Bendik Ramsfjell (born 4 March 1996)[1] [2][3] is a Norwegian curler. He plays second on the two-time Norwegian championship Magnus Ramsfjell team from Trondheim.
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| Born | 4 March 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Trondheim CK, Trondheim, NOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Magnus Ramsfjell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Martin Sesaker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Bendik Ramsfjell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Gaute Nepstad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternate | Wilhelm Næss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 2 (2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Curling career
editRamsfjell was the third on the Norwegian junior men's team at the 2016 and 2017 World Junior Curling Championships on teams skipped by his cousin[4] Magnus. At the 2016 World Juniors, the team finished 5th, with a 5–4 round robin record, missing the playoffs.[5] At the 2017 World Juniors, the team improved to a 6-3 round robin record, which put them in a tiebreaker game against Canada's Tyler Tardi rink for the final playoff spot. They beat Canada in the tiebreaker game, but lost to Scotland's Cameron Bryce in the 3 vs. 4 game. This put them in the bronze medal game, where they faced Scotland again. This time, they would beat the Scots to claim the bronze medal.[6] Also in 2017, the team won a bronze medal at the Norwegian Men's Curling Championship.[7]
In 2019, Ramsfjell played second on Team Norway at the 2019 Winter Universiade, on a team skipped by Magnus Ramsfjell. The team went on to win the gold medal.[8]
The Magnus Ramsfjell rink, with Bendik throwing lead stones won the 2020 Norwegian men's championship.[9] The team won the Norwegian championship again in 2022 with Magnus throwing second stones.[10] The team was chosen to represent Norway at the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship,[2] where they finished in 10th with a 5–7 record.[11] That season, the team also won the 2021 Prague Classic World Curling Tour event.[12]
During the 2022–23 curling season, the team won the Norwegian men's championship again and won the 2022 Curling Masters Champéry World Curling Tour event.[13] They also played in the 2022 Masters and 2023 Canadian Open Grand Slam of Curling events. They made it to the semifinals of the Masters and failed to qualify for the playoffs in the Canadian Open.[14] The team was chosen to represent Norway once again at the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship,[15] where they went 10–2 in the round robin. This put the team in the playoffs, where they lost to Italy (skipped by Joël Retornaz) in the qualification game. The following week, the team played in the 2023 Players' Championship, where they went 2–3, missing the playoffs.
Personal life
editRamsfjell was born in Oslo and lives in Trondheim. His father is Olympic gold medallist curler, Bent Anund Ramsfjell. He is employed as a city planner.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "2023 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lag Ramsfjell fra Trondheim CK skal representere Norge i Las Vegas". Norges curlingforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "Curling: Knepent tap mot VM-favoritten for Norge". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "Team Canada comes through with 10th-end dramatics to defeat Norway". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2016". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "Norwegian Men's Championship -- Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "Magnus Ramsfjell, skip of Norway team, "It is beyond any words! We are best at the Universiade!"". krsk2019.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "Ramsfjell wins 2020 Norwegian Men's Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "Ramsfjell wins 2022 Norwegian Men's Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "LGT World Men's Curling Championship 2022". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Prague Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Champion: Ramsfjell Wins Curling Masters Champery". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "Team Ramsfjell". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "Curling-NM for damer og herrer spilles i helgen". NTB Kommunikasjon (in Norwegian). 9 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-03.