celine Falla, Maiken Caspersen Classic, 5 – Duathlon, 1 – Relay, 24 – 50k Club: Njård Club: IL NCh: 7 victories Bjørgen, Marit Born: 18.03.88 – Oslo Born: 13.08.90 – Lørenskog Rognes IL WC: 3 individal victories, 13 podiums Club: Residence: Trondheim Residence: Lillehammer 21.03.80 – Trondheim Other: Tour de Ski Champion 2013/2014 Born: Height: 171 cm Height: 162 cm Residence: Oslo Civil Status: Single Occupation: Cross Country Skier Height: 1,66 Occupation: Cross Country Skier Hobbies: Friends, sports, shopping Civil Status: Cohabitee Hobbies: Studying, travelling, mountain Favourite music: Imagine Dragons, hit Occupation: Cross Country Skier hiking, hanging out with friends and music Hobbies: Sports, family, friends, walking family Favourite food: My moms baking, Asian in the nature Favourite music: Anything except food and taco Favourite music: Pop, rock metal Greatest sports moment: 3rd pl. Val Favourite book genre: Jo Nesbø Favourite film: Untouchables di Fiemme’13 and first WC podium Favourite food: Norwegian Seafood Favourite book genre: Historical/ Düsseldorf’08. Greatest sports moment: Olympic realistic fiction, fantasy Languages spoken: Norwegian and Games Vancouver 2010 Favourite food: French & Asian food. English Sports idol: Therese Johaug Chocolate cake!! Previous results: Languages spoken: Norwegian and Greatest sports moment: My brother’s OG: 10: 20 - Sprint English second place in the Norwegian Jr. WCh: 13: 3 – Sprint, 11: 3 – Team Sprint Tønseth, Didrik Previous results: Championship NCh: 13: 1 – Sprint. 12: 1 – Sprint, 11: 2 – Club: Byåsen IL OG: 10: 1 – Sprint, 1 – Duathlon, 1 – Relay, Languages spoken: Norwegian, French Sprint. 10: 3 – Sprint, 09: 2 – Sprint Born: 10.05.91 – Trondheim 2 – 30k Classic, 3 – 10k Skate ,06: 2 – and English WC: Two victories – Sprint Residence: Trondheim 10k Classic 02: 2 - Relay Previous results: Height: 178 cm WCh: 13: 1 – Sprint Classic, 1 – 15k OG: 10: 6 – Sprint Classic, 5 Team Sprint Civil Status: Engaged Pursuit, 1 – Relay, 1 – 30k Classic, 2 – 10k Skate Occupation: Cross Country Skier Skate, 11: 1 – Sprint Free Technique, WCh: 09: 12 – Sprint Skate Hobbies: Drumming 1 – 15k Pursuit, 1 – 10k Classic, 1 – Relay, NCh: 12: 2 – Sprint Classic, 09: 1 – Sprint Favourite music: Kurt Nilsen 2 – 30k Skate, 07: 3 – Relay, 3 – Team Skate Favourite film: Gladiator Sprint, 05: 1 – Team Sprint, 1 – Relay, 1 – Favourite book genre: Biographies 30k Classic, 3 – 10k Skate, 2 – Pursuit. Favourite food: 03: 1 – Sprint, 2 – Relay Greatest sports moment: My silver NCh: 16 Gold Medals, 7 Silver Medals, 4 medal in NCh 12/13 Bronze Medals Sports idol: Bjørn Dæhlie WC Overall: 04/05: 1 05/06: 1 11/12: 1 Languages spoken: Norwegian and Other: 62 individual World-Cup English victories Previous results: NCh: 13: 2 – Duathlon WC: 3 – 15k Classic Personal Records: 8.43 - 3000m Track & Field CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY 48 49

Jacobsen, Astrid Uhrenholdt Johaug, Therese Steira, Kristin Størmer Weng, Heidi Club: IL Heming Club: IL Nansen Club: IL Forsøk Club: BUL Born: 22.01.87 – Trondheim on the Born: 25.06.88 – Dalsbygda Born: 30.04.81 – Born: 20.07.91 – Ytre Fosen Ferry Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo Residence: Ytre Enebakk Residence: Oslo Height: 162 cm Height: 169 cm Height: 163 cm Height: 175 cm Occupation: Cross Country Skier Civil Status: In a relationship Civil Status: Boyfriend Occupation: Cross Country Skier – Sports idol: Marit Bjørgen Occupation: Cross Country Skier Occupation: Cross Country Skier Medicine Student Languages spoken: Norwegian and Hobbies: Reading, climbing, food and Favourite music: Likes all kinds of Favourite music: Coldplay, Taylor Swift, English outdoors activity music Laleh Previous results: Favourite music: Radical face, Bon Iver, Favourite film: The Notebook Favourite film: The Notebook OG: 10: 1 – Relay, 6 – 15k Duathlon, 7 – Kashmir, Band of Horses, Placebo Favourite book: Likes to read books Favourite book genre: Documentary 30k Classic Favourite film: Lost in translation from Jo Nesbø novels WCh: 13: 1 – 10k Skate, 1 – Relay, 2 – 15k Favourite book genre: Novels Favourite food: Entrecóte, French Favourite food: Halibut Duathlon, 3 – 30k Classic, 11: 1 – 30k Favourite food: Fish Fries and Tacos Sports idol: Tora Berger Skate, 1 – Relay, 3 – 15k Duathlon, 09: Greatest sports moment: 1996 - Greatest sports moment: WCh Val di Languages spoken: Norwegian and 4 – Relay 07: 3 – 30k Classic Vebjørn Rodal’s Olympic Gold 800m Fiemme 2013 and the 1st first podium in English Other: Tour de Ski Champion track & field Lahti 2012 Previous results: 2013/2014. 5 individual World-Cup Sports idol: Paula Radcliffe Sports idol: Edvald Boasson Hagen OG: 10: 5 – Team Sprint, 7 – Sprint victories Languages spoken: Norwegian and Languages spoken: Norwegian and Classic L English, some German English WCh: 11: 3 – Team Sprint, 07: 1 – Sprint Previous results: Previous results: Classic, 3 – Team Sprint, 3 - Relay OG: 10: 8 – 10 km Skate, 4 – 15 km WCh: 13: 1 – Relay, 3 – Duathlon NCh: 5 individual Gold Medals, 5 Gold Pursuit, 8 – 30 km Classic, 1 – Relay, 06: NCh: 13: 2 – 30k Classic. 12: 3 – 30k Medals Team Sprint/Relay 4 – 10 km Classic, 4 – 15 km Pursuit, 4 – Classic, 3 – Duathlon , 1 – Team Sprint Other: Bronze NCh’13 Athletics 5000m 30 km Skate, 5 – Relay Relay Personal records: Athletics: 3000m - WCh: 13: 9 – 10 km Skate, 4 – 15 km 9.40, 5000m - 16.40 Pursuit, 9 – 30 km Classic, 1 – Relay, 11: 10 – 10 km Classic, 9 – 15 km Pursuit, 5 – 30 km Skate, 1 – Relay, 09: 6 – 10 km Classic, 2 – 15 km Pursuit, 5 – 30 km Skate, 4 – Relay, 07: 3 – 15 km Pursuit, 2 – 30 km Classic, 4 – 10 km Skate, 3 – Relay, 05: 3 – 15 km pursuit, 9 – 10 km Skate, 1 – Relay, 03: 30 km Skate NCh: 12 – 4 Gold, 6 Silver and 4 Bronze Cross Country Other: 1 Gold 5000m and 1 Silver Hill Run – Athletics. Silver in Nordic Terrain Run CROSS COUNTRY CURLING 50 51

Østberg, Ingvild Flugstad Club: Gjøvik Skiklubb Born: 09.11.90 – Gjøvik Oslo Residence: ICE CUBE CURLING CENTER / Olympic Capacity — 3,000 Height: 165 cm After the Games, the Ice Cube will be used as a multi- purpose sports and entertainment complex. Civil Status: In a relationship (SOCH 2014) Occupation: Cross Country Skier Hobbies: Friends, Football (soccer) playing & watching, all sports, playing games Third consecutive Olympic medal? Favourite book genre: Crime and thriller During the Olympic Winter Games in stone was imported from to Favourite food: Fish, taco, pizza and in 2002 more than one Oppdal. The resistance of challenging bread million viewers in Norway stayed awake existing sports, such as skiing and Greatest sports moment: Winning the to watch curling during the night. At skating, might be the reason why an Sprint Free Technique at Tour de Ski on the centre of all this attention was the introduction did not happen earlier. New Years Eve 2013 and qualifying for Norwegian curling team captained by 1. Division with Gjøvik Football Club Pål Trulsen, now sports director and It’s an experienced Norwegian team Sports idol: Grandmother Valborg and secretary general of the Norwegian competing in Sochi, and Torger Nergård Marit Bjørgen Curling Federation. Norway’s Olympic attends an Olympic competition for Languages spoken: Norwegian and gold medal in 2002 generated a great his fourth time. The team has achieved English deal of media interest in addition to three bronze medals and one silver Previous results: starting to invade the medal at the World Championships. WCh: 13: 4 – Team Sprint, 17 – Sprint country’s curling halls. In Vancouver They have been on the podium in Classic, 09: 5 – Team Sprint, 36 – 30 2010 Team Ulsrud repeated the success the last seven consecutive European km Skate with a Norwegian Olympic silver medal. Championships, winning the gold NCh: 11: 3 – Sprint Skate, 09: 1 – 15k medal in 2010 and 2011. In Stavanger Duathlon Curling is a minor sport in Norway. In 2014 Norway lost against in WChJr.: 7 Gold medals, 3 Silver Medals 2011 the number of official member- the final on “home ice”. WChU23: 11: 1 – 15k Duathlon ships was 2,900 and there were 32 clubs. A few curling venues have In Sochi, Thomas Ulsrud will captain the been built over the last years, but the Norwegian team with the ambition to majority of clubs are practicing at ice fight for a medal. Ulsrud’s team remains hockey rinks. The lack of venues must the same as in Vancouver 2010 when be considered a causative factor to the they lost in the final against Canada. sport not really growing too much. Only the reserve has been changed. Norway is currently ranked number four Curling is a sport that suits the in the world behind Canada, Scotland Norwegian spirit and competitive and Sweden. drive. The first attempt to introduce the sport to Norway was around the year 1930 when the first ten curling More info: www.curling.no CURLING CURLING 52 53

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Trulsen, Pål Nergård, Torger Svae, Christoffer Born: 19.04.62 – Drøbak Club: Snarøen Curling Club Club: Snarøen Curling Club Residence: Bærum Ulsrud Thomas Born: 12.12.74 – Trondheim Born: 21.03.82 – Oslo Head Coach Club: Snarøen Curling Club Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo 2nd OG as Team Official Born: 21.10.11 – Oslo Height: 179 cm Height: 189 cm Athlete in OG 1992, 2002 and 2006. Residence: Oslo Civil Status: cohabitant with Marianne. Civil Status: Unmarried with roommate Won Gold Medal in OG 2002 Height: 185 cm 2 daughters; Karine (3,5 years) & Thale girlfriend Civil Status: Married (9 months) Occupation: Curling instructor Occupation: Self-employed Occupation: Engineer Hobbies: Dancing, travelling, party Hobbies: Golf, sports in general Hobbies: Golf, soccer organizing Favourite music: - Favourite music: - Favourite music: Hit list Favourite film: Pulp Fiction Favourite film: - Favourite film: The Avengers Favourite book genre: Crime Favourite book genre: - Favourite book genre: Restaurant Favourite food: Steak Favourite food: - menus Greatest sport moment: Golf: First time Greatest sport moment: Silver Medal in Favourite food: BBQ below par in a golf tournament, Curling: Vancouver Olympics 2010 Greatest sport moment: Winning Semi final game OG 2010 (Silver Medal) Sport idol: Eigil Ramsfjell Continental Cup Sport idol: Zlatan Ibrahimović, Usain Languages spoken: English, some Sport idol: Michael Flatly (Lord of the Bolt, Pål Trulsen German Dance) Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Previous results: Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Moe, Petter Jevnehagen Previous results: OG: 2002/1, 2006/5, 2010/2 Previous results: 21.08.82 – Lillehammer Born: OG: 10/2 WCh: 2006/3, 2008/3, 2009/3, 2010/2 OG: 10/2 Oslo Residence: WCh: 2006/3, 2008/3 and 2009/3 ECh: 2002/3, 2005/1, 2007/2, 2008/2, WCh: 2006/3, 2008/3 and 2009/3, Coach ECh: 2002/3, 2007/2, 2008/2, 2009/3, 2009/3, 2010/1, 2011/1, 2012/2, 2013/2 2010/2 1st OG as Team Official 2010/1, 2011/1, 2012/2 and 2013/2 NCh: 10 ECh: 2007/2, 2008/2, 2009/3, 2010/1, NCh: 8 2011/1, 2012/2 and 2013/2 Personal record: 60 meters – 7,9 sec NCh: 5 (age 12) Others: Winning the Continental Cup twice

