Håvard Vad Petersson

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]

Håvard Vad Petersson
Curler
Håvard Vad Petersson (centre) at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Born (1984-01-05) 5 January 1984
Oslo, Norway
Team
Curling clubSnarøen CC,
Oslo, NOR
SkipThomas Ulsrud
ThirdTorger Nergård
SecondChristoffer Svae
LeadHåvard Vad Petersson
AlternateMarkus 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
Curling
Representing  Norway
Winter Olympics
2010 Vancouver
World Championships
2014 Beijing
2015 Halifax
2010 Cortina d'Ampezzo
2009 Moncton
2008 Grand Forks
European Championships
2011 Moscow
2010 Champéry
2016 Renfrewshire
2014 Champéry
2013 Stavanger
2012 Karlstad
2008 Örnsköldsvik
2007 Füssen
2015 Esbjerg
2009 Aberdeen

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
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
2001–02Thomas LøvoldPetter MoeChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonChristopher Berntsen2002 WJCCB, Gold
2002–03Thomas LøvoldPetter MoeChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonBård Rieber-Mohn2003 WJCCB, Gold
2003 WJCC
2003–04Håvard Vad PeterssonPetter MoeAnders BjørgumØivind A. GrøsethHans Tømmervold2004 WJCC
2004–05Øivind A. GrøsethHans TømmervoldHåvard Vad PeterssonAnders BjørgumOlav Helge Storli2005 WJCC
2007–08Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson2007 Baden Masters
2007 Lucerne Curling Trophy, Champion
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Due2007 ECC, Silver
2008 WCC, Bronze
2008–09Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson2008 Baden Masters, Champion
2008 Radisson SAS Oslo Cup, Champion
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Due2008 ECC, Silver
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Løvold2009 WCC, Bronze
2009–10Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson2009 Baden Masters, Silver
2009 Swiss Cup Basel, Champion
2009 Bern Open, Champion
2009 Lucerne Curling Trophy, Champion
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Løvold2009 ECC, Bronze
2010 OG, Silver
Torger NergårdThomas LøvoldChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson2010 WCC, Silver
2010–11Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson2010 Radisson SAS Oslo Cup, Silver
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonMarkus Snove Hoiberg2010 ECC, Gold
2011–12Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonMarkus Høiberg2011 ECC, 2012 WCC
2012–13Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Løvold
Markus Høiberg		2012 ECC, 2013 WCC
2013–14Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonMarkus Høiberg2013 ECC, 2014 OG, 2014 WCC
2014–15Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson

References
  1. "About Team Ulsrud". Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine TeamUlsrud.com. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  2. "Håvard Vad Petersson, Curling" (Curling > Athletes). Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  3. "Results and Statistics database" (Persons; Championships). Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine World Curling Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. "Håvard Vad Petersson" (Teams > Events). Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine ASHAM World Curling Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  5. "Results/Statistics" (Competitions > European Championships). Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine European Curling Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  6. "Capitol One World Men's Championship – Day 6" (News). World Curling Federation. 8 April 2010.
  7. "Men's Gold Medal Game" (Curling Schedule > Results). Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. 27 February 2010.
  8. Eurosport (UK & Ireland). Winter Sports, Curling, 2010 World Curling Championship in Cortina D'Ampezzo – Norway vs. Scotland semi-final. Viewed 10 April 2010.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2015-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. 2018 Continental Cup Media Guide
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