Thomas ULSRUD | Curling | Norway - Sochi 2014 Olympics

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XXII Olympic Winter Games: Hot. Cool. Yours.; 7-23 February 2014

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Thomas ULSRUD

Norway

Gender: Male
Nationality: Norway

Birthday: 21 October 1971
Age: 42

Height: -
Weight: -

Place of Birth: Norway, OSLO
Place of Residence: -

Curling

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Additional Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Olympic Winter Games
2	Men	2010	Vancouver, BC, CAN
World Championship
2	Men	2010	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA
3	Men	2009	Moncton, NB, CAN
3	Men	2008	Grand Forks, ND, USA
3	Men	2006	Lowell, MA, USA
4	Men	2012	Basel, SUI
4	Men	2011	Regina, SK, CAN
5	Men	2013	Victoria, BC, CAN
European Championship
1	Men	2011	Moscow, RUS
1	Men	2010	Champery, SUI
2	Men	2013	Stavanger, NOR
2	Men	2012	Karlstad, SWE
2	Men	2008	Ornskoldsvik, SWE
2	Men	2007	Fussen, GER
3	Men	2009	Aberdeen, GBR
3	Men	2002	Grindelwald, SUI

Hobbies: Golf, off road biking, supporting Norwegian football team Valerenga. (goldlinecurling.com, 01 Oct 2012)
Family: Wife Elin Grodal, son Jesper
Club Name: Snaroen CC/Team Ulsrud, Norway
Position Style: Skip (teamulsrud.com, 07 Nov 2013)
Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010

Occupation: Athlete
Languages Spoken: English, Norwegian
Coach: Pal Trulsen (NOR) (vg.no, 26 Nov 2013)
Additional Information: Start of sporting career
He took up curling at age 10. (WorldCurlingTV, 19 Dec 2010)

Reason for taking up this sport
"My stepfather was a curler and he took me along to play. I have loved the sport since then." (WorldCurlingTV, 19 Dec 2010)

Ambitions
To compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (laola1.tv, 13 Sep 2013)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning the 2007 Lucerne Curling Trophy in Switzerland [the first world tour event he, Torger Nergard, Christoffer Svae and Havard Vad Petersson won as a team], competing at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (laola1.tv, 13 Sep 2013)

Hero
Norwegian curler Eigil Ramsfjell, Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, US golfer Tiger Woods. (goldlinecurling.com, 01 Oct 2012)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Curling is all about confidence. You can have the best technique in the world, but if you do not have the confidence then you will never make the shot." (laola1.tv, 13 Sep 2013)

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Curling

Men

Hand: Right
Position: Fourth
Role: Skip

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