Personal record: Best 2nd at ECh 2013 CURLING FIGURE SKATING 54 55

Petersson, Håvard Vad Høiberg, Markus Snøve Club: Snarøen Curling Club Club: Oppdal CK Born: 05.01.84 – Oslo Born: 06.06.1991 – Oppdal / Olympic Capacity — 12,000 Residence: Residence: Oslo The name “Iceberg” evokes associations architectural shapes of the venue, with the word sounding the Height: 193 cm Height: 185 cm same in a number of languages including Russian, English and German. The building contains 15,000 tons Civil Status: Married Civil Status: In a relationship of metal structures, the equivalent of two Eiffel Towers. (SOCI 2014) Occupation: Self-employed Occupation: Student Hobby: Curling Hobbies: Football, golf, outdoor Favourite music: No activities Favourite film: Not really Favourite music: Hip hop Norwegian Figure Skating returns after 50 years Favourite book genre: No Favourite film: The Lord of the Rings Favourite food: Steaks or Italian Favourite book genre: Philosophical 50 years have passed since Norway Axel Paulsen (1855 – 1938) is another Greatest sport moment: Winning the fiction was represented in Olympic Figure Norwegian who will forever be remem- Semi Final in Vancouver 2010. Favourite food: Italian Skating. During the Innsbruck Games bered. He was one of the world’s best Sport idol: Bjørn Dæhlie Greatest sport moment: Usain Bolt, in 1964 Anne Karin Dehle and Berit speed skaters and talented in figure Languages spoken: Norwegian, English 100m in 2008 Olympics Unn Johansen placed 28th and 30th. In skating. He is best known for the Previous results: Sport idol: Muhammad Ali Sochi 20-year-old “” which has become one OG: 2010/2 Languages spoken: Swedish, English, will make her Olympic debut. She trains of the most challenging moves in WCH: 2008/2, 2009/3, 2010/2 Spanish, Japanese and studies in Malmö, Sweden. figure skating. This jump is one of the ECh: 2007/2, 2008/2, 2009/3, 2010/1, Previous results: important milestones, which figure 2011/1, 2012/2, 2013/2 WCh: 2011/4, 2013/5 Figure skating is a small sport in Norway skaters strive for. The accomplishment NCh: 6 WCh Jr: 2011/3 with only 250 active athletes. But the of mastering an Axel jump is one that Personal record: 3.25.14 (Maraton) ECh: 2010/1, 2013/2 sport has long traditions in this land will last in each skater ‘s memory NCh: 5 x Silver Medal of cold winters. The world famous forever. NCh Jr: 5 x Gold Medal Norwegian (1912-1969) dominated the sport of figure skating Olympic Rookie Anne Line Gjersem is for more than a decade. She made her a result of “The Sonja Henie Project”. debut with an eight place in Chamonix This project is a cooperation between 1924. Then she won the Olympic Gold the Norwegian Skating Association and medal three times in a row: in St Moritz the Norwegian Top Sports Centre. The 1928, Lake Placid 1932 and Garmisch- objective of the partnership, on going Partenkirchen 1936. since 2006, has been to reach the right level of an athlete to compete in Sochi When Sonja achieved her 10th World 2014! Championships’ gold medal in 1936 she gave up her amateur status. More info: www.skoyteforbundet.no Her dream was making a film career in Hollywood, and by the end of the decade she was one of Hollywood’s hottest and most popular stars. FIGURE SKATING FREESTYLE 56 57

Magnusson, Elzbieta (Ela) Gjersem, Anne Line Born: 24.04.64 – Lodz, POL Club: Figure Skating Club, AKK ROSA KHUTOR EXTREME PARK / Olympic Capacity — 4,000 Ham stadium – 6,250 psx stadium Residence: Malmö, SWE Born: 06.01.94 – Hønefoss The unique snow conditions, combined with specialized courses for ski cross, slopestyle, mogul, Head Coach Residence: Malmö, SWE snowboard cross, parallel giant slalom and halfpipe events will make this facility a permanent venue for 1st OG as Team Official Height: 158 cm staging international events. Rosa Khutor Extreme Park has two stadiums: PSX (parallel slalom, ski cross, parallel giant slalom, slopestyle, snowboard cross) and HAM (halfpipe, aerials, moguls). (SOCHI 2014) Civil Status: Single Occupation: Figure Skater Hobbies: Being with friends, reading, dancing Favourite music: Pop, R&B and Indie Ten gold medals to be awarded in freestyle rock Favourite film: The Great Gatsby In Sochi ten Gold Medals will be awarded Kari Traa has also been very influential, Favourite book genre: Books by in freestyle’s ten branches; five for each winning bronze in women’s moguls in Nicholas Sparks gender. Freestyle has thus come a long Nagano in 1998, gold in Salt Lake City Favourite food: Taco way in the Olympic Games since its four years after, and silver in Torino Greatest sport moment: Nebelhorn inception as a demonstration sport in in 2006. After her retirement from Trophy, Olympic Qualifying Event in 1988. competition she started a project Sport idol: - Figure to recruit young talents to freestyle Skater And the Norwegian tradition goes a long skiing. Hedvig Wessel, the Norwegian Languages spoken: Norwegian and way back. Already in 1930, and even participant in moguls in Sochi, has English before then, cross-country and downhill developed from this program. Comments: First Olympic Games skiers included acrobatics in their training Previous results: and play. Ski cross originates from the Ski cross requires strong physical and WCh: 13: 32 old competition based on “arriving first mental strength. Four athletes are ECh: 14: 19 down the mountain” – whatever the running against each other simultane- NCh: 11: 1 topography looked like. ously, and you have to go through up to NCh Jr: 09: 1, 10: 1 five rounds before the winner is crowned. Others: 12: 10/Junior Grand Prix In the 1950s, the Norwegian Olympic In Vancouver 2010 both Hedda Berntsen Personal best total score : 142,87 alpine gold medallist , and Audun Grønvold made it to the points was a driving force in developing the podium. jumping part of . In Sochi slopestyle and halfpipe are new Freestyle was for the first time an official official disciplines and Norway will sport in the Olympic Program in compete with several medal candidates. 1992, and Norwegian Stine Lise Hattestad Slopestyle takes place in a course with won the bronze medal. At the Lillehammer different kinds of obstacles, rails, jumps Olympics, two years later, aerials was and quarter-pipes. The challenge is to added to the program and Hilde Synnøve use these obstacles to their own advan- Lid won the bronze medal. Stine Lise tage on the way down by doing different Hattestad was this time on top of the tricks while keeping good flow and . podium with her victory in moguls. More info: www.skiforbundet.no FREESTYLE FREESTYLE 58 59

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Koblar, Jernej Grevstad, Lars Mithassel, Christian Born: 30.9.71 – Jesenice, SLO Born: 17.03.56 - Oslo Club: IL Heming Skarpaas, Morten Residence: Krize, SLO Residence: Bærum Born:29.09.87 – Oslo Born: 21.02.57 – Oslo Coach Serviceman – Freestyle and Snowboard Residence: Oslo st Residence: Oslo 1 OG as Team Official 1st OG as Team Official Height: 181 cm Team Captain – Moguls and Ski Cross OG 94, 98, 02 as athlete Civil Status: Single 1st OG as Team Official Occupation: Skier Judge in OG 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010 Hobbies: Sports on tv, football MEN – SKICROSS Favourite music: Jokke, Favourite book genre: Crime (Jo Nesbø) Favourite food: My mothers meatballs Greatest sport moment: winning the chess word championship Sport idol: Magnus Carlsen, Lasse Kjus Languages spoken: Norwegian, English

Arnø, Andreas Born: 31.05.73 – Oslo Lie, Thomas Borge Residence: Asker Witteveen, Einar Ready – Ski Cross Club: Born: 08.08.61 –Oslo Coach 3rd OG as Team Official (one OG in AS) Born: 25.02.85 – Oslo Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo Head coach Ski Cross Height: 182 cm 1st OG as Team Official Civil Status: Single World Cup coach Norway alpine skiing, Occupation: Skier head of Norway alpine skiing Hobbies: Surfing, adrenaline addict Favourite music: Electronica, house, chillout Favourite book genre: Documentaries Juell, Didrik Bastian Wikestad Favourite food: Taco Club: Ready Greatest sport moment: X-Games Born: 22.02.90 – Oslo Sport idol: Kjetil André Aamodt Residence: Oslo Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Height: 180 cm Previous results: Civil Status: Single NCh: 12: 1 sx Occupation: Skier Kantermo, David Hobbies: Adrenaline-junkie Born: 01.10.81 – Åre, SWE Favourite music: Everything that makes Residence: Åre, SWE me happy Coach – Moguls Favourite film: American History X 1st OG as Team Official FREESTYLE FREESTYLE 60 61

Favourite book genre: Crime WOMEN – MOGULS SLOPESTYLE MEN – SLOPESTYLE Favourite food: Taco Greatest sport moment: 2nd position WC (first on podium) Sport idol: Shane McConkey Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Previous results: NCh: 13: 1 sx, 10: 2 sx Other: 10: 1 JWCh

WOMEN – SKICROSS Wessel, Hedvig Frankum, Christopher Aurdal, Aleksander Club: IL Heming and Kari Traa Skilag Born: 05.03.86 – Swindon, GBR Club: IL Heming Born: 25.08.95 – Oslo Residence: Oslo Born: 25.03.88 – Bodø Residence: Oslo Manager & head coach freeski Residence: Oslo Height: 162 cm 1st OG as Team Official Height: 178 cm Civil Status: Single Civil Status: Single Occupation: Student Occupation: Skier Hobby: Water sports Hobby: Skiing Favourite music: Keep your head up by Favourite music: Rap, electronica, Ben Howard reggae Favourite film: Lion’s King Favourite film: Supervention by Field Favourite book genre: The Harry Productions Gjefsen, Marte Høie Potter-books Favourite book genre: Crime Club: Lillehammer skiklubb Favourite food: Sushi Favourite food: Burger, suflé Born: 06.03.89 – Lillehammer Greatest sport moment: When I won Greatest sport moment: Norway- Residence: Lillehammer my first EC-competition 14 years old. 2-1, World Cup football 1988 Height: 169 cm Sport idol: Kari Traa Sport idol: Floyd Mayweather, Tiger Civil Status: Unmarried Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Woods Occupation: Skier Previous results: Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Hobbies: Football and hiking in the JWCh: 13: 5 in moguls, 12: 6 in moguls Berg-Johnsen, Espen Previous results: 03.08.83 – Lillehammer Norwegian mountains WC: 12: 8 in Kreischberg Born: WCh: 11: 7/slopestyle Oslo Favourite music: Pinnekjøtt (salted and Residence: NCh: 11:1/slopestyle dried ribs of mutton) Coach Others: 12: 7/Dew Tour slopestyle 1st OG as Team Official Greatest sport moment: X-Games gold, with two casts on boths hands Languages spoken: English Previous results: OG: 10: 11 sx WCh: 11: 8 sx Other: 12: 1X-Games FREESTYLE FREESTYLE 62 63

Favourite music: Blues WOMAN – SLOPESTYLE MEN – HALFPIPE Favourite film: Fire Proof Favourite book genre: The Bible Favourite food: Taco Greatest sport moment: 1st X-Games slopestyle Sport idol: - Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Previous results: WCh: 13: 4/slopestyle Others: 7 medals X-Games and Dew Hunder, Per Kristian Tour Club: Lillehammer Skiklubb Born: 28.04.89 – Lillehammer Christiansen, Tiril Sjåstad Lindstad, Jon Anders Residence: Oslo Club: Geilo IL Club: Freidig Height: 179 cm Born: 07.04.95 – Ringerike Born: 04.07.94 – Beverly GB Civil Status: Single Residence: Lillehammer Residence: Trondheim Occupation: Skier Height: 167 cm Height: 179 cm Hobby: Golf Civil Status: Single Civil Status: Single Favourite music: Hard core gangster Occupation: Skier Occupation: Free skier rap Hobbies: Horseback riding, cross- Hobbies: Windsurfing, tennis and Favourite film: Happy feet country skiing sports in general Favourite book genre: Biographies Favourite music: R & B pop, hip hop Favourite music: Rock, indie rock, rap Favourite food: Sushi Favourite film: Green Mile and hip hop Greatest sport moment: When Tiger Favourite book genre: Biographies Favourite film: Good Will Hunting Woods sunk the chip at Memorial Favourite food: Asian Favourite book genre: Biographies Sport idol: Tiger Woods Bråten, Øystein Greatest sport moment: When I won Favourite food: Indian food Languages spoken: Norwegian and Club: Torpo IL X-Games Greatest sport moment: The next one English Born: 21.07.95 – Ringerrike Sport idol: Bobby Brown, Aksel Lund is the best one Previous results: Residence: Norge Svindal Sport idol: Simon Dumont and Sarah Others: 10: 1/Dew Cup Height: 179 cm Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Burke Civil Status: Single German, Swedish Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Occupation: Skiing Comments: Get ready for Sjåstad and German Hobbies: Skateboarding, tennis Christiansen Previous results: Favourite music: Hip Hop Previous results: WCh: 13: 15 halfpipe Favourite film: WCh: 11: 8/slopestyle, 13: 11/slopestyle Other: 14: 6 WC halfpipe Calgary Favourite book genre: Crime Others: 13: 1 Aspen X-Games, 2 Favourite food: Indian European X-Games, 1 WC Silva Plana, 1 Greatest sport moment: - WC New Zealand, 1 New Zealand Open Sport idol: Paul Rodriguez Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Previous results: WCh jr: 12: 2 WC: 12: 3 Austrian Open

Håtveit, Andreas Club: Geilo IL Born: 09.07,86 – Residence: Sudndalen Height: 186 cm Civil Status: Married Occupation: Skier Hobbies: Skiing, fishing, guitar playing ICE HOCKEY ICE HOCKEY 64 65

Haukeland, Jon Stubdal, Knut J. BOLSHOY ICE DOME / Olympic Capacity — 12,000 Born: 18.03.53 – Oslo Born: 30.06.61 – Oslo The Bolshoy Ice Dome was designed to resemble a frozen drop of water. The exterior glass panels Residence: Oslo Residence: Oslo become transparent at night, enabling people to see the interior. The word “Bolshoy”, meaning “big” Team Leader/Directorate member Ass Coach in Russian, is instantly recognizable to many people and has a strong association with Russia — the nd rd 2 OG as Team Official Bolshoy Theatre, the traditions of the Russian school of ballet, figure skating and ice hockey. 3 OG as Team Official (SOCHI 2014)

The reigning Olympic champions awaits in the opening match

For the 11th time Norway has qualified World Championships’ top division, for the Olympics in ice hockey. The which will be played in Belarus in May. very first time was as a host nation in Even though ice hockey is the second 1952 despite the fact that the sport has most popular team event in Norway been part of the Olympic programme after football regarding spectators, it is since the Summer Olympics in Antwerp still a minor sport. 1920. Of the 61 matches played Norway Alcén, Per-Erik Mathisrud, Bjørn has won 14, drawn five and lost 42. In There are currently almost 12,000 Born: 02.11.59 – Ockelbo, SWE Born: 21.01.57 – Oslo Sochi Norway will play the opening members of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Residence: Sandviken, SWE Residence: Oslo match against the reigning Olympic Association. There are only 45 indoor Goalie Coach General Manger - Team st Champions Canada on the February 13. rinks in the country in total and only st 1 OG as Team Official two north of Trondheim. The first 1 OG as Team Official Ice hockey first came to Norway indoor arena in in the interwar years. “Trygg” was opened in Tromsø in 2010. the first club, founded in 1932. The first showcase match between two Of the 25 players at the Norwegian Norwegian teams took place a year Olympic ice hockey team ten are later in front his Royal Highness playing in Sweden, eight in Norway, King Haakon VII and 12,000 two in Russia and the and spectators during the World Skating one in Belarus, Finland and . Championships in Trondheim. The Mats Zuccarello (New York Rangers, Norwegian Ice Hockey Association was NHL) and Patrick Thoresen (SKA St founded in 1934 with representatives Petersburg, KHL) are currently the from ten different clubs. hottest Norwegian stars. Salsten, Petter Johansen, Roy Born: 11.03.65 – Oslo Norway’s World Championships debut More info: www.hockey.no Born: 27.04.60 – Oslo Residence: Hamar was in London in 1937. The team was Residence: Oslo Video Analysis beaten 7-0 by Czechoslovakia. Since Head Coach 2nd OG as Team Official then Norway has competed in 28 World 2nd OG as Team Official Athlete in three OG (1988, 1992 and Championships, and for the eighth year Athlete in three OG (1984, 1988 and 1994) 1994) and six times in WCh A-group running, Norway has qualified for the 61 matches in OG and WCh 92 matches in OG and WCh ICE HOCKEY ICE HOCKEY 66 67

