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Carissa Norsten (born November 7, 2003) is a Canadian rugby union and rugby sevens athlete. [1]
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Carissa Norsten (born November 7, 2003) is a Canadian rugby union and rugby sevens athlete. [1]
Norsten was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team in October. [2] At the games Norsten would go onto win the silver medal with the team. [1]
In June 2024, Norseten was named the rookie of the year on the women's 2023–24 SVNS series. [3] In July 2024, Norsten was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team in the sevens. [4] [5] [6] The team won a silver medal, coming from 0-12 behind to defeat Australia 21-12 in the semi-finals, [7] before losing the final to New Zealand. [8] [9]
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