Norway at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Norway sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. People competed in para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing, para-snowboarding, sledge hockey and wheelchair curling.

Norway at the
2018 Winter Paralympics
IPC codeNOR
NPCNorwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no
in Pyeongchang
Competitors35 in 6 sports
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
8
Winter Paralympics appearances

Team

The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Norway") that competed in the 2018 Games.

Team Norway
Name Sport Gender Classification Club Events ref
Johannes Birkelund para-Nordic skiing male Oppegård IL cross country skiing [1]
Eirik Bye para-Nordic skiing male Oppegård IL [1]
Rikke Iversen wheelchair curling male Halden Curling Club mixed team [1]
Trygve Toskedal Larsen para-Nordic skiing male Avaldsnes IL/Trysilgutten IL [1]
Rune Lorentsen wheelchair curling male Halden Curling Club mixed team [1]
Sissel Løchen wheelchair curling Stavanger Curlingklubb mixed team [1]
Kristian Moen para-snowboarding Funkis Snowboardklubb [1]
Arvid Nelson para-Nordic skiing male guide skier Svarstad IL cross country skiing [1]
Vilde Nilsen para-Nordic skiing female Kvaløysletta Skilag/Tromsø SSL cross country skiing [1]
Håkon Grønsveen Olsrud para-Nordic skiing male Nordbygda/Løten Ski cross country skiing [1]
Jesper Saltvik Pedersen para-alpine skiing male Plogen Skiklubb [1]
Birgit Skarstein para-Nordic skiing female Frol IL cross country skiing [1][2]
Jostein Stordahl wheelchair curling male Halden Curling Club mixed team [1]
Ole Fredrik Syversen wheelchair curling male Halden Curling Club mixed team [1]
Nils-Erik Ulset para-Nordic skiing male Tingvoll IL [1]

Owe Lüthcke is a sledge hockey referee. The Norwegian went to Pyeongchang to referee matches. He was part of the official Norwegian delegation.[3]

Goals

For the 2018 Winter Paralympics, Nord-Trøndelag County Council has some goals. These included getting more people to compete in disability sports. They also wanted to increase the level of accessibility to sports buildings and sports field in Nord-Trøndelag County and the rest of Norway.[4]

Doping

In December 2017, Norway said it would not send any anti-doping officials to the Winter Olympics or Paralympics. They are tired of needing to use unpaid volunteers. They think anti-doping officials need to be paid.[5] Anti-doping Norway chief executive Anders Solheim said, "If you sell TV rights for this arrangement for billions of dollars, then we think it's wrong that we pay for Norwegian doping controllers to help with the controls. An inspector should receive a reasonable salary and his trip paid for the three weeks he or she will be there. By not paying doping controllers, the organisers are de facto relying on volunteers. Anti-doping work should not be a voluntary profession for those who want to. It is downplaying the priority of our work, and we are tired of it."[5]

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Birgit Skarstein competed in two sports: adapted rowing and para-Nordic skiing. She won a gold medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in the PR1 W1x. Skarstein also went to the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and she finished fourth. Skarstein has also went to the 2014 Winter Paralympics, competing in para-Nordic skiing.[6]

Para ice hockey
Main article: Para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Summary
Team Group stage Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Norway mixed  Italy
L 2–3 GWS		  Canada
L 0–8		  Sweden
W 3–1		 3  Japan
W 6–1		  Czech Republic
W 5–2		 5

Norway qualified by finishing in the top four at the 2017 Sledge Hockey World Championships.[7][8] Norway played in a tournament in January in Japan. They lost to the Paralympic Games host nation South Korea 0 - 5 in the gold medal game.[9] Norway lost to Italy 4 - 3 in overtime at a tournament in Turin in January 2018.[9]

Roster

Lena Schrøder is the only woman to compete in sledge hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. While the sport allows both men and women to compete against each other, this rarely happens at the Paralympic level.[9]