ATHLETES Born: 26.07.92 – Oslo Residence: Oslo GOALIES Height: 190 cm Civil Status: Single Occupation: Hockey player Hobby: Family and friends Favourite music: House and Hip Hop Favourite film: - Favourite book genre: Sport Favourite food: Steak Greatest sport moment: Won the Div 1 Jøstne, Tom Søberg, Steffen Kent Championship with U-18 and U-20 Born: 08.03.66 – Gjøvik Club: Vålerenga IF Sport idol: - Residence: Lillehammer Previous clubs: Manglerud/Star, Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Video Analysis Vålerenga Swedish nd 2 OG as Team Official Haugen, Lars Born: 06.08.93 – Oslo Previous results: Dinamo , BLR Club: Residence: Oslo WCh: 2012: Quarter Final (8), 2013: 10 Vålerenga, Manglerud/ Previous clubs: Height: 180 cm NCh: 1, Mestis Championship: 1 Star, Leksand, Sparta Sarpsborg, Civil Status: - Official matches for Norway (OG and Lørenskog, Shakhter Soligorsk, Yunost Occupation: Hockey player WCh): 14 (debut 04.05.12 vs. SWE) Minsk Hobby: Golf Born: 19.03.87 – Oslo Favourite music: Rock Residence: Oslo, Minsk, BLR Favourite film: Rambo First blood 184 cm Height: Favourite book genre: - DEFENDERS Civil Status: Single Favourite food: Steak Occupation: Hockey player Greatest sport moment: Drafted by Hobbies: Movies, books and languages Wasington Capitals and promoted with Favourite music: Rock and Hip/Hop U-20 National team Favourite film: Forrest Gump/ The Dark Sport idol: - Glosli, Bjørn Knight Languages spoken: Norwegian, English 14.09.50 – Fredrikstad Born: Favourite book genre: Thriller Fiction/ Previous results: Fredrikstad Residence: Biographies WCh: 2013: 10 Equipment Favourite food: Salmon, steak NCh: 2 1st OG as Team Official Greatest sport moment: Bjørn Dæhlie, Official matches for Norway (OG and Lillehammer, Olympics 1994 WCh): 1 (debut 08.05.13 vs. SWE) Sport idol: Jim Marthinsen and Bjørn Dæhlie Bonsaksen, Alexander Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Club: Vålerenga IF and some Russian Previous clubs: Modo, , Rögle Previous results: Born: 24.01.87 – Oslo WCh: 2011: Quarter Final (6), 2012: Residence: Oslo Quarter Final (8), 2013: 10 Height: 180cm Official matches for Norway (OG and Civil Status: In a relationship WCh): 22 (debut 30.04.11 vs. SWE) Occupation: Hockey player Hobbies: Golf, tennis, soccer Favourite music: I listen to everything Gladiator Karlsson, Nicklas Favourite film: - Born: 26.05.73 – , SWE Favourite book genre: Norwegian Christmas Residence: Luganoa, SUI Favourite food: Volden, Lars food Equipment Club: Espoo Blues, FIN 1st OG as Team Official Greatest sport moment: Promotion to Previous clubs: Manglerud/Star, SHL with Rögle in 2011/12 Stavanger, Jokipojat Sport idol: Bård Sørlie, ICE HOCKEY ICE HOCKEY 68 69

Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Residence: , SWE Swedish Height: 187cm Previous results: Civil Status: Married, two kids OG: 2010: 10 Occupation: Hockey player WCh: 2009: 11, 2010: 9, 2011: Quarter Hobbies: Golf and other sports Final (6), 2012: Quarter Final (8), 2013: 10 Favourite music: Classic rock NCh: 2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09 Favourite film: Inception Official matches for Norway (OG and Favourite book genre: Crime WCh): 41 (debut 05.02.09 vs. KAZ) Favourite food: Steak Greatest sport moment: Olympics in Lillehammer 94, my own is my first NHL Solberg, Henrik Sørvik, Daniel game with Columbus Blue Jackets. Club: Club: Vålerenga IF Sport idol: Henrik Stenson Previous clubs: Lillehammer, Trondheim Previous club: Furuset Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Born: 15.04.87 – Trondheim Born: 11.03.90 – Oslo Previous results: Residence: Stavanger Residence: Rasta OG: 2010: 10 Height: 189 cm Height: 183 cm WCh: 2005 1 (Div. 1), 2010: 9, 2011: Civil Status: Cohabitant Civil Status: Girlfriend Quarter Final (6), 2012: Quarter Final Occupation: Hockey player Occupation: Hockey player (8), 2013: 10 Hobby: Hockey Hobby: Sport NCh jr: Gold medal with NTG Favourite music: Paperboys Favourite music: Heavy Metal, Metallica Lillehammer Favourite film: “Flåklypa Grand Prix” Favourite film: Die Hard Official matches for Norway (OG and (1975) Favourite book genre: Fantasy WCh): 36 (debut 12.04.04 vs. NED) Holøs, Jonas Favourite book genre: - Favourite food: Pizza Club: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, RUS Favourite food: Tenderloin Greatest sport moment: Manchester Previous clubs: Sparta Sarpsborg, Greatest sport moment: Thor Hushovd United – treble 1998/99 Färjestad, Avalanche, Lake – Tour de 2011, WCh 2010 Sport idol: Niklas Lidström Erie Monsters, Växsjö Lakers Sport idol: Roar Strand Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Born: 27.08.87 – Sarpsborg Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Previous results: Residence: Yaroslavl, RUS Previous results: WCh: 2013: 10 Height: 180cm WCh: 2010: 9, 2012: Quarter Final (8), Official matches for Norway (OG and Civil Status: Cohabitant 2013: 10 WCh): 6 (debut 04.05.13 vs. SLO) Occupation: Ice hockey player NCh: 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13 Hobby: - Official matches for Norway (OG and Favourite music: - WCh): 18 (debut 09.05.10 vs. SWE) Favourite film: The Shawshank Redemption Favourite book genre: Crime Trygg, Mats Favourite food: Taco Club: Lørenskog IK Greatest sport moment: Swedish Previous clubs: Spektrum Flyers, Champion Manglerud/Star, Färjestad, Iserlohn Sport idol: - Roosters, Kölner Haie, Hamburg Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Freezers, HV71 Swedish Born: 01.06.76 – Oslo Previous results: Residence: Oslo OG: 2010: 10 Height: 179 cm WCh: 2006: 11, 2007: 14, 2008: 8, 2009: Tollefsen, Ole-Kristian Civil Status: Girlfriend 11, 2010: 9, 2011: Quarter Final (6), 2012: Club: Färjestad BK, SWE Occupation: Hockey player Quarter Final (8), 2013: 10 Previous clubs: Lillehammer, Brandon Hobbies: Fishing, sports Official matches for Norway (OG and Wheat Kings, Syracuse Crunch, Dayton Favourite music: Anything goes WCh): 60 (debut 05.05.06 vs. USA) Bombers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Favourite film: Wedding Crashers Grand Rapids Griffins, Modo Favourite book genre: Autobiography Born: 29.03.84 – Oslo Favourite food: Steak ICE HOCKEY ICE HOCKEY 70 71

Greatest sport moment: Vancouver FORWARDS Olympics Sport idol: Diego Maradona Languages spoken: Norwegain, English, German Previous results: OG: 2010: 10 WCh: 1998: 5 (B), 1999: 12, 2000: 10, 2001: 15, 2002: 3 (1-B), 2003: 2 (1-B), 2004: 2 (1-A), 2005: 1 (1-A), 2006: 11, 2007: 14, 2008: 8, 2009: 11, 2012: Quarter Final (8), 2013: 10 Bastiansen, Anders Dahlstrøm, Robin Official matches for Norway (OG and Club: Färjestad, SWE Club: Ørebro, SWE WCh): 112 (debut 06.02.97 vs. KAZ) Ask, Morten Born: 31.10.80 – Asker Born: 29.01.88 – Oslo Club: Vålerenga IF Residence: Karlstad, SWE Residence: Ørebro, SWE Previous clubs: Height: 190 cm Height: 183 cm Born: 14.05.80 – Oslo Civil Status: Cohabitant Civil Status: Cohabitant Residence: Oslo Occupation: Hockey player Occupation: Hockey player Height: 185 cm Hobby: Golf Hobby: Sports Civil Status: Married Favourite music: Listen to almost Favourite music: Hip Hop, House Occupation: Hockey Player everything Favourite film: - Hobbies: Golf, tennis Favourite film: Man on Fire Favourite book genre: Thriller Favourite music: Listens to everything Favourite book genre: Jo Nesbø Favourite food: Steak Favourite film: Hangover Favourite food: Pizza Greatest sport moment: Gold Medal Favourite book genre: Mystery Greatest sport moment: Swedish Norwegian Championship 2011 Favourite food: Sushi, Steak Champ. with Färjestad Sport idol: - Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Sport idol: Mario Lemieux Languages spoken: Norwegian, English German Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Previous results: Ødegaard Henrik Previous results: Previous results: Wch: 2013: 10 Club: Wolves, USA WCh: 2001: 15, 2002: 3 (1-B), 2005: 1 OG: 2010: 10 NCh: Gold Medal 2011, Silver Medal 2008 Previous clubs: Frisk Asker, Sparta (1-A), 2006: 11, 2007: 14, 2008: 8, 2009: WCh: 2005: 1 (1-A), 2006: 11, 2007: 14, Official matches for Norway (OG and Sarpsborg 11, 2011: Quarter Final (6), 2012: Quarter 2008: 8, 2009: 11, 2010: 9, 2011: Quarter WCh): 5 (debut 07.05.13 vs. CAN) Born: 12.02.88 – Oslo Final (8), 2013: 10 Final (6), 2012: Quarter Final (8), 2013: 10 Residence: Oslo NCh: 4 x Gold Medals WCh: Height: 180 cm Official matches for Norway (OG and NCh: 1 Gold Medal Civil Status: - WCh): 72 (debut 08.02.01 vs. GER) Swedish Champion: 2 Gold Medals Occupation: Hockey player Official matches for Norway (OG and Hobby: Golf WCh): 71 (debut 11.11.04 vs. CHN) Favourite music: Rock and House Favourite film: Wedding Crashers Favourite book genre: Biography Favourite food: Steak Greatest sport moment: 2008 Wimbledon Final: Federer vs. Nadal Sport idol: Wayne Gretzky Languages spoken: Norwegian, English WCh: 2008: 8, 2013: 10 Forsberg, Kristian Official matches for Norway (OG and Club: Modo Hockey, SWE WCh): 14 (debut 03.05.08 vs. SVK) Previous clubs: Furuset, Storhamar Born: 05.05.86 – Oslo Residence: Örnskjöldsvik, SWE Height: 184cm Civil Status: Girlfriend ICE HOCKEY ICE HOCKEY 72 73

Occupation: Hockey player OG: 2010: 10 Augsburger Panther, Rockford IceHogs Hobby: Golf WCh: 2000: 10, 2001: 15, 2002: 3 (1-B), Born: 01.02.86 – Oslo Favourite music: Hip Hop 2003: 2 (1-B), 2004: 2 (1-A), 2005: 1 Residence: Göteborg, SWE Favourite film: Shawshank Redemption (1-A), 2006: 11, 2007: 14, 2008: 8, 2009: Height: 178 cm Favourite book genre: Thriller 11, 2010: 9, 2011: Quarter Final (6), 2012: Civil Status: Cohabitant Favourite food: Steak Quarter Final (8), 2013: 10 Occupation: Hockey player Greatest sport moment: Olympics in NCh: 2 x Gold Medals Hobby: Skiing Vancouver 2010 Swedish Champion: 1 x Gold Medal Favourite music: Different kind of Sport idol: Alexander Bonsaksen Official matches for Norway (OG and music Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, WCh): 99 (debut 11.11.99 vs. FRA) Favourite film: Be Cool Swedish Favourite book genre: Crime Previous results: Olimb, Ken André Favourite food: Sushi OG: 2010: 10 Club: Düsseldorf EG, GER Greatest sport moment: NCh Gold WCh: 2007: 14, 2008: 8, 2009: 11, 2010: Previous clubs: Vålerenga, Frisk Asker, Medal with Vålerenga and quarter finals 9, 2011: Quarter Final (6), 2012: Quarter Leksand, BIK Karlskoga in the WCh Final (8), 2013: 10 Born: 21.01.89 – Oslo Sport idol: Lasse Kjus NCh: Gold Medal 2008 Residence: Düsseldorf, GER Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Official matches for Norway (OG and Height: 178 cm Previous results: WCh): 51 (debut 28.04.07 vs. SVK) Civil Status: Girlfriend OG: 2010: 10 Occupation: Hockey player WCh: 2007: 14, 2008: 8, 2010: 9, 2011: Hobbies: Golf, tennis Quarter Final (6), 2012: Quarter Final Favourite music: Michael Jackson (8), 2013: 10 Favourite film: - NCh: 2 x Gold Medal Favourite book genre: Crime Official matches for Norway (OG and Holtet, Marius Favourite food: Sushi and taco WCh): 47 (debut 28.04.07 vs. SVK) Club: Färjestad BK, SWE Greatest sport moment: - Previous clubs: BIK Karlskoga, Skåre Sport idol: Rafel Nadal BK, Houston Aeros, Louisiana IceGators, Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Iowa Stars Swedish Born: 31.08.84 – Hamar Previous results: Residence: Karlstad, SWE WCh: 2010: 9, 2011: Quarter Final (6), Height: 186 cm 2012: Quarter Final (8), 2013: 10 Civil Status: Married NCh: 1 x Gold Medal Hansen, Mads Occupation: Hockey player Official matches for Norway (OG and Club: Storhamar Dragons Hobby: Golf WCh): 28 (debut 09.05.10 vs. SWE) Previous clubs: Manglerud/Star, Favourite music: Random Vålerenga, Hammarby, Oskarshamn, Favourite film: Braveheart Brynäs Favourite book genre: Born: 16.09.78 – Oslo Favourite food: Fermented Trout Residence: Hamar Greatest sport moment: Swedish Gold Olsen, Mats Roseli Height: 186 cm Medal 2011 Club: Frölunda Indians, SWE Civil Status: Married Sport idol: - Previous clubs: Furuset, Vålerenga Occupation: - Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Born: 29.04.91 – Oslo Hobbies: - Swedish Residence: Oslo Favourite music: - Previous results: Height: 180 cm Favourite film: - OG: 2010: 10 Civil Status: Single Favourite book genre: - WCh: 2003: 2 (1-B), 2006: 11, 2008: 8, Occupation: Hockey player Favourite food: - 2009: 11, 2010: 9, 2011: Quarter Final (6), Hobby: Football Greatest sport moment: Swedish 2012: Quarter Final (8), 2013: 10 Favourite music: RnB, House Champion 2012 Swedish Champion: 2 x Gold Medals Olimb, Mathis Favourite film: The Shawshank Sport idol: Mats Trygg Official matches for Norway (OG and Club: Frölunda Indians, SWE Redemption Languages spoken: Norwegian, English WCh): 50 (debut 14.04.03 vs. CRO) Previous clubs: Vålerenga, Manglerud/ Favourite book genre: Biographys Previous results: Star, London Knights, Sarnia Sting, Favourite food: Steak ICE HOCKEY ICE HOCKEY 74 75

