Håvard Vad Petersson (born 5 January 1984 in Oslo) is a Norwegian curler from Arendal who was the long time lead for Team Thomas Ulsrud."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. With the team, he won the silver medal at 2010 Winter Olympics. He is currently the coach of the Yannick Schwaller rink.
Career At the 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."Results and Statistics database" (Persons; Championships). World Curling Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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."Håvard Vad Petersson" (Teams > Events). ASHAM World Curling Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2010."Results/Statistics" (Competitions > European Championships). 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.
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.Eurosport (UK & Ireland). Winter Sports, Curling, 2010 World Curling Championship in Cortina D'Ampezzo – Norway vs. Scotland semi-final. Viewed 10 April 2010.
Personal life Petersson is married to Kristin Olstad and has two children. Before coaching, he was employed as a businessman, and owned Smoothie Xchange/Funky Frozen Yogurt.2018 Continental Cup Media Guide
Teams Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events 2001–02 Thomas Løvold Petter Moe Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Christopher Berntsen 2002 WJCCB (Gold) 2002–03 Thomas Løvold Petter Moe Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Bård Rieber-Mohn 2003 WJCCB (Gold)2003 WJCC 2003–04 Håvard Vad Petersson Petter Moe Anders Bjørgum Øivind A. Grøseth Hans Tømmervold 2004 WJCC 2004–05 Øivind A. Grøseth Hans Tømmervold Håvard Vad Petersson Anders Bjørgum Olav Helge Storli 2005 WJCC 2007–08 Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson 2007 Baden Masters2007 Lucerne Curling Trophy (Champion) Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Thomas Due 2007 ECC (Silver)2008 WCC (Bronze) 2008–09 Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson 2008 Baden Masters (Champion)2008 Radisson SAS Oslo Cup (Champion) Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Thomas Due 2008 ECC (Silver) Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Thomas Løvold 2009 WCC (Bronze) 2009–10 Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson 2009 Baden Masters (Silver)2009 Swiss Cup Basel (Champion)2009 Bern Open (Champion)2009 Lucerne Curling Trophy (Champion) Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Thomas Løvold 2009 ECC (Bronze)2010 OG (Silver) Torger Nergård Thomas Løvold Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson 2010 WCC (Silver) 2010–11 Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson 2010 Radisson SAS Oslo Cup (Silver) Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Markus Snove Hoiberg 2010 ECC (Gold) 2011–12 Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Markus Høiberg 2011 ECC, 2012 WCC 2012–13 Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Thomas LøvoldMarkus Høiberg 2012 ECC, 2013 WCC 2013–14 Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Markus Høiberg 2013 ECC, 2014 OG, 2014 WCC 2014–15 Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson
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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.