Mette Halvorsen
Encyclopedia
Mette Halvorsen is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
curler
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
, two times world champion playing for the Norwegian national team with skip Dordi Nordby
Dordi Nordby
Dordi Agate Nordby, , is a Norwegian right-handed curler from Snarøya. Nordby has amassed an array of medals in major international competitions over a career spanning three decades, including two world championship gold medals and two European championship gold medals.Having made her international...
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Olympics
Halvorsen participated at the demonstration event at the 1988 Winter OlympicsCurling at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The venue was the Max Bell Arena in Calgary.-Medal table:-Men:-Teams:*throws third stones-Standings:...
, where the team finished third, and again at the demonstration event at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics. The competition was held in the patinoire olympique of Pralognan-la-Vanoise, a venue about 50 km from the host city, Albertville.-Medal table:-Events:-Standings:-Results:...
, finishing second.