Greatest sport moment: Reach the Quarter Final in the WCh in Stockholm 2012 Sport idol: Zinedine Zidane, Michael Jordan Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Previous results: OG: 2010: 10 WCh: 2012: Quarter Final (8), 2013: 10 Official matches for Norway (OG and WCh): 7 (debut 04.05.12 vs. SWE) Røymark, Martin Skrøder Per-Åge Thoresen, Patrick Club: Färjestad BK, SWE Club: Modo Hockey, SWE Club: SKA St Petersburg, RUS Previous clubs: Manglerud/Star, Sparta Previous clubs: Sparta Sarpsborg, Previous clubs: Storhamar, Moncton Sarpsborg, Frölunda, Timrå Lillehammer, Frölunda, Linköping, HV71, Wildcats, Baie-Comeay Drakkar, Born: 10.11.86 – Oslo Södertälje, Modo Mörrums GoIS, Djurgården, EC Residence: Karlstad, SWE Born: 04.08.78 – Sarpsborg Salzburg, , Wilkes- Height: 184 cm Residence: Örnsköldsvik, SWE Barre Scranton Penguins, Sprinfield Civil Status: Girlfriend Height: 180 cm Falcons, , Salvat Occupation: Hockey player Civil Status: Married - 3 Children Yulaev Ufa Hobby: Golf Occupation: Hockey player Born: 07.11.83 – Oslo Favourite music: - Hobbies: My Kids, CEO Skröder Sport Residence: Norsk Favourite film: Gladiator Favourite music: U2,Takida Height: 180 cm Favourite book genre: Crime Favourite film: The Shawshank Civil Status: Married Favourite food: - Redemption Occupation: Hockey player Roest, Niklas Greatest sport moment: Olympics Favourite book genre: Everything with Hobby: Golf Club: BIK Karlskoga, SWE Vancouver 2010 Jo Nesbø Favourite music: All kinds of music Previous clubs: Manglerud/Star, Sparta Sport idol: Mario Lemieux Favourite food: Taco Favourite film:The Shawshank Sarpsborg Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Greatest sport moment: Norway- Redemption Born: 03.08.86 – Oslo Previous results: Sweden 5-4 WCh 2011 in Slovakia Favourite book genre: Millennium Residence: Karlskoga, SWE and OG: 2010: 10 Sport idol: Mario Lemieux Trilogy Sarpsborg WCh: 2008: 8, 2010: 9, 2011: Quarter Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Favourite food: Pasta and meat sauce Height: 173 cm Final (6), 2012: Quarter Final (8), 2013: German, Swedish Greatest sport moment: When Norway Civil Status: Girlfriend 10 Previous results: beat Sweden in 2011 WCh Occupation: Hockey player Official matches for Norway (OG and OG: 2010: 10 Sport idol: Peter Forsberg and Espen Hobby: Sports WCh): 48 (debut 03.05.08 vs. SVK) WCh: 1998: 5 (B), 1999: 12, 2000: 10, Knutsen Favourite music: Top 40 2002: 3 (1-B), 2003: 2 (1-B), 2004: 2 Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Favourite film: Semi Pro (1-A), 2006: 11, 2007: 14, 2008: 8, 2009: Swedish Favourite book genre: Biography 11, 2011: Quarter Final (6), 2012: Quarter Previous results: Favourite food: Steak Final (8), 2013: 10 OG: 2010: 10 Greatest sport moment: Norwegian Swedish Champion: 2 x Gold Medals WCh: 2004: 2 (1-A), 2005: 1 (1-A), Champions Official matches for Norway (OG and 2006: 11, 2007: 14, 2009: 11, 2010: 9, Sport idol: Kjetil Andre Aamodt WCh): 102 (debut 26.04.97 vs. CAN) 2011: Quarter Final (6), 2012: Quarter Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Final (8), 2013: 10 Previous results: NCh: 1 x Gold Medal WCh: 2013: 10 Other: 1 x KHL Champion, All Star Team NCh: 1 x Gold Medal in 2012 WCh Official matches for Norway (OG and Official matches for Norway (OG and WCh): 7 (debut 04.05.13 vs. SVK) WCh): 61 (debut 12.04.04 vs. NED) ICE HOCKEY LUGE 76 77

Zuccarello, Mats Olden, Sondre Club: New York Rangers NHL, USA Club: Vålerenga Hockey Previous clubs: Frisk Asker, Modo Previous clubs: Manglerud/Star, Modo, SANKI SLIDING CENTER / Olympic Capacity — 5,000 Sanki Sliding Center’s highest point at the start line is 836 meters above sea level, its lowest point is at Connecticut Whale, Metallurg Erie Otters 704 meters above sea level, and the finish line is 711.5 meters above sea level. The 1,184-meter course, Magnitogorsk Born: 29.08.92 – Oslo which features 17 curves, is the longest and among the safest in the world, with three ascent sections. Born: 01.09.87 – Oslo Residence: Oslo (SOCHI 2014) Residence: USA-NYC and Oslo Height: 194 cm Height: 172 cm Civil Status: Single Civil Status: Single Occupation: Hockey player Occupation: Hockey player Hobbies: Golf, skiing Luge – a sport with traditions in Norway Hobbies: Golf, tennis Favourite music: Avicii Favourite music: Lumineers Favourite film: Stepbrothers Norway has a long tradition in luge, and The Norwegian team consists of three Favourite film: Gladiator Favourite book genre: I don’t read in the 1920s it was even considered to childhood friends from Oslo having Favourite book genre: Zlatan books be one of the most popular sports in developed in fierce competition with Favourite food: Taco Favourite food: Taco the country. Anton Salvesen was the each other. This has led to Jo Alexander Greatest sport moment: Greatest sport moment: When I got first Norwegian World Champion in Koppang being one of the fastest to Olympic Games Vancouver 2010 drafted and selected to the Olympics luge in 1955, when the competition was start in the world. Thor Haug Nørbech Sport idol: Peter Forsberg Sport idol: Peter Forsberg and Evgeni held in Oslo. In the last decades the is also a fast starter and might even be Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Malkin - ice hockey players sport’s popularity has decreased, but better when it comes to accelerating Swedish Languages spoken: Norwegian, English. the trend seems to be shifting with an down the track and utilising the Previous results: Previous results: increased number of athletes recruited. G-force. Tønnes Stang Rolfsen’s OG: 2010: 10 NCh: 1 x Gold Medal strength is in finding the best lines in WCh: 2008: Quarter Final (8), 2009: 11, Others: Drafted to Toronto Maple Leafs. Luge was included in the Olympic the track. 2010: 9 Official matches for Norway (OG and Program for the first time in 1964 in NCh: 2 x Gold Medals WCh): 0 Innsbruck. Those Games are so far the More info: www.nabsf.no Others: 2009/10: SHL Most points most successful for the Norwegian by foreigner (64), SHL Most valuable Luge Federation with Rolf Gregers player ”Gold Helmet”, 2011/12: AHL Strøm placing fourth. All-star Game Official matches for Norway (OG and Luge is a discipline demanding years of WCh): 26 (debut 03.05.08 vs. SVK) training to be able to control and drive a sled tuned for high speed. The start is technically challenging and large amounts of explosive power is needed to get the athlete shooting off the start handles before laying down on his/her back. The main challenge is to find the ideal line in each curve to increase the acceleration. LUGE LUGE 78 79

ATHLETES Hobbies: Film, books, football, volleyball Favourite music: Rock, chill out Favourite film: Pulp Fiction Favourite book genre: Crime, science fiction Favourite food: Pasta/pizza Greatest sport moment: Norway’s 2-1 win over Brazil football-WC 1988 Sport idol: Ole Gunnar Solskjær Languages spoken: English Walden, Bengt Kristiansen, Arnfinn Previous results: Born: 16.04.1973 – Nacka, SWE Born: 10.12.71 – Oslo WCh: 13: 22 Residence: Lake Placid, USA Residence: Oslo Rolfsen, Tønnes Stang ECh: 13: 16 Head Coach Physical coach Club: Akeforeningen i Oslo 1st OG as Team Official 1st OG as Team Official Born: 21.01.88 – Oslo Four x participant OG (Sweden 1994, OG participant 98, 2002, bob Residence: Oslo 1998, 2002, USA 2010) Height: 186 cm Civil Status: Single Occupation: Student Hobbies: Golf, volleyball Favourite music: A bit of everything Favourite film: Forrest Gump Favourite book genre: Crime, novels Favourite food: Taco Greatest sport moment: Cross country WC Oslo 2012 Sport idol: Armin Zöggeler Languages spoken: English, a little German Koppang, Jo Alexander Previous results: Club: Akeforeningen i Oslo WCh: 12: 28 Born:10.07.88 – Oslo Wedege, Pia ECh: 13: 21 Residence: Oslo Born: 16.05.71 – Oslo Height: 180 cm Residence: Civil Status: Single Sports Chief Occupation: Student/athlete st 1 OG as Team Official Hobbies: Skiiing, volleyball, film OG participant 1994 Favourite music: Metallica Favourite film: Snatch Favourite book genre: Crime Favourite food: Pasta Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Previous results: WCh: 13: 11 ECh: 10: 18 Nørbech, Thor Haug Club: Akeforeningen i Oslo Born: 29.12.88 – Oslo Residence: Oslo Height: 175 cm Civil Status: Single Occupation: Athlete NORDIC COMBINED NORDIC COMBINED 80 81

Hammer, Kristian Haugen, Tom Idar Born: 20.03.76 – Narvik Born: 28.10.79 – Porsgrunn Residence: Råholt Residence: Brøttum RUSSKI GORKI JUMPING CENTER / Olympic Capacity — 7,500 RusSki Gorki features the latest Olympic K-95 and K-125 ski jumps. Its location at the junction of two Head Coach Head of Waxing Team nd rd ridges was chosen to ensure that the ski jumps would fit in naturally with the surrounding landscape, 2 OG as Team Official 3 OG as Waxing Personnel and to protect jumpers from side winds. (SOCHI 2014) 3 OG’s as Athlete

Strong Nordic Combined athletes ready for Sochi

The Norwegian Nordic Combined Team Jørgen Graabak and going to the Olympics in Sochi is maybe are strong and are also aiming for the strongest ever in modern times. individual medals. This season the team has performed great from the very beginning and Nordic Combined has long traditions. Norway is top of the Nations Cup with The sports discipline is often referred 571 points ahead of Germany. At the to as Norway’s show-off sport due to recent World Cup in Chaux Neuve, the combination of ski jumping and Belsvik, Idar Terje Norway took the entire 346 total points cross-country skiing. But unfortunately Ingebrigtsen, Bjørn Kåre Born: 23.06.59 – Rognes with a triple victory and another three Norway has not won any indivual or Born: 26.11.79 – Trondheim Residence: Rognes athletes in the top nine. Never before team gold medals since the Olympics Residence: Trondheim Waxing Personnel nd has one nation gained so many points in Nagano in 1998. ’s Coach – Ski Jumping & Cross Country 2 OG as Waxing Personnel st in a single contest. results in Nagano showed he is one of 1 OG as Coach the greatest Nordic Combined athletes Every single athlete in the Norwegian of all time. Nordic Combined Team has had at least one individual podium appearance With no Olympic gold medals for 14 so far this season. After 12 World Cup years the Nordic Combined squad is races so far this season Norway’s focused on winning and continuing the results are 15 individual podiums and strong traditions of the sport in the four Team Competition podiums. Olympics in Sochi. It’s time to win the gold and take it back home to Norway and Håvard Klemetsen again! will both compete in the Olympics for the third time. Moan is the only one More info: www.skiforbundet.no Ryen, Kåre Håkon in the team with individual Olympic Huber, Nik Born: 14.05.80 – Kongsberg medals; he won silver and bronze in Born: 17.07.69 – Bad Ischl, AUT Residence: Brøttum Turin 2006. The experienced, but still Residence: Tauplitz, AUT Waxing Personnel young Mikko Kokslien will participate Coach – Ski Jumping Nordic Combined 1st OG as Waxing Personnel for his second time and is ready for 1st OG as Coach Olympic medals. Our Olympic rookies

