Håvard Vad Petersson
| Håvard Vad Petersson | |
|---|---|
| Curler | |
 Håvard Vad Petersson (centre) at the 2010 Winter Olympics. | |
| Born |
5 January 1984 Oslo, Norway |
| Team | |
| Curling club |
Snarøen CC, Oslo, NOR |
| Skip | Thomas Ulsrud |
| Third | Torger Nergård |
| Second | Christoffer Svae |
| Lead | Håvard Vad Petersson |
| Alternate | Markus Høiberg |
| Career | |
| World Championship appearances | 9 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| European Championship appearances | 111 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
| Olympic appearances | 3 (2010, 2014, 2018) |
Medal record
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Håvard Vad Petersson (born 5 January 1984 in Oslo) is a Norwegian curler from Arendal who currently plays lead for Team Thomas Ulsrud.[1][2]
At Junior level, Petersson played lead for Team Thomas Løvold and won gold medals at the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Curling Championships "B" tournaments. In 2004, he competed as skip for the first time at the World Junior Curling Championship, finishing in sixth place.[3]
With Team Ulsrud during the 2007–2010 seasons, Petersson won six World Curling Tour events, three European Curling Championship medals (silver in 2007 and 2008; bronze in 2009), three World Curling Championship medals (bronze in 2008 and 2009; silver in 2010), and silver at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. His shooting accuracy proved to be consistently high in the 80–90 percentiles during the 2009–10 season, which significantly contributed to his team's top round-robin standings at the 2009 European Curling Championship and 2010 World Curling Championship.[4][5][6][7]
Petersson's ability to achieve athletic excellence despite being able to see out of only one eye is often a topic of discussion for sports commentators.[8]
Personal life
Petersson is married to Kristin Olstad and has two children. He is currently employed as a businessman,[9] and owns Smoothie Xchange/Funky Frozen Yogurt.[10]
Teams
External links
- Official homepage of Team Ulsrud
- Håvard Vad Petersson on the World Curling Federation database
- Profile at ASHAM World Curling Tour
- Complete coverages of Team Norway's Olympics performances at the official Vancouver Olympic Games 2010 Channel
- Håvard Vad Petersson and Thomas Ulrud interviewed on Eurosport Norge. "EurosportNorge møter curlinggutta". 4 December 2009.
- Håvard Vad Petersson interviewed on Eurosport Norge. "EurosportNorge om hvordan curling fungerer". 4 December 2009.
- Team Norway interviewed on Grand Slam of Curling. Olympic Curling – Team Norway. 17 February 2010.
References
- ↑ "About Team Ulsrud". TeamUlsrud.com. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ↑ "Håvard Vad Petersson, Curling" (Curling > Athletes). Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ↑ "Results and Statistics database" (Persons; Championships). Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. World Curling Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ "Håvard Vad Petersson" (Teams > Events). ASHAM World Curling Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ↑ "Results/Statistics" (Competitions > European Championships). Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine. European Curling Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ↑ "Capitol One World Men's Championship – Day 6" (News). World Curling Federation. 8 April 2010.
- ↑ "Men's Gold Medal Game" (Curling Schedule > Results). Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. 27 February 2010.
- ↑ Eurosport (UK & Ireland). Winter Sports, Curling, 2010 World Curling Championship in Cortina D'Ampezzo – Norway vs. Scotland semi-final. Viewed 10 April 2010.
- ↑ http://cloudfront6.curling.ca/2015worldmen-en/files/2015/03/EYE-OPENER-FRIDAY-ALL.pdf
- ↑ 2018 Continental Cup Media Guide