Håvard Vad Petersson (born 5 January 1984 in Oslo) is a Norwegian curler from Arendal who was the long time lead for Team Thomas Ulsrud.[1][2] He is currently the coach of the Yannick Schwaller rink.[3]
| Håvard Vad Petersson | |
|---|---|
 Håvard Vad Petersson (centre) at the 2010 Winter Olympics. | |
| Born | 5 January 1984 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Snarøen CC, Oslo, NOR |
Curling career  | |
| World Championship appearances | 9 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| European Championship appearances | 111 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
| Olympic appearances | 3 (2010, 2014, 2018) |
Medal record | |
At the junior level, Petersson played lead for Team Thomas Løvold and won gold medals at the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Curling Championships "B" tournaments. In 2004, he competed as skip for the first time at the World Junior Curling Championship, finishing in sixth place.[4]
With Team Ulsrud during the 2007–2010 seasons, Petersson won six World Curling Tour events, three European Curling Championship medals (silver in 2007 and 2008; bronze in 2009), three World Curling Championship medals (bronze in 2008 and 2009; silver in 2010), and silver at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. His shooting accuracy proved to be consistently high in the 80–90 percentiles during the 2009–10 season, which significantly contributed to his team's top round-robin standings at the 2009 European Curling Championship and 2010 World Curling Championship.[5][6][7][8]
Petersson's ability to achieve athletic excellence despite being able to see out of only one eye is often a topic of discussion for sports commentators.[9]
Personal life
editPetersson is married to Kristin Olstad and has two children. Before coaching, he was employed as a businessman,[10] and owned Smoothie Xchange/Funky Frozen Yogurt.[11]
Teams
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Thomas Løvold | Petter Moe | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Christopher Berntsen | 2002 WJCCB (Gold) |
| 2002–03 | Thomas Løvold | Petter Moe | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Bård Rieber-Mohn | 2003 WJCCB (Gold) 2003 WJCC |
| 2003–04 | Håvard Vad Petersson | Petter Moe | Anders Bjørgum | Øivind A. Grøseth | Hans Tømmervold | 2004 WJCC |
| 2004–05 | Øivind A. Grøseth | Hans Tømmervold | Håvard Vad Petersson | Anders Bjørgum | Olav Helge Storli | 2005 WJCC |
| 2007–08 | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | 2007 Baden Masters 2007 Lucerne Curling Trophy (Champion) | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Thomas Due | 2007 ECC (Silver) 2008 WCC (Bronze) | |
| 2008–09 | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | 2008 Baden Masters (Champion) 2008 Radisson SAS Oslo Cup (Champion) | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Thomas Due | 2008 ECC (Silver) | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Thomas Løvold | 2009 WCC (Bronze) | |
| 2009–10 | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | 2009 Baden Masters (Silver) 2009 Swiss Cup Basel (Champion) 2009 Bern Open (Champion) 2009 Lucerne Curling Trophy (Champion) | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Thomas Løvold | 2009 ECC (Bronze) 2010 OG (Silver) | |
| Torger Nergård | Thomas Løvold | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | 2010 WCC (Silver) | ||
| 2010–11 | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | 2010 Radisson SAS Oslo Cup (Silver) | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Markus Snove Hoiberg | 2010 ECC (Gold) | |
| 2011–12 | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Markus Høiberg | 2011 ECC, 2012 WCC |
| 2012–13 | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Thomas Løvold Markus Høiberg |
2012 ECC, 2013 WCC |
| 2013–14 | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Markus Høiberg | 2013 ECC, 2014 OG, 2014 WCC |
| 2014–15 | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson |
References
edit- ^ "About Team Ulsrud". Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine TeamUlsrud.com. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Håvard Vad Petersson, Curling" (Curling > Athletes). Archived 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "2023 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Results and Statistics database" (Persons; Championships). Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine World Curling Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Håvard Vad Petersson" (Teams > Events). Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine ASHAM World Curling Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Results/Statistics" (Competitions > European Championships). Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine European Curling Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Capitol One World Men's Championship – Day 6" (News). Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine World Curling Federation. 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Men's Gold Medal Game" (Curling Schedule > Results). Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. 27 February 2010.
- ^ Eurosport (UK & Ireland). Winter Sports, Curling, 2010 World Curling Championship in Cortina D'Ampezzo – Norway vs. Scotland semi-final. Viewed 10 April 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 2018 Continental Cup Media Guide
External links
edit- Håvard Vad Petersson at World Curling
- Håvard Vad Petersson at Olympedia
- Haavard Vad Petersson at Olympics.com
- Team Ulsrud (official website) at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 April 2010)
- Complete coverages of Team Norway's Olympics performances at the official Vancouver Olympic Games 2010 Channel
- Håvard Vad Petersson and Thomas Ulrud interviewed on Eurosport Norge. "EurosportNorge møter curlinggutta". 4 December 2009.
- Håvard Vad Petersson interviewed on Eurosport Norge. "EurosportNorge om hvordan curling fungerer". 4 December 2009.
- Team Norway interviewed on Grand Slam of Curling. Olympic Curling – Team Norway. 17 February 2010.