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Seljeset, Johnny Ståle Moan, Magnus Hovdal Krog, Magnus Born: 15.05.72 – Ålesund Club: Byåsen IL Club: Høydalsmo IL Residence: Hornindal Kokslien, Mikko Born: 26.08.83 – Lillehammer Born: 19.03.87 – Porsgrunn Waxing Personnel Club: Søre Ål Idrettslag Residence: Trondheim Residence: Trondheim 3rd OG as Waxing Personnel Born: 10.03.85 – Lillehammer Height: 190 cm Height: 187 cm Residence: Lillehammer Civil Status: Married Hobbies: Skitouring, slope style skiing, Height: 186cm Occupation: Athlete fishing Civil Status: Single Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, golf, biking, Favourite music: Pop, RnB Occupation: Nordic Combined Athlete motorbikes Favourite film: Avatar Hobbies: Backcountry Skiing, Scuba Favourite music: Hellbillies, Metallica Favourite book genre: Jo Nesbø - diving, golf, hiking Favourite food: Fish Crime Favourite music: Reggae, Rock, Singer/ Greatest sports moment: First Favourite food: Taco songwriter world cup victory, Gold medal team Greatest sports moment: Winning in Favourite film: One Flew Over the 2005 Kuusamo in 2011 Cuckoo’s Nest Sports idol: Susann Pettersen Sports idol: , Favourite book genre: Lifestyle, Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Tom Wallisch, Torstein Horgmo, Zlatan philosophy Previous results: Ibrahimovic Favourite food: Seafood OG’06: 2 – Sprint 7,5k, 3 – Individual Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Enger, Erling Rolland Greatest sports moment: 1st WC Victory Gundersen 15k German 29.12.79 – Kongsberg Born: 04.12.10 at Lillehammer and AC WCh’09: 3 – Team. 07: 2 – Sprint, 3 Previous results: Hokksund Residence: vs. Liverpool, Champions League 2005 – Individual Gundersen. 05: 1 – Team WCh’13: 10 - K95,10k Gundersen, 2 - Waxing Personnel Istanbul Silver, 2 – Sprint K95, 4x5k Team 1st OG as Waxing Personell Sports idol: Michael Jordan NCh: 5 times Norwegian Champion NCh’13: 1 Languages spoken: Norwegian, Finnish, WC: 14 victories Personal records: 145 m Kuusamo. English and a bit German Freshwater trout - 3 Kilos. Previous results: Soccer tricking – 973. Best slopestyle OG’10: 39 – Gundersen LH 10k, 32 – trick - underflip 7. Gundersen NH 10k WCh’11: 3 – Team 09: 3 – Team NCh: 5 individual gold medals WC: 5 victories NORDIC COMBINED SKI JUMPING 84 85

Klemetsen, Håvard Graabak, Jørgen Nyland Club: Kautokeino IL Club: Byåsen IL Born: 05.01.79 – Kautokeino Born: 26.04.1991 – Trondheim RUSSKI GORKI JUMPING CENTER / Olympic Capacity — 7,500 Residence: Trondheim Residence: Trondheim RusSki Gorki features the latest Olympic K-95 and K-125 ski jumps. Its location at the junction of two Height: 181 cm Height: 185 cm ridges was chosen to ensure that the ski jumps would fit in naturally with the surrounding landscape, Civil Status: Cohabitant Civil Status: Single and to protect jumpers from side winds. (SOCHI 2014) Occupation: Nordic Combined athlete Occupation: Nordic Combined Athlete Hobbies: Football, hunting, snooker, Hobbies: Hiking, football, reading sports in general Favourite music: EMINEM, Volbeat Favourite music: Bruce Springsteen Favourite film: Shawshank redemption Women to compete for the first time in Olympics Favourite film: Kill Buljo and Død snø Favourite book genre: Pop-science, Favourite book genre: Good and thriller In Norway there are always high expec- Many Norwegians have won medals interesting biographies Favourite food: Tacos tations for the Norwegian ski jumpers, since the first Olympic Winter Games Favourite food: My Mother’s Pizza Greatest sports moment: Michael and they are known for performing at in Chamonix in 1924. This means Greatest sports moment: Winning Phelps, 2008, 8 gold medals a high level in a Championship. Besides Norwegian ski jumpers have a proud WC for teams in Oberstdorf 2005 and Sports idol: Aksel Lund Svindal from the Olympics in Vancouver, when tradition to take care of when they Liverpool F.C. winning the Champions Languages spoken: Norwegian, they only won a bronze medal in the arrive in Sochi. League same year. Swedish, Danish, English and Spanish team competition, there are many great Sports idol: Bjørn Wirkola and Steven Previous results: wins. ’s victory in the From Jacob Tulin Thamshavn’s victory Gerrard WCh’13: 2 – Relay, 38 – Individual normal hill at the World Championships in 1924, and until Norway’s home Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, NCh’12: 1 – Individual, 2 - Relay 11: 2 - in Val di Fiemme last season is one games in Oslo in 1952, the Norwegians Sami and a bit German Relay example. Bardal also won the World were dominating the sport. Previous results: WC: 3 podiums; 2011, 2012 and 2013 Cup overall in the 2011/2012 season. is maybe the greatest Olympic legend OG’06: 20 – Sprint, 40 Individual An impressive achievement, and he is a of them all. In modern Olympic history Gundersen strong contender for medals in Sochi. ’s gold and silver WCh’13: 2 – Team, 5 – Individual medals that he won on home soil at the Gundersen 11: Two bronze medals Team, Anders Jacobsen is back after injuring Lillehammer Olympics in 1994, and Lars 4 – Individual Gundersen. 07: 3 – Team. his knee in last season. He has Bystøl’s gold medal at the Olympics in 05: 1 – Team. convincingly improved and the former Turin in 2006 are the highlights. NCh: 2 golds and 10 individual medal winner of the will therefore be one of the contenders in In Sochi female jumpers will compete the Olympics in Sochi. In addition there for the first time ever in the Olympics. are several athletes in the squad who A chance they have fought for over can make it to the top having done years lead by (did not strong preparations and a lot of hard qualify for the Olympics) who has work and dedication over the recent been the foremost ambassador for the seasons. Norwegian Ski Jumping girls. She has worked enthusiastically to get girls to Head coach Alexander Stöckl has the ski jumping hills in Norway. gained a lot of praise after he started his job in 2011. The 40-year-old Austrian More info: www.skiforbundet.no has become very popular in Norway. SKI JUMPING SKI JUMPING 86 87

Bråthen, Clas Brede Brevig, Magnus Herland, Claes-Tommy Vilberg, Andreas Born: 28.11.68 – Mjøndalen Born: 02.12.83 – Enebakk Born: 04.11.71 – Sarpsborg Born: 14.11.85 – Bærum Residence: Mjøndalen Birthplace: Lørenskog sykehus Residence: Residence: Lillehammer Sport Director Residence: Oslo Leader Service Man 3rd OG Assistant Coach – Men 1st OG as Team Official 1st OG as Team Official Ski jumper on international level from 1st OG as Coach Former ski jumper 1984-1996

Kalfoss, Per Elias Meyer, Christian Born: 30.07.72 – Elverum Hörl, Thomas Born: 22.10.77 – Orkdal Residence: Oslo Born: 20.08.81 – Saalfelden, AUT Stöckl, Alexander Residence: Hundhammeren, Malvik Assistant Coach – Women Residence: Saalfelden, AUT Born: 11.12.73 – Innsbruck, AUT Head Coach – Women 1st OG as Coach Service Man Residence: Oslo 1st OG as Head Coach Competing in Nordic Combined until 1st OG as Team Official Head Coach – Men International ski jumper 1995-2004, 1996, Chief of competition WC Ski Former World Record holder in 1st OG as Head Coach coach for the national women team Jumping, Holmenkollen, Oslo 3rd season for Norway. Coach for the since 2011 Junior National Team of Austria. 3 times Gold Medal Team Junior WCS. 2 Times Gold Individ. Junior WCS. Coach at Ski Gymnasium Stams Austria from 2000 until 2011 SKI JUMPING SKI JUMPING 88 89

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Fannemel, Anders Velta, Rune Jacobsen, Anders Club: Hornindal IL Club: Lommedalens IL Club: Ringkollen Skiklubb Bardal, Anders Born: 13.05.91 – Hornindal Born: 19.07.89 – Bærum Born: 17.02.85 –Hønefoss Club: Skiklubb Residence: Lillehammer Residence: Oslo Residence: Hønefoss Born: 24.08.82 – Levanger Height: 169 cm Height: 178 cm Height: 174 cm Residence: Trondheim Civil Status: Single Civil Status: Girlfriend Civil Status: Married Height: 186cm Occupation: Ski jumper Occupation: Ski jumper Occupation: Ski Jumper Civil Status: Married to Ingrid, two Hobby: Skydiving Hobby: Sport Hobbies: Family, cars, nature children Favourite music: Rock/pop and Hip Favourite music: Rock - Metallica Favourite music: - Occupation: Ski jumper hop/rap Favourite film: Catch me if you can Favourite film: - Hobbies: Friends and family Favourite film: Lord of the rings Favourite book genre: None Favourite book genre: Crime, Favourite music: Åge Aleksandersen, Favourite book genre: Adventure Favourite food: - Favourite food: Taco Bruce Springsteen Favourite food: Mom`s homemade Greatest sport moment: - Greatest sport moment: - Favourite film: - pizza and dad`s deer roast Sport idol: - Sport idol: - Favourite book genre: - Greatest sport moment: Johan Remen Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Favourite food: - Evensen 246,5m (World Record) Previous results: Previous results: Greatest sport moment: Winning the 2011 WCh: 12: 2/Ski flying OG: 10: 3/Team, 9/Normal hill, 12/ Large World Championship in Val di Fiemme Sport idol: Adam Małysz – Ski jumper WC: 13: 3 (Wisla), 2 (Planica) hill Sport idol: Roar Ljøkelsøy Languages spoken: Norwegian, English NCh: 2 times Gold Medals Team, 11: 2 WCh: 07: 2/Team, 08: 3/Team Skiflying, Languages spoken: English, some Previous results: (big hill), 13: 2 (big hill) 09: 2/Team, 3/Large hill, 10: 2/Team, 2/ German WCh Skiflying: 12: 13/Ind., 4/Team Others: Skiflying, 2/Skiflying, 11: 2/Team Previous results: Jr-WCh: 11: 3/Team, 4/Ind. Four Hill Tournament: 11 (2012), 12 NCh: 5 x Gold Medal, 1 x Team OG: 02: 9/Team, 27/K90, 25/K120, 10: NCh: 12: 2/Small hill, 3/Big hill, 13: 1/Big (2013) Others: 06/07: 1/Four Hills Tournament, 3/Team, 18/K90, 22/K120 hill, 2/Small hill Personal best: 243 m 12/13: 2/Four Hills Tournament WCh: 07: 2/Team, 09: 2/Team, 5/Small WC: 2. At Lillehammer in 2012 Personal best: 230,5meters (Planica) hill, 11: 2/Team small hill, 2/Team big hill, Personal best: 244,5m (Vikersund) 7/Big hill, 9/Small hill, 13: 1/Small hill NCh: 5 individual Gold medals Others: WC Overall winner 2011/12, 5 WC victories, 24 WC podiums after season 2012/13 Personal best: 230 meter SKI JUMPING SKI JUMPING 90 91

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Tande, Daniel-André Smeby, Helena Olsson Lundby, Maren Olstad Club: Kongsberg IF Club: Byåsen IL Club: IL Kolbukameratene Born: Narvik Jahr, Line Born: 15.11.83 – Torsby, SWE Born: 07.09.94 – Gjøvik Residence: Kongsberg Club: Vikersund IF Residence: Trondheim Residence: Lillehammer Height: 182 cm Born: 16.01.84 – Drammen Height: 164 cm Height: 173 cm Civil Status: Single Residence: Lillehammer Civil Status: Married Civil Status: Single Occupation: Ski jumper Height: 164 cm Occupation: Laboratory engineer Occupation: Athlete Hobby: Music Civil Status: Living with my boyfriend Hobbies: Ski jumping, music, books Hobbies: Sports, soccer, working as a Favourite music: AC/DC Occupation: Ski jumper and telephone Favourite music: Arabs in Aspic, Black telephone interviewer Favourite film: The Grean Mile/ The interviewer/interview leader Sabbath, Babe Ruth and 70´s rock Favourite music: Pop/ RnB Shawshank Redemption Hobby: I don’t have time for that Favourite film: Fear and Loathing in Favourite film: Home alone Favourite book genre: Hobbiten Favourite music: Pop music Las Vegas, Omen, Fletch Favourite book genre: Crime Favourite food: Chicken Chilli Masala Favourite film: Pirates of the Caribbean Favourite book genre: Crime Favourite food: Taco Greatest sport moment: - Favourite book genre: I don’t read Favourite food: Moose beef Greatest sport moment: Champions Sport idol: Birger Ruud books Greatest sport moment: My first Leauge final 04/05, between Liverpool Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Favourite food: Healthy homemade food international victory, in 1998 and AC Milan Previous results: Greatest sport moment: When Sport idol: Sport idol: WC: 14: 15th and 17th place we finally got to jump Ski flying in Languages spoken: Norwegian, Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, NCh: 14: 6th place (Large hill) Vikersund in 2004 Swedish, English, German German (little bit), Spanish(little bit) Sport idol: Usain Bolt Comments: Comeback 2013 Previous results: Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Previous results: WCh: 11: 11/Normal hill, 13: 4/Mixed-Team German WCh: 09: 16 (Liberec) WCh Jr: 12: 9 Previous results: NCh: 09: 1 WC: 12: 1/Mixed Competition WCh: 09: 9 (Liberec) Youth Olympics 2001: 2 (Voukatti, FIN) (Lilehammer), 13: 10 (Schonach) WC: 12: 4 (Zao, JPN) Others: NCh: 1 Gold Medal (2012), 1 Silver NCh: 03: 2/Small hill, 2/Big hill, 04: 3/ 98: 1 (ITL Int. Comp. Predazzo), Medal, 4 Bronze Medals Small hill, 3/Big hill, 05: 2/Small hill, 2/Big 02: 1 (FIS Grand Prix Schönwald), Personal best: 132m (Lillehammer) hill, 06: 3/Small hill, 2/Big hill, 07: 2/Small 1 (FIS Grand Prix Baiersbronn), hill, 08: 1/Small hill, 2/Big hill, 09: 2/Small 02: 1 Holmenkollen), 1 (Continental Cup hill, 2/Big hill, 10: 2/Small hill, 2/Big hill, 11: Vikersund), 1 (Continental Cup 2/Big hill, 12: 2/Small hill, 3/Big hill Vikersund), 04: 1 (Continental Cup Continental Cup (before World Cup Planica) for girls started) Personal best: 174,5m (Vikersund 2004) 05: 1 (), 08: 1 (Lillehammer), 09: 1 (Lillehammer) Personal best: 155 m SNOWBOARD SNOWBOARD 92 93

