| Norway at the 2018 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NOR |
| NPC | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www.idrett.no |
| in Pyeongchang | |
| Competitors | 35 in 6 sports |
| Medals |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Norway") that competed in the 2018 Games.
| Name | Sport | Gender | Classification | Club | Events | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes Birkelund | para-Nordic skiing | male | Oppegård IL | cross country skiing | [1] | |
| Eirik Bye | para-Nordic skiing | male | Oppegård IL | [1] | ||
| Rikke Iversen | wheelchair curling | male | Halden Curling Club | mixed team | [1] | |
| Trygve Toskedal Larsen | para-Nordic skiing | male | Avaldsnes IL/Trysilgutten IL | [1] | ||
| Rune Lorentsen | wheelchair curling | male | Halden Curling Club | mixed team | [1] | |
| Sissel Løchen | wheelchair curling | Stavanger Curlingklubb | mixed team | [1] | ||
| Kristian Moen | para-snowboarding | Funkis Snowboardklubb | [1] | |||
| Arvid Nelson | para-Nordic skiing | male | guide skier | Svarstad IL | cross country skiing | [1] |
| Vilde Nilsen | para-Nordic skiing | female | Kvaløysletta Skilag/Tromsø SSL | cross country skiing | [1] | |
| Håkon Grønsveen Olsrud | para-Nordic skiing | male | Nordbygda/Løten Ski | cross country skiing | [1] | |
| Jesper Saltvik Pedersen | para-alpine skiing | male | Plogen Skiklubb | [1] | ||
| Birgit Skarstein | para-Nordic skiing | female | Frol IL | cross country skiing | [1] [2] | |
| Jostein Stordahl | wheelchair curling | male | Halden Curling Club | mixed team | [1] | |
| Ole Fredrik Syversen | wheelchair curling | male | Halden Curling Club | mixed team | [1] | |
| Nils-Erik Ulset | para-Nordic skiing | male | Tingvoll IL | [1] |
Owe Lüthcke is a sledge hockey referee. The Norwegian went to Pyeongchang to referee matches. He was part of the official Norwegian delegation. [3]
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. [4]
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. [5] 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." [5]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Jesper Pedersen | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom, sitting | 14 March |
 Silver | Vilde Nilsen | Cross-country skiing | Women's sprint classical, standing | 14 March |
| Silver | Rune Lorentsen Jostein Stordahl Ole Fredrik Syversen Sissel Løchen Rikke Iversen | Wheelchair curling | Mixed team | 17 March |
| Silver | Nils-Erik Ulset Håkon Olsrud Eirik Bye Guide: Arvid Nelson | Cross-country skiing | 4 × 2.5 km open relay | 18 March |
 Bronze | Håkon Olsrud | Cross-country skiing | Men's 20 km free, standing | 12 March |
| Bronze | Jesper Pedersen | Alpine skiing | Men's super combined, sitting | 13 March |
| Bronze | Eirik Bye Guide: Arvid Nelson | Cross-country skiing | Men's sprint classical, visually impaired | 14 March |
| Bronze | Nils-Erik Ulset | Biathlon | Men's 15 km, standing | 16 March |
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. [6]
Key:
| Team | Group stage | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |
| Norway mixed |  Italy L 2–3 GWS |  Canada L 0–8 |  Sweden W 3–1 | 3 |  Japan W 6–1 |  Czech Republic W 5–2 | 5 |
Norway qualified by finishing in the top four at the 2017 Sledge Hockey World Championships. [7] [8] 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. [9] Norway lost to Italy 4 - 3 in overtime at a tournament in Turin in January 2018. [9]
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. [9]
| Name | Position | Number | Club | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torstein Aanekre | forward | 34 | Mjøsa Pikes | [1] |
| Thommas Avdal | defenseman | 24 | VIF Para Ishockey | [1] |
| Audun Bakke | forward | 22 | VIF Para Ishockey | [1] |
| Magnus Bøgle | forward | 12 | IL Kråkene Kjelkehockey | |
| Kissinger Deng | goaltender | 19 | VIF Para Ishockey | [1] |
| Eskil Hagen | defenseman | 7 | VIF Para Ishockey | [1] |
| Martin Hamre | forward | 20 | VIF Para Ishockey | |
| Kjell Christian Hamar | goaltender | 18 | VIF Para Ishockey | [1] |
| Jan Roger Klakegg | defenseman | 23 | Bergen Parahockeyklubb | [1] |
| Knut André Nordstoga | defenseman | 16 | VIF Para Ishockey | [1] |
| Rolf Einar Pedersen | defenseman | 3 | VIF Para Ishockey | [1] |
| Tor Rivera | forward | 10 | IL Kråkene Kjelkehockey | [1] |
| Lena Schrøder | forward | 26 | VIF Para Ishockey | [1] [9] |
| Emil Sørheim | forward | 15 | RIHK Kjelkehockey | [1] |
| Loyd Remi Pallander Solberg | forward | 17 | VIF Para Ishockey | [1] |
| Emil Vatne | forward | 27 | Nærbø IL | [1] |
| Morten Værnes | forward | 9 | VIF Para Ishockey | [1] |
| Ola Bye Øiseth | forward | 71 | VIF Para Ishockey | [1] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
| 10 March 2018 12:00 | Norway  | 2–3 GWS (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) |  Italy | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 5,543 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Kjell Christian Hamar | Goalies | Gabriele Araudo | Referee: Kevin WebingerLinesmen:  Chae Young-jin David Nothegger | |||||||||||
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Solberg  Vatne Pedersen | Shootout |  Larch Rosa | ||||||||||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 12 March 2018 15:30 | Canada | 8–0 (2–0, 3–0, 3–0) | Norway | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 5,886 |
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| Dominic Larocque | Goalies | Kjell Christian Hamar | Referee: Kristijan Nikolic Linesmen: Chae Young-jin Andreas Lundén | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 March 2018 15:30 | Norway | 3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Sweden | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 6,059 |