Norway roster
Name Position Number Club ref
Torstein Aanekre forward 34 Mjøsa Pikes [1]
Thommas Avdal defenseman 24 VIF Para Ishockey [1]
Audun Bakke forward 22 VIF Para Ishockey [1]
Magnus Bøgle forward 12 IL Kråkene Kjelkehockey
Kissinger Deng goaltender 19 VIF Para Ishockey [1]
Eskil Hagen defenseman 7 VIF Para Ishockey [1]
Martin Hamre forward 20 VIF Para Ishockey
Kjell Christian Hamar goaltender 18 VIF Para Ishockey [1]
Jan Roger Klakegg defenseman 23 Bergen Parahockeyklubb [1]
Knut André Nordstoga defenseman 16 VIF Para Ishockey [1]
Rolf Einar Pedersen defenseman 3 VIF Para Ishockey [1]
Tor Rivera forward 10 IL Kråkene Kjelkehockey [1]
Lena Schrøder forward 26 VIF Para Ishockey [1][9]
Emil Sørheim forward 15 RIHK Kjelkehockey [1]
Loyd Remi Pallander Solberg forward 17 VIF Para Ishockey [1]
Emil Vatne forward 27 Nærbø IL [1]
Morten Værnes forward 9 VIF Para Ishockey [1]
Ola Bye Øiseth forward 71 VIF Para Ishockey [1]
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 35 0 +35 9 Semifinals
2  Italy 3 1 1 0 1 5 12 −7 5
3  Norway 3 1 0 1 1 5 12 −7 4 5–8th place semifinals
4  Sweden 3 0 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: PyeongChang 2018
10 March 2018
12:00		Norway 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 ItalyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 5,543
12 March 2018
15:30		Canada 8–0
(2–0, 3–0, 3–0)		 NorwayGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 5,886
13 March 2018
15:30		Norway 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 SwedenGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 6,059
5–8th place semifinal
14 March 2018
20:00		Norway 6–1
(2–0, 3–1, 1–0)		 JapanGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 3,919
Fifth place game
16 March 2018
20:00		Norway 5–2
(2–1, 1–0, 2–1)		 Czech RepublicGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,805

Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Banked Slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Kristian Moen Men's banked slalom, SB-LL1 1:03.39 59.19 DNF 59.19 7
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Seed
Time Rank Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Kristian Moen Men's snowboard cross, SB-LL1 1:15.59 9 Canceled 1:15.59 9 Q  Wagner (DEN)
L		 Did not advance 9

Wheelchair curling
Main article: Wheelchair curling at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Summary
Team Event Group stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Rune Lorentsen
Jostein Stordahl
Ole Fredrik Syversen
Sissel Løchen
Rikke Iversen		 Mixed GBR
L 2–5		 CAN
L 1–10		 CHN
L 1–10		 NPA
W 6–2		 SUI
W 6–3		 SWE
L 4–5		 GER
W 8–6		 KOR
W 9–2		 FIN
W 6–4		 USA
W 5–4		 SVK
W 7–6		 4 Q N/A KOR
W 8–6		 CHN
L 5–6

Final round robin standings[10]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Pos
Country
 Skip W L PF PA Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends Shot %
1 South KoreaSeo Soon-seok926551383691166%
2 CanadaMark Ideson927445472862762%
3 ChinaWang Haitao928542433221667%
4 NorwayRune Lorentsen745557413551558%
5 Neutral Paralympic AthletesKonstantin Kurokhtin566163443722362%
6 SwitzerlandFelix Wagner565663364521161%
7 Great BritainAileen Neilson565753413362062%
8 GermanyChristiane Putzich565768373951654%
9 SlovakiaRadoslav Ďuriš476272394611157%
10 SwedenViljo Petersson Dahl47476629458857%
11 FinlandSari Karjalainen295387354611151%
12 United StatesKirk Black295863374531260%
Round-robin

Norway has a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 17.

Semifinal

Friday, 16 March, 15:35

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
 South Korea (Seo) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6
 Norway (Lorentsen) 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 8
Final

Saturday, 17 March, 14:35

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
 China (Wang) 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
 Norway (Lorentsen) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5

References
  1. "Norges tropp Paralympics Pyeongchang 2018 - Alle idretter". www.langrenn.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  2. "PyeongChang 2018: 6 dual-sport athletes". International Paralympic Committee. 9 February 2018.
  3. "Norsk dommer til Paralympics" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  4. "Kort beskrivelse av konseptet olympiske og paralympiske vinterleker 2018 i Trondheim". www.ntfk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  5. "Norway refusing to send anti-doping controllers to Pyeongchang 2018". 21 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  6. "PyeongChang 2018: 6 dual-sport athletes". International Paralympic Committee. 9 February 2018.
  7. "PyeongChang 2018: 10 things to know". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  8. "PyeongChang 2018: Para ice hockey seedings and groups revealed". International Paralympic Committee.
  9. "PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: 5 Para ice hockey storylines". International Paralympic Committee. 2 February 2018.
  10. "Wheelchair Curling – Mixed – Competition Summary" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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