Harstad, Thomas Aunaas, Paul Born: 25.11.80 – Oslo Born: 13.12.59 – Oslo ROSA KHUTOR EXTREME PARK / Olympic Capacity — 4,000 Ham stadium – 6,250 psx stadium Residence: Oslo Residence: Lillehammer The unique snow conditions, combined with specialized courses for ski cross, slopestyle, mogul, snowboard cross, parallel giant slalom and halfpipe events will make this facility a permanent venue for Sports Chief/Head Coach Serviceman – Freestyle and Snowboard st nd staging international events. Rosa Khutor Extreme Park has two stadiums: PSX (parallel slalom, ski cross, 1 OG as Team Official 2 OG as Team Official parallel giant slalom, slopestyle, snowboard cross) and HAM (halfpipe, aerials, moguls). (SOCHI 2014)

MEN – SLOPESTYLE Snowboarders ready for Sochi

Snowboarding has actually evolved from established communities we find young surfing and skateboarding. In the late people creating their own jumps and 1970s snowboarding was introduced slopes organizing themselves. in Norway and it started at the very beginning in Molde and Oslo. Until the When snowboarding became an official mid-eighties snowboarding was banned Olympic sport for the first time in in alpine slopes, but today most ski Nagano 1998, Daniel Franck and Stine resorts own snowboarding areas. The Brun Kjeldaas won a silver medal each Grimsrud, Per Iver first international competition in Norway in the halfpipe discipline. This was Born: 21.09.83 – Lillehammer was the “Arctic Challenge” held in followed by Kjersti Buaas winning the Residence: Oslo Coach – Slopestyle and halfpipe men Sandbech, Ståle Lofoten in Northern Norway in 2000. bronze medal in Turin 2006. st In Sochi Norway is a strong candidate 1 OG as Team Official Club: BSJK, RK1 In 2012 the world’s first World Cup for an Olympic medal in snowboard Born: 03.06.93 – Bærum in Snowboard was held in Oslo Cross, parallel slalom and slopestyle. Residence: Rykkin Winter Park, Wyller, competing in the Height: 178 cm disciplines halfpipe and slopestyle. The More info: www.snowboardforbundet.no Civil Status: Single culture of snowboarding has a touch of Occupation: Athlete an “underground feel”. Its “competitive Hobbies: Surfing, skateboard, tennis, spirit” has always been toned down chess, bowling and the focus has been on having fun Favourite music: Rock and to play. Snowboarders’ concerns Favourite film: Avengers are focused on exclusivity, creativity, Favourite book genre: Movies individualism, passion and community. Favourite food: Pizza Greatest sport moment: No 1 overall Today there are about 270,000 TTR World Ranking 2012 Hylland, Sondre Sport idol: Terje Håkonsen snowboarders in Norway but only 19.05.79 – Moss Born: Languages spoken: Norwegian, English 3,700 are registered in the Norwegian Oslo Residence: Previous results: sports model. The main reason for – slopestyle women Coach Others: 13: 3 X-Games Big Air, 1 Burton this is that the environment consists 1st OG as Team Official of young people living for the “do High Fives, 12: 3 X-Games Air and Style, it yourself”-philosophy. In many 3 Dew Tour SNOWBOARD SNOWBOARD 94 95

Hobbies: Surfing, skateboarding, music WOMEN – SLOPESTYLE Favourite music: Hip hop, dubstep Favourite food: Healthy food Greatest sport moment: X-Games Big Air gold 2013 Sport idol: Petter Northug, Aksel Lund Svindal, Kelly Slater Languages spoken: English, Norwegian Previous results: Others: 13: 1 X-Games Big Air, 1 WC slopestyle, 11: X-Games Bråten, Gjermund Big Air Buaas, Kjersti Østgaard Club: Torpo Club: Vassfjellet Born: 23.10.90 – Drammen Norendal, Silje Born: 05.01.82 – Trondheim Residence: Oslo Club: KIF Snowboard Residence: Trondheim Height: 180 cm Born: 01.09.03 – Kongsberg Height: 160 cm Civil Status: Single Residence: Oslo Civil Status: Single Occupation: Snowboarder Height: 167 cm Occupation: Snowboard Athlete Hobbies: Everything else Civil Status: In a relationship Hobbies: Filming, photos & editing, Favourite music: Hip hop and house Occupation: Snowboard standup paddling, yoga, diving, cooking Favourite film: Action Favourite music: Aqua, pop & learning about food, gardening, Favourite book genre: Thriller Favourite film: Notebook, Pretty music, traveling… Favourite food: Indian Woman Favourite music: The Beatles, Bob Greatest sport moment: Is yet to be Favourite food: Norwegian taco Marley, Jack Johnson, Sondre Lerche, made Greatest sport moment: European Florence & the Machine, Feist, Band Sport idol: Tiger Woods, Roger Federer X-Games 2013 Of Horses, The XX, Of Monsters & Men Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Ulsletten, Emil Andre Sport idol: Torah Bright and Kjersti etc. etc.. Previous results: Club: Dombås Alpin and Snowboard Buaas Favourite film: Documentaries that I Others: 11: 1 Dew Tour, 13: 1 Mile High, 2 Born: 16.05.93 – Lillehammer Languages spoken: Norwegian, English learn from (Food inc, Food matters, High Roller Heavenly, 3 Toyota Big Air Residence: Dombås Previous results: Chasing Ice, The Secret, Trashed etc.) Height: 180 cm Others: 11: 2 European X-Games, 3 US & anything from Quentin Tarantino Civil Status: Single Open, 13: 1 European X-Games Favourite book genre: Spiritual Occupation: Snowboard evolution & cook books Hobbies: Snowboard, hunting, football, Favourite food: A bunch of veggies, much more seeds & nuts combined with intention Favourite music: Listen to everything, and love…and I prefer it all organic, except dubstep local and raw! Favourite film: Walk the Line Greatest sport moment: When I Favourite food: Reindeer received 3rd place at the Turin Olympics Greatest sport moment: Manchester in 2006 United won Champions League 1999 Sport idol: Anybody who follows his or Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, hers heart and has a big smile! Spanish and a little bit German Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Previous results: and some French, Italian and German WC: 13: 3 Big Air , 4 slopestyle Previous results: Horgmo, Torstein Copper Mountain OG: 02: 4 Halfpipe, 06: 3 Halfpipe, 10: Club: Vassfjellet snowboardklubb Other: 13: 1st Five-star slopestyle 22 Halfpipe 18.02.87 – Trondheim st Born: Whistler, 1 Burn River Jump Others: 08: 1 overall US Open (halfpipe, Residence: Oslo, Norway – Encinitas, slopestyle & quarterpipe), 09: 1 Overall CA, USA European Open (halfpipe & slopestyle), Height: 173 cm 10: 2 X-Games slopestyle, 12: 3 X-Games Civil Status: Single slopetyle, 13: 3 X-Games slopestyle, FIS Occupation: Snowboarder Overall Champion slopestyle

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MEN – SNOWBOARD CROSS Civil Status: Boyfriend Occupation: Snowboarder Hobbies: Snowboarding and other fun activities. Spending time with friends and family Favourite music: You’ll find everything in my music library Favourite film: If I have to name one: The Shawshank Redemption Favourite book genre: Historic novels or humoristic books with fun language Favourite food: Pancakes Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Sivertzen, Stian Previous results: KIF Snowboard ADLER ARENA SKATING CENTER / Olympic Capacity — 8,000 Club: WCh: 13: 3 SBX 28.03.89 – Drammen The Adler Arena Skating Center has two competition tracks and one training track. The building is Born: Other: 13: 3 WC Montafon, Lake Louis 25 m high and 274 m long, the equivalent of three football fields laid end-to-end. The overall area of Residence: Kongsberg the three tracks is equivalent to three ice hockey rinks. (SOCHI 2014) Height: 194 cm Civil Status: Single Snowboarding Occupation: WOMEN – PARALLEL SLALOM Hobbies: Snowboarding, surfing, Great traditions in Norwegian speed skating underwater rugby, Frisbee golf Favourite music: Listen to all kinds of Starting with Axel Paulsen becoming In Sochi Norway has qualified for music the “Amateur Champion of the World” both men and women’s team pursuit Favourite film: Action in 1884 there is no doubt Norway has where eight nations will compete. In Favourite food: Pizza long and great traditions in speed the individual disciplines Norway has Greatest sport moment: WSC - 13 skating. Paulsen was followed by the several medal candidates. Håvard Languages spoken: Norwegian, English most winning Norwegian Olympian Bøkko will defend his Olympic medal Previous results: ever, , as well as in the 1500 m. Head Coach and OG: 10: 24 SBX the leading personality of the 1952 former Olympian Jarle Pedersen’s WCh: 13: 3 SBX Olympics, Hjalmar “Hjallis” Andersen, son Sverre Lunde Pedersen is one of JWCh: 07: 1 nicknamed “King Happy”. It is 30 years the contenders in both the 1500 m Others: 09: 3 X-Games Engeli, Hilde Katrine since Bjørg Eva Jensen won her gold and 5000 m. Sverre was the Junior Club: Dombås IL medal skating the 3000 meter in the World Champion both in 2011 and Born: 04.08.88 – Dombås Lake Placid Olympics 1984. 2012 and is one of the greatest talents Residence: Dombås in Norwegian speed skating. In 2010 WOMEN – SNOWBOARD CROSS Height: 174 cm Four time Olympic champion Johann Sverre, then 17, was in the Olympic Occupation: Snowboarder Olav Koss retired after the Lillehammer squad as a reserve. 21-year-old Håvard Hobbies: Snowboard and other sports, Games in 1994. He won his first Holmefjord Lorentzen is an interesting music Olympic gold medal in Albertville in young lad who specializes on the 1000 Favourite music: Melodious and 1992 and another three at Lillehammer m. In Ida Njåtun (23) we trust when it harmonious in 1994. In Nagano 1998 Ådne Søndrål comes to the female side, especially in Favourite book genre: Non-fiction followed up the Norwegian success the 1500 m and 3000 m. Favourite food: “Morr” and thin with a gold medal. In Salt Lake City pancake of rolled dough 2002 Ådne Søndrål and Lasse Sætre The goal for the Norwegian Speed Greatest sport moment: Winning the achieved a bronze medals each. Skating team in Sochi 2014 is to achieve World Championship in La Molina, 2011 The Olympic Games in Turin 2006 two Olympic medals. The focus is on Sport idol: Line Lunde Østvold were a great disappointment with 1500 m men and men’s team pursuit. Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Olafsen, Helene no Norwegian speed skating medals. German Club: Kolbotn IL Håvard Bøkko won a bronze medal in More info: www.skoyteforbundet.no Previous results: Born: 21.02. 90 – Oslo the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. WCh: 11: 1, 13: Twice no 4 Residence: Oslo WC: 13: 1 Arosa Height: 168 cm SPEED SKATING SPEED SKATING 98 99

the top of the list – now he is at the geniuses like Mr. Tarantino and other bottom. So I´m not sure anymore movies like mafia/mob wars Languages spoken: Norwegian, English Favourite book genre: Crime (e.g. by the and 15 % German Norwegian author Jo Nesbø), or ideolog- Previous results: ical books like «1984» by George Orwell OG: 06: 4/Team Pursuit, DNF/1500m, or «The Fountainhead» by Ayn Rand 10: 3/1500 m, 4/Team Pursuit Favourite food: Maybe taco. It’s easy WCh: 08: 2/All round, 09: 2/All round, to make at home, and it tastes great. 10: 3/All round, 11: 2/All round, 13: 2/All When I’m in North-America, I always round. Single Distances: 09: 2/5000 m, enjoy hot chicken wings, that’s also one 2/10000 m, 11: 1/1500m, 12: 3/1500m of my favourites Haugen, Øystein Andersen, Petter ECh All round: 06: 3, 08: 2, 09: 2, 10: 3, Greatest sport moment: Being the first Born: 07.11.71 – Lørenskog Born: 02.01.74 – Lørenskog 11: 3, 12: 2, 13: 3 Norwegian skater ever to race sub-35 Residence: Frogner Residence: Oslo NCh: 33 Gold medlas – 6 x All round, 1 x seconds in the 500m Team Leader/Sports Director Equipment Sprint and 26 Single distances Sport idol: - rd nd 3 OG as Team Official 2 OG as Team official Other: Junior World Record holder Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Former athlete in OG 2002 and 2006 5000m. Junior World Champion 2006 some German th (7 – 1500 m) Personal records: (per 13.01.14): 500 Previous results: m – 35,85, 1000 m – 1.08,42, 1500 m WCh: 11: 15/1000 m, 16/500m – 1.42,67, 3000 m – 3.39,29, 5000 m – WC: 11: 9/11 6.09,94, 10000 m – 12.53,89 NCh: 12: 1/500m, 13: 1/500 m MEN Personal records: (per 13.01.14): 100 m – 9,68, 500 m – 34,73 (NR), 1000 m – 1.08,90

Pedersen, Jarle Born: 15.06.1955 – Kåfjord Residence: Os, Bergen Head Coach 3rd OG as Team Official Former athlete in OG 1980 (6th – 500 Bøkko, Håvard m) Club: IL Hvammen, Espen Aarnes Born: 02.02.1987 – Ringerike Club: Eidsvold Turn Skøyter Residence: Geilo and Hamar Born: 13.11.88 – Minnesund Height: 182 cm Residence: Oslo/Inzell, GER Lorentzen, Håvard Holmefjord Civil Status: Girlfriend Height: 183 cm Club: IL Occupation: Speed skater Civil Status: Girlfriend Born: 02.10.92 – Bergen Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, hiking, Occupation: Speed skater and Residence: Bergen skiing. Follow all kinds of sport medicine student Height: 187 cm Favourite music: Almost everything. Hobbies: Sports, brewing and drinking Civil Status: Single Depends of my mood! coffee, watching TV-shows, politics Occupation: Speed skater Favourite film: … I´m waiting for it! Favourite music: I’m into a lot of Hobbies: Football, TV-series, friends Favourite book genre: I´m not reading different music, it depends on my Favourite music: Metal, John-Olav books. Internet got everything! mood, but lately I’ve been listening Nilsen and the gang Favourite food: Pizza, pasta chicken to a lot of house, dub step and other Lord of the Rings Skarli, Sondre Dølemo Favourite film: wings electronic music Sports Born: 22.04.86 – Arendal Favourite book genre: Greatest sport moment: Follow the There are so many biographies Residence: Åmli Favourite film: Tour de France 2009, 2011 and 2013 good movies to choose from. It is really Favourite food: Tandoori Chicken Coach Sports idol: Lance Armstrong was on 1st OG as Team Official hard to pick only one, when you have Greatest sport moment: Magnus Carlsen, SPEED SKATING SPEED SKATING 100 101