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| Kissinger Deng | Goalies | Ulf Nilsson | Referee: Sotaro YamaguchiLinesmen: Chae Young-jin Jan Vaněk | |||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 14 March 2018 20:00 | Norway | 6–1 (2–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Japan | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 3,919 |
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| Kjell Christian Hamar | Goalies | Shinobu Fukushima Kazuya Mochizuki | Referee: Johnathan Morrison Linesmen: Jan Vaněk Leon Wesley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Shots | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 March 2018 20:00 | Norway | 5–2 (2–1, 1–0, 2–1) | Czech Republic | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 4,805 |
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| Kjell Christian Hamar | Goalies | Martin Kudela | Referee: Kevin Webinger Linesmen: Chae Young-jin Han Youl | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Shots | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Moen | Men's banked slalom, SB-LL1 | 1:03.39 | 59.19 | DNF | 59.19 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Seed | |||||||||
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||||
| Kristian Moen | Men's snowboard cross, SB-LL1 | 1:15.59 | 9 | Canceled | 1:15.59 | 9 Q |  Wagner (DEN)L | Did not advance | 9 | |||
| Team | Event | Group stage | Tiebreaker | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Rune Lorentsen Jostein Stordahl Ole Fredrik Syversen Sissel Løchen Rikke Iversen | Mixed |  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 7–6 | 4 Q | — | KOR W 8–6 | CHN L 5–6 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Ends Won | Ends Lost | Blank Ends | Stolen Ends | Shot % | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 11 | 9 | 2 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 0.818 | 38 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 66% | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Canada | 11 | 9 | 2 | 74 | 45 | 29 | 0.818 | 47 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 62% | |
| 3 |  China | 11 | 9 | 2 | 85 | 42 | 43 | 0.818 | 43 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 67% | |
| 4 | Norway | 11 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 0.636 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 58% | |
| 5 |  Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 11 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 0.455 | 44 | 37 | 2 | 23 | 62% | |
| 6 |  Switzerland | 11 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 0.455 | 36 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 61% | |
| 7 |  Great Britain | 11 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 0.455 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 62% | |
| 8 |  Germany | 11 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 0.455 | 37 | 39 | 5 | 16 | 54% | |
| 9 |  Slovakia | 11 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 0.364 | 39 | 46 | 1 | 11 | 57% | |
| 10 | Sweden | 11 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 0.364 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 57% | |
| 11 |  Finland | 11 | 2 | 9 | 53 | 87 | −34 | 0.182 | 35 | 46 | 1 | 11 | 51% | |
| 12 |  United States | 11 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 0.182 | 37 | 45 | 3 | 12 | 60% |
Norway has a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 17.
Saturday, 10 March, 14:35
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Norway (Lorentsen)  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Great Britain (Neilson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Saturday, 10 March, 19:35
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Ideson) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | X | X | 10 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
Sunday, 11 March, 14:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| China (Wang) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
Monday, 12 March, 09:35
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Stordahl) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Neutral Paralympic Athletes (Kurokhtin) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
Monday, 12 March, 19:35
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Wagner) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Norway (Stordahl) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Tuesday, 13 March, 09:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Stordahl) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sweden (Petersson Dahl) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Tuesday, 13 March, 19:35
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Putzich) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Norway (Stordahl) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Wednesday, 14 March, 14:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Seo) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | X | X | 9 |
Wednesday, 14 March, 19:35
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 |
Thursday, 15 March, 9:35
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Black) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Thursday, 15 March, 14:35
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Friday, 16 March, 15:35
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| South Korea (Seo) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Saturday, 17 March, 14:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| China (Wang) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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