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.
Team
The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Norway") that competed in the 2018 Games. +Team NorwayNameSportGenderClassificationClubEventsrefJohannes Birkelundpara-Nordic skiingmaleOppegård ILcross country skiingEirik Byepara-Nordic skiingmaleOppegård ILRikke Iversenwheelchair curlingmaleHalden Curling Clubmixed teamTrygve Toskedal Larsenpara-Nordic skiingmaleAvaldsnes IL/Trysilgutten ILRune Lorentsenwheelchair curlingmaleHalden Curling Clubmixed teamSissel Løchenwheelchair curlingStavanger Curlingklubbmixed teamKristian Moenpara-snowboardingFunkis SnowboardklubbArvid Nelsonpara-Nordic skiingmaleguide skierSvarstad ILcross country skiingVilde Nilsenpara-Nordic skiingfemaleKvaløysletta Skilag/Tromsø SSLcross country skiingHåkon Grønsveen Olsrudpara-Nordic skiingmaleNordbygda/Løten Skicross country skiingJesper Saltvik Pedersenpara-alpine skiingmalePlogen SkiklubbBirgit Skarsteinpara-Nordic skiingfemaleFrol ILcross country skiingJostein Stordahlwheelchair curlingmaleHalden Curling Clubmixed teamOle Fredrik Syversenwheelchair curlingmaleHalden Curling Clubmixed teamNils-Erik Ulsetpara-Nordic skiingmaleTingvoll IL Owe Lüthcke is a sledge hockey referee. The Norwegian went to Pyeongchang to referee matches. He was part of the official Norwegian delegation.
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.
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. 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."
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Jesper Pedersen Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, sitting 14 March Vilde Nilsen Cross-country skiing Women's sprint classical, standing 14 March Rune LorentsenJostein StordahlOle Fredrik SyversenSissel LøchenRikke Iversen Wheelchair curling Mixed team 17 March Nils-Erik UlsetHåkon OlsrudEirik ByeGuide: Arvid Nelson Cross-country skiing 4 × 2.5 km open relay 18 March Håkon Olsrud Cross-country skiing Men's 20 km free, standing 12 March Jesper Pedersen Alpine skiing Men's super combined, sitting 13 March Eirik ByeGuide: Arvid Nelson Cross-country skiing Men's sprint classical, visually impaired 14 March Nils-Erik Ulset Biathlon Men's 15 km, standing 16 March
Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
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.
Para ice hockey
Summary
TeamGroup stageSemifinal / Final / / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNorway mixed L 2–3 GWS L 0–8 W 3–13 W 6–1 W 5–25
Norway qualified by finishing in the top four at the 2017 Sledge Hockey World Championships. 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. Norway lost to Italy 4 - 3 in overtime at a tournament in Turin in January 2018.
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.
+Norway rosterNamePositionNumberClubrefTorstein Aanekreforward34Mjøsa PikesThommas Avdaldefenseman 24VIF Para IshockeyAudun Bakkeforward 22VIF Para IshockeyMagnus Bøgleforward 12IL Kråkene KjelkehockeyKissinger Denggoaltender 19VIF Para IshockeyEskil Hagendefenseman7VIF Para IshockeyMartin Hamreforward 20VIF Para IshockeyKjell Christian Hamargoaltender 18VIF Para IshockeyJan Roger Klakeggdefenseman 23Bergen ParahockeyklubbKnut André Nordstogadefenseman 16VIF Para IshockeyRolf Einar Pedersendefenseman 3VIF Para IshockeyTor Riveraforward10IL Kråkene KjelkehockeyLena Schrøderforward 26VIF Para IshockeyEmil Sørheimforward15RIHK KjelkehockeyLoyd Remi Pallander Solbergforward17VIF Para IshockeyEmil Vatneforward 27Nærbø ILMorten Værnesforward 9VIF Para IshockeyOla Bye Øisethforward 71VIF Para Ishockey
Preliminary round
5–8th place semifinal
Fifth place game
Snowboarding
Banked Slalom AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankKristian MoenMen's banked slalom, SB-LL11:03.3959.1959.197
Snowboard cross AthleteEventSeeding1/8 finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRun 1Run 2BestSeedTimeRankTimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRankKristian MoenMen's snowboard cross, SB-LL11:15.599colspan=21:15.599 QLDid not advance9
Wheelchair curling
Summary TeamEventGroup stageTiebreakerSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRune LorentsenJostein StordahlOle Fredrik SyversenSissel LøchenRikke IversenMixed 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 7–64 Q KOR W 8–6 CHN L 5–6
Round-robin Norway has a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 17.
Draw 1 Saturday, 10 March, 14:35
Draw 2 Saturday, 10 March, 19:35
Draw 4 Sunday, 11 March, 14:35
Draw 6 Monday, 12 March, 09:35
Draw 8 Monday, 12 March, 19:35
Draw 9 Tuesday, 13 March, 09:35
Draw 11 Tuesday, 13 March, 19:35
Draw 13 Wednesday, 14 March, 14:35
Draw 14 Wednesday, 14 March, 19:35
Draw 15 Thursday, 15 March, 9:35
Draw 16 Thursday, 15 March, 14:35
Semifinal Friday, 16 March, 15:35
Final Saturday, 17 March, 14:35
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