World Champion Chess 2013 ECh: 12: 2/1500 m, 7/All round, 13: WOMEN Sports idol: Zlatan – football player 3/1500 m, 3/5000 m, 4/All round Languages spoken: Norwegian, Personal records: (per 13.01.14): 500 m – English, un poco Spanish 36,56, 1000 m – 1.11,23, 1500 m – 1.43,25, Previous results: 3000 m – 3.42,25, 5000 m 6.10,47, WCh: 12: Sprint: 26, 24/1500 m 10000 m – 13,08.82 WCh jr: 10: 1/TP, 11: 4/1000 m , 3/1500 m, 2/TP, 12: 1/1000 m , 3/1500 m, 1/TP WC: 11: 9/1000 (Heerenveen), 13: 4/TP (Salt Lake City) Personal records: (per 13.01.14): 500 m – 35,49, 1000 m – 1.07,95 (NR), 1500 Farestveit, Camilla H. Hallås m – 1.144,45, 3000 m – 3.49,83, 5000 Club: Bergen SK m – 6.39,99, 10000 m – 14.40,65 Bøkko, Hege Born: 05.12.89 – Bergen Club: Hol IL Residence: Bergen Born: 05.09.91 – Hønefoss Height: 179 cm Residence: Oslo and Civil Status: Single Height: 173 cm Occupation: Student and personal trainer Civil Status: In a relationship Hobbies: Coaching, watching movies Occupation: Speed skater Favourite music: Kurt Nilsen Nilsen, Simen Spieler Hobbies: Skiing, fishing, interior design Favourite film: Ice Age, Varg Veum Club: Arendal Skøiteklubb Favourite music: Hellbillies, radio hits Favourite book genre: Crime novels Born: 04.08.93 – Arendal Favourite film: “Flåklypa” Favourite food: Oatmeal, sushi Residence: Arendal Favourite book genre: Not a big reader Greatest sport moment: Gold on 3000 Height: 185 cm Favourite food: Taco, sushi m in my first NCh jr 2005 Civil Status: In a relationship Greatest sport moment: - Sports idol: Maren Haugli Occupation: Speed skater Sports idol: Languages spoken: Norwegian Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, wildlife Languages spoken: Norwegian, Previous results: Pedersen, Sverre Lunde Favourite music: EDM English and some German WCh Student: 13: 2/5000 m, 3/Team Club: Fana IL Favourite film: Step Brothers Previous results: Pursuit Born: 17.07.92 – Bergen Favourite book genre: …. OG: 10: 10/1000m, 14/1500 m NCh: 10: 2/5000 m, 13: 2/5000 m, 3/ Residence: Os, Bergen Favourite food: Pinnekjøtt (salted and WCh: 09: 23/Sprint, 10: 13/All round, 11: Sprint, 14: 3/3000 m, 3/All round Height: 180 cm dried ribs of mutton) 5/Team Pursuit, 9/1500 m, 17/All round, Personal records: (per 13.01.14): 500 m – Civil Status: Single Greatest sports moment: - 23/Sprint, 12: 12/1500 m, 16/All round 42,15, 1000 m – 1.23,17, 1500 m – Occupation: Speed skater Sports idol: Ole Einar Bjørndalen WCh jr: 6 Silver medals, 1 Bronze medal 2.00,28, 3000 m – 4.12,16, 5000 m – Hobbies: Sports, TV-series/shows Languages spoken: Norwegian and ECh: 12: 12 7.39,78, 10000 m – 17.35,77 Favourite music: Various English NCh: 09: 1/Sprint, 3/All round, 10: 1/ Favourite film: Step Brothers Previous results: Sprint, 11: 1/Sprint, 3/All round, 12: 1/ Favourite book genre: Crime WCh jr: 10: 1/Team Pursuit, 11: 2/All All round – 5 x Gold medals single Favourite food: Taco round, 2/Team Pursuit, 3/5000 m, 12: 1/ distances, 9 Silver medals, 9 Bronze Greatest sports moment: Usain Bolt – Team Pursuit, 2/5000 m, 3/All round, medals World Record 100 m (9,58) WCh 13: 2/All round, 3/1500 m, 3/5000 m Personal records: (per 13.01.14): 500 m – Sports idol: Alexander Dale Oen ECh: 13: 5/500m 39,05, 1000 m – 1.16.43, 1500 m – 1.57,91, Languages spoken: Norwegian, NCh: 12: 3/All round, 13: 3/All round 3000 m 4.12,81, 5000 m – 7.42,10 English, German Personal records: (per 13.01.14): 500 Previous results: m – 36,37, 1000 m – 1.11,70, 1500 m – OG: 10: Reserve 1.46,65, 5000 m – 6.26,26, 10000 m WCh: 12: 8/All round, 5/1500 m, 13: 4/ – 13.55,90 All round, 5/1500 m, 7/5000 m WCh jr: 10: 1/Team Pursuit, 4/All round, 11: 1/All round, 1/1500 m, 1/5000 m, 2/ Team Pursuit, 12: 1/All round, 1/1500 m, 1/5000 m, 1/Team Pursuit SPEED SKATING 102

SPORTS HISTORY

NORWEGIAN GOLD MEDAL WINNERS – SUMMER GAMES – WINTER GAMES

MEDALS DISTRIBUTION VANCOUVER 2010 Hemmer, Mari Njåtun, Ida Club: Aktiv Skøyteklubb Club: Asker SK Born: 20.11.83 – Oslo Born: 06.02.91 – Bærum Residence: Oslo Residence: Asker Height: 167 cm Height: 179 cm Civil Status: Unmarried Civil Status: Single Occupation: Speed skater, substitute Occupation: Athlete high school teacher Hobbies: Music, movies Hobbies: Knitting, reading Favourite music: Muse Favourite music: Florence, The Machine Favourite film: Forrest Gump Favourite film: Lord of the Rings Favourite book genre: Crime Favourite book genre: Fantasy, science Favourite food: Taco fiction Greatest sport moment: - Favourite food: Home baked bread Sports idol: - Greatest sport moment: Cindy Languages spoken: Norwegian, English, Klassen´s World Record at 2006 WCh some German All round Previous results: Sports idol: Maren Haugli WC: 10: 2/1500 m (Berlin) Languages spoken: Norwegian, English NCh: 11: 1/All round, 13: 1/All round, 9 Gold Previous results: medals in single distances, 3 times NCh jr WCh: 11: 5/Team Pursuit, 10/3000 m Personal records: (per 13.01.14): 500 m – ECh: 11: 7/All round 39,36, 1000 m – 1.16,12, 1500 m – 1.54,09, NCh: 18 Individual Gold medals 3000 m – 4.01,47, 5000 m – 7.09,41 Personal records: (per 13.01.14): 500 m – 40,51, 1000 m – 1.19,56, 1500 m – 1.57,52, 3000 m – 4.05,98, 5000 m – 7.01,02, 10000 m – 14.47,49 HISTORY SPORTS HISTORY NORWEGIAN GOLD MEDAL WINNERS SUMMER GAMES 104 105

Norway has participated in the Olympic Games since year 1900 (Paris).

Summer Games: Athens 1896...... Norway didn’t participate 1900 Paris 8 athletes 1 silver 2 bronze 1906 Athens 26 athletes 2 gold 1 silver Paris 1900...... No gold medals 1908 London 58 athletes 2 gold 3 silver 3 bronze 1912 Stockholm 191 athletes 4 gold 1 silver 5 bronze St. Louis 1904...... Norway didn’t participate 1920 Antwerp 190 athletes 13 gold 8 silver 9 bronze 1924 Paris 62 athletes 5 gold 2 silver 3 bronze Athens 1906 1928 51 athletes 1 gold 2 silver 1 bronze Gudbrand G. Skatteboe...... Shooting free rifle 1932 5 athletes - no medals 20 men team...... Gymnastics 1936 Berlin 72 athletes 1 gold 3 silver 2 bronze 1948 London 79 athletes 1 gold 3 silver 3 bronze London 1908 1952 105 athletes 3 gold 2 silver Albert Helgerud...... Shooting free rifle 6 men team...... Shooting free rifle team 1956 Melbourne 18 athletes 1 gold 2 bronze 1960 Roma 42 athletes 1 gold Stockholm 1912 1964 Tokyo 26 athletes - no medals “Magda IX”, Alfred G. Garmann Larsen w/crew...... Sailing 12 m 1968 47 athletes 1 gold 1 silver “Taifun”, Thoralf Glad w/crew...... Sailing 8 m 1972 Munich 116 athletes 2 gold 1 silver 1 bronze 24 men team...... Gymnastic II team 1976 Montreal 64 athletes 1 gold 1 silver Ferdinand Bie...... Athletics pentathlon 1984 Los Angeles 107 athletes 1 silver 2 bronze 1988 Seoul 71 athletes 2 gold 3 silver Berlin 1916...... Cancelled 1992 Barcelona 95 athletes 2 gold 4 silver 1 bronze 1996 Atlanta 98 athletes 2 gold 2 silver 3 bronze Antwerp 1920 2000 Sydney 96 athletes 4 gold 3 silver 3 bronze “Heira II“, Johan Friele w/crew...... Sailing 12 m new 2004 Athens 50 athletes 5 gold 1 bronze “Atlanta”, Henrik Østervold w/crew...... Sailing 12 m old 2008 Beijing 91 athletes 3 gold 5 silver 1 bronze ”Mosk II”, Charles Archer Arentz w/crew...... Sailing 10 m new 2012 London 64 athletes 2 gold 1 silver 1 bronze “Eleda”, Erik Herseth w/crew...... Sailing 10 m old Total number of medals in Summer Games: 149 (58 gold, 48 silver, 43 bronze) “Sildra”, Magnus Konow w/crew...... Sailing 8 m new “Irene”, Carl August Ringvold seniorw/crew...... Sailing 8 m old Winter Games: “Jo”, Andreas B. Brecke w/crew...... Sailing 6 m new 1924 Chamonix 14 athletes 4 gold 7 silver 6 bronze Helge Løvland...... Athletics heptathlon 1928 St. Moritz 28 athletes 6 gold 4 silver 5 bronze Otto M. Olsen...... Shooting single shot deer 1932 Lake Placid 19 athletes 3 gold 4 silver 3 bronze Ole A. Lilloe-Olsen...... Shooting double shot deer 1936 Garmisch Partenkirchen 30 athletes 7 gold 5 silver 3 bronze 5 men team...... Shooting single shot team 1948 St. Moritz 49 athletes 4 gold 3 silver 3 bronze 5 men team...... Shooting double shot team 1952 Oslo 76 athletes 7 gold 3 silver 6 bronze Otto M. Olsen...... Shooting army rifle 1956 Cortina 43 athletes 2 gold 1 silver 1 bronze 1960 Squaw 29 athletes 3 gold 3 silver Paris 1924 1964 Innsbruck 57 athletes 3 gold 6 silver 6 bronze Ole A. Lilloe-Olsen...... Shooting double shot deer 1968 Grenoble 65 athletes 6 gold 6 silver 2 bronze 4 men team...... Shooting single shot team 1972 69 athletes 2 gold 5 silver 5 bronze Otto von Porat...... heavyweight “Bera”, Carl August Ringvold senior w/crew...... Sailing 8 m 1976 Innsbruck 88 athletes 3 gold 3 silver 1 bronze “Elisabeth V”, Eugen Lunde w/crew...... Sailing 6 m 1980 Lake Placid 66 athletes 1 gold 3 silver 6 bronze 1984 64 athletes 3 gold 2 silver 4 bronze Amsterdam 1928 1988 Calgary 66 athletes 3 silver 2 bronze „Norna“, , Crownprince Olav, 1992 Albertville 83 athletes 9 gold 6 silver 5 bronze Erik Anker, Haakon P. Bryhn...... Sailing 6 m 1994 Lillehammer 94 athletes 10 gold 11 silver 5 bronze 1998 Nagano 84 athletes 10 gold 10 silver 5 bronze Los Angeles 1932...... No medals 2002 Salt Lake 82 athletes 13 gold 5 silver 7 bronze 2006 Turin 74 athletes 2 gold 8 silver 9 bronze Berlin 1936 2010 Vancouver 99 athletes 9 gold 8 silver 6 bronze Willy Røgeberg...... Shooting miniature rifle Total number of medals in Winter Games: 303 (107 gold, 106 silver, 90 bronze) NORWEGIAN GOLD MEDAL WINNERS SUMMER GAMES NORWEGIAN GOLD MEDAL WINNERS SUMMER GAMES 106 107

1940-1944 ...... No Olympic Games Athens 2004 Andreas Thorkildsen...... Athletics javelin London 1948 Eirik Verås Larsen...... Kayak K-1 1000 m “Pan”, Thor Thorvaldsen, Hakon Barfod, Sigve Lie...... Sailing Drake Gunn-Rita Dahle...... Mountain Bike Olaf Tufte...... Rowing single sculls Helsinki 1952 Siren Sundby...... Sailing Europe “Pan”, Thor Thorvaldsen, Hakon Barfod, Sigve Lie...... Sailing Drake John H. Larsen...... Shooting running deer Beijing 2008 Erling Kongshaug...... Shooting miniature rifle Olaf Tufte...... Rowing single sculls Andreas Thorkildsen...... Athletics javelin Melbourne 1956 Norway...... Handball women Egil Danielsen...... Athletics javelin London 2012 Rome 1960 Norway...... Handball women ”Sirene”, Peder Lunde jr, Bjørn Bergvall...... Sailing Flying Dutchman Eirik Verås Larsen...... Kayak K-1 1000 m

Tokyo 1964...... No medals

Mexico City 1968 Steinar Amundsen, Egil Søby, Tore Berger, Jan Johansen...... Kayak K-4 1000 m

Munich 1972 Knut Knudsen...... Cycling 4000 m track Leif Jenssen...... Weightlifting light heavyweight

Montreal 1976 Alf and Frank Hansen...... Rowing double sculls

Moscow 1980...... Norway didn’t participate

Los Angeles 1984...... No gold medals

Seoul 1988 Jon Rønningen...... Wrestling 52 kg Tor Heiestad...... Shooting quarry

Barcelona 1992 Jon Rønningen...... Wrestling 52 kg Linda Andersen...... Sailing Europe

Atlanta 1996 Knut Holmann...... Kayak K-1 1000 m Vebjørn Rodal...... Athletics 800 m

Sydney2000 Knut Holmann...... Kayak K-1 1000 m Knut Holmann...... Kayak K-1 500 m Trine Hattestad...... Athletics javelin Norway...... Football women NORWEGIAN GOLD MEDAL WINNERS WINTER GAMES NORWEGIAN GOLD MEDAL WINNERS WINTER GAMES 108 109

Chamonix 1924 Innsbruck 1964 ...... Cross-country 18 km Tormod Knudsen...... Nordic combined Thorleif Haug...... Cross-country 50 km ...... Ski jumping (LH) Thorleif Haug...... Nordic combined Knut Johannesen...... Speed skating 5000 m Jacob Tullin Thams...... Ski-jumping Grenoble 1968 St. Moritz 1928 Harald Grønningen...... Cross-country 15 km Johan Grøttumsbråten...... Cross-country 18 km Ole Ellefsæter...... Cross-country 50 km Johan Grøttumsbråten...... Nordic combined Norway (, Pål Tyldum, ...... Ski-jumping Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter)...... Cross-country 4x10 km Relay ...... Speed skating 500 m Norway (Inger Aufles, Babben Engen Damon, Ivar Ballangrud...... Speed skating 5000 m Berit Mørdre)...... Cross-country 3x5 km Relay Sonja Henie...... Figure skating ...... Speed skating 5000 m Magnar Solberg...... Biathlon Lake Placid 1932 Johan Grøttumsbråten...... Nordic combined Sapporo 1972 Birger Ruud...... Ski-jumping Pål Tyldum...... Cross-country 50 km Sonja Henie...... Figure skating Magnar Solberg...... Biathlon

Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Innsbruck 1976 Oddbjørn Hagen...... Nordic combined ...... Cross-country 50 km Birger Ruud...... Ski jumping ...... Speed skating 1500 m Ivar Ballangrud...... Speed skating 500 m ...... Speed skating 5000 m ...... Speed skating 1500 m Ivar Ballangrud...... Speed skating 5000 m Lake Placid 1980 Ivar Ballangrud...... Speed skating 10000 m Bjørg Eva Jensen...... Speed skating 3000 m Sonja Henie...... Figure Skating Sarajevo 1984 St. Mortiz 1948 Norway (Inger Helene Nybråten, , ...... Ski jumping , )...... Cross-country 4x5 km Relay ...... Speed skating 500 m ...... Nordic combined ...... Speed skating 1500 m Eirik Kvalfoss...... Biathlon 10 km ...... Speed skating 5000 m Calgary 1988...... No gold medals Oslo 1952 ...... Cross-country 18 km Albertville 1992 Simon Slåttvik...... Nordic combined Kjetil Andre Aamodt...... Alpine skiing Super-G ...... Ski jumping Finn Christian Jagge...... Alpine skiing Slalom Stein Eriksen...... Alpine skiing Giant slalom Bjørn Dæhlie...... Cross-country 50 km Free ...... Speed skating 1500 m Vegard Ulvang...... Cross-country 30 km Classical Hjalmar Andersen...... Speed skating 5000 m Vegard Ulvang...... Cross-country 10 km Classical Hjalmar Andersen...... Speed skating 10000 m Bjørn Dæhlie...... Cross-country 15 km Free mass start Norway (, Vegard Ulvang, Cortina 1956 , Bjørn Dæhlie)...... Cross-country 4x10 km Relay Hallgeir Brenden...... Cross-country 18 km ...... Speed skating 1500 m ...... Nordic combined ...... Speed skating 5000 m

Squaw Valley 1960 Lillehammer 1994 Håkon Brusveen...... Cross-country 15 km Bjørn Dæhlie...... Cross-country 10 km Classical ...... Speed skating 1500 m Bjørn Dæhlie...... Cross-country 15 km Free mass start Knut Johannesen...... Speed Skating 10000 m ...... Cross-country 30 km Free Fred Børre Lundberg...... Nordic combined Espen Bredesen...... Ski jumping K90 NORWEGIAN GOLD MEDAL WINNERS WINTER GAMES MEDALS DISTRIBUTION VANCOUVER 2010 110 111

Lasse Kjus...... Alpine skiing Combination Stine Lise Hattestad...... Freestyle skiing Moguls 86 events – 15 disciplines Johann Olav Koss...... Speed skating 1500 m Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Johann Olav Koss...... Speed skating 5000 m Johann Olav Koss...... Speed skating 10000 m 1. Canada 14 7 5 26

Nagano 1998 2. Germany 10 13 7 30 Bjørn Dæhlie...... Cross-country 10 km Classical Thomas Alsgaard...... Cross-country 15 km Free mass start 3. United States 9 15 13 37 Bjørn Dæhlie...... Cross-country 50 km Free Norway (, , 4. Norway 9 8 6 23 Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard)...... Cross-country 4 x 10 km Relay Bjarte Engen Vik...... Nordic combined 5. South Korea 6 6 2 14 Norway (Halldor Skard jr, Kenneth Braaten, 6. Switzerland 6 0 3 9 Bjarte Engen Vik, Fred Børre Lundberg)...... Nordic combined Team Hans Petter Buraas...... Alpine skiing Slalom 7. China 5 2 4 11 Ådne Søndrål...... Speed skating 1500 m Halvard Hanevold...... Biathlon 20 km individual 7. Sweden 5 2 4 11 Ole Einar Bjørndalen...... Biathlon 10 km individual 9. Austria 4 6 6 16 Salt Lake 2002 Kjetil Andre Aamodt...... Alpine skiing Combination 10. 4 1 3 8 Kjetil Andre Aamodt...... Alpine skiing Super-G Ole Einar Bjørndalen...... Biathlon 10 km 11. Russia 3 5 7 15 Ole Einar Bjørndalen...... Biathlon 12,5 km Pursuit 12. France 2 3 6 11 Ole Einar Bjørndalen...... Biathlon 20 km Norway (Halvard Hanevold, Frode Andresen, 13. Australia 2 1 0 3 Egil Gjelland, Ole Einar Bjørndalen)...... Biathlon 4 x 7,5 km Relay ...... Cross-country 10 km Pursuit 14. Czech Republic 2 0 4 6 Thomas Alsgaard...... Cross-country 10 km Pursuit ...... Cross-country 10 km 15. 1 3 2 6 Tor-Arne Hetland...... Cross-country Sprint 1,5 km Norway (, Frode Estil, 16. Italy 1 1 3 5 Kristen Skjeldal, Thomas Alsgaard)...... Cross-country 4 x 10 km Relay Norway (Pål Trulsen, Lars Vågberg, Flemming Davanger, 17. Belarus 1 1 1 3 Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, Torger Nergaard)...... Curling men 17. Slovakia 1 1 1 3 Kari Traa...... Freestyle Moguls 19. Great Britain 1 0 0 1 Torino 2006 Kjetil Andre Aamodt...... Alpine skiing Super-G 20. Japan 0 3 2 5 Lars Bystøl...... Ski jumping K 90 21. 0 2 1 3 Vancouver 2010 Aksel Lund Svindal...... Alpine Skiing Super G 22. 0 2 1 3 Tora Berger...... Biathlon 15 km Emil Hegle Svendsen...... Biathlon 20 km 23. Latvia 0 2 0 2 Norway (Halvard Hanevold, Tarjei Bø, 24. Finland 0 1 4 5 Emil Hegle Svendsen, Ole Einar Bjørndalen)...... Biathlon 4 x 7,5 km Relay Norway (Vibeke W Skofterud, Therese 25. 0 1 0 1 Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen)...... Cross-country 4 x 5 km Relay Petter Northug...... Cross-country 50 km Free mass start 25. Kazakhstan 0 1 0 1 Marit Bjørgen...... Cross-country Combined 7,5 + 7,5 km Marit Bjørgen...... Cross-country Sprint 1,5 km Note: 86 events – 26 nations won medals Norway (Øystein Pettersen, Petter Northug)...... Cross-country Team sprint 82 NOC (record) – 2.566 athletes NOTES 112

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LOFOTFISKET: An annual fisheries SMALAHOVE: A traditional Norwegian event from February to April for Cod dish originating from the villages and Spring Cod in the Vestfjord at and hamlets of the West Country. Lofoten in the County of . ‘Smale’ is a dialect word for sheep, and The Vestfjord has been the most “Smalahove” means sheep’s head. The stable spawning grounds for Spring head is singed and/or smoked prior to Cod for time beyond memory, and has boiling before being served with boiled therefore been a winter fairy tale for potatoes and mashed swede. Not fishermen for more centuries than the all Norwegian’s find the dish so very history books can count. The Lofot appealing, with the sheep staring up at Fisheries are the basis for a number you from your plate.... of both small and large fishing boats along the coastline of Norway THOR HEYERDAHL: Norwegian ethnographer and zoologist, who has LUSEKOFTE: A knitted pullover with its carried out much research into the Winter fishing in Austnesfjorden, Lofoten. Kayaking in Reinefjorden. Reine in the Lofoten islands. origins in Setesdalen in Norway. Mainly origins of the peoples of Polynesia. media-army.de / visitnorway.com CH – visitnorway.com used by men since the mid-1800s. The Heyerdahl believed that Polynesia was pullover is usually ”Sheep-wool-black” settled by peoples from America and with a white pattern. The pattern is not from south-east Asia as was the the ”lice”. Around 1920, tourists began common theory at the time. To prove 17. MAI-TOG: May 17th is Norway’s’ BUNAD: National costume with it’s to notice this uniquely Norwegian that American Indians could have National Day, and celebrates the adop- origins in peasant clothing. The various garment, and since then it has been sailed the Pacific he carried through tion of the Constitution on the same regions and districts in Norway have one of the popular purchases made by the famous Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947. date in 1814. May 17th is a major event in their own versions, and the designs tourists in Norway. The film of the expedition was awarded Norway, and almost all Norwegians take indicate family or geographical ties. the Oscar for best documentary in 1951. part in the celebrations. All Norwegian Almost everyone who has one wears Heyerdahl is also famous for the Ra, Ra schoolchildren take part in Constitution their ’Bunad” on May 17th, Constitution MIDNATTSOL: Norway is often called II and Tigris expeditions. Day parades, all of them dressed in Day. «The Land of the Midnight Sun». The their own local version of the national Midnight Sun literally means that the costume or their Sunday best. The sun never dips under the horizon, as TRAN: Norwegian health drink forest of Norwegian flags leaves little HARALD HÅRFAGRE: According to is the case in Northern Norway during based on liver-oil from mainly cod doubt it’s Norway’s Constitution day the history books was a period in the summer. There is or saithe. ‘Tran’, or cod- liver oil, was that’s being celebrated. Tourists from the first King over a united Norway. daylight for a full 24 hours and the sun traditionally used both as lamp oil and all over the world stream into Oslo to (Approx. 865-933). The Viking Chieftain never sets. This phenomena attracts as nature’s medicine against a number see the Children’s Parade. who united Norway at the Battle of many tourist to Norway’s Northern of debilitating illnesses. Nowadays, Hafrsfjord near Stavanger in around Regions. In strong contrast is the winter its is highly valued due to its high 885. It is claimed that all those who darkness, where the sun never shows percentage of non-saturated fatty BINDERS: A small twist of metal wire have claimed the throne of Norway her face, and the days are as dark as acids. Many Norwegians start their day – better known to you as a paper clip. since are descendants of Harald . with a dessertspoon of cod-liver oil to Invented by the Norwegian Johan Fairhair. Fairhair named Eirik Blodøks keep healthy and in good form. Not Vaaler in 1899. In use worldwide. – the famous Eirik The Red – as his heir very popular with the kids due to its to the Throne of Norway. OSTEHØVEL: A Norwegian invention in somewhat special flavour.... use all over the world. A tool for slicing BRUNOST: A sweet, brown cheese cheese, invented by the furnituremaker made from cow’s milk and /or goat’s HARDINGFELE: A uniquely Norwegian Thor Bjørklund from the Olympic Town TØRRFISK: Fisk that is not salted, but milk. Originally made in the mountain form of violin or fiddle with eight strings, of Lillehammer. He patented the cheese dried naturally in the wind- you may dairy farms, it’s now found on most four above and four under. The Harding slicer in 1925 and started production in have met it as Stockfish or Bacalao. Norwegian breakfast tables, and is used Fiddle dates from around 1650, and 1927. Since then, his cheese slicer has Dried either on special frames or direct by hundreds of thousands of people quickly spread throughout the Norwegian enjoyed worldwide success that we on the rocks. Smells VERY strong, Is re- daily as a filling for their lunchtime valleys, gaining popularity as a folk Norwegians are proud of! hydrated prior to cooking. One of the sandwiches. More than a quarter of all music instrument. The fiddle can be oldest fish products in Norway and has cheese eaten in Norway is Brunost! tuned in 30 different ways. been of great importance to the coastal BEST OF NORWAY 132

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regions. Exported in great quantities HOW TO PRONOUNCE: to among other countries - Bacalao. 17. mai-tog: Sitt-enda mei tawg Binders: Bin-durs Brunost: Broon oost VIKINGSKIP: Norwegian/Nordic vessel from the Viking Era and early middle Bunad: Buu nadd ages. The ships were used by the Harald Hårfagre: Harald haw-fargra Vikings in both war and peace, in the Hardingfele: Harding fea-la latter as trading vessels. The Vikings Lofotfisket: Loaf-fott fiska were Nordic traders who carried out Lusekofte: Loose a koffta both trading missions and raids in West Midnattsol: Mid natt sool GAMES and Eastern Europe between 800- Oost-a hoevell 1050. The best known Viking Ships, Ostehøvel: The Gokstad, Tune and Oseberg can all Smalahove: Smahla-hovva be seen at the Viking Ship Museum at Thor Heyerdahl: Tor Hei-a-dal Bygdøy in Oslo. Tran: Trahn Tørrfisk: Toerr-fis Vikingskip: Veeking ship SOCHI VENUES SOCHI VENUES 134 135 SOCHI VENUES COMPETITION SCHEDULE 136 137 COMPETITION SCHEDULE COMPETITION SCHEDULE 138 139 NOTES NOTES 140 141 NOC OFFICIAL SPONSORS 2014 142

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