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Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Further personal information
Family
Partner Morten Vaernes
Residence
Oslo, NOR
Occupation
Student
Languages
English, Norwegian, Spanish
Higher education
Medicine - University of Oslo: Norway
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began playing Para ice hockey at age 15 in 2008 in Moss, Norway.
Why this sport?
She considers it a fun sport and she also likes the speed, physical and complexity aspects of it. "I didn't have any other experience with Para sports other than sit-skiing. So I just got a message from someone I knew that they were starting a team where I lived. And I thought, 'Hey, I should give this a chance because it's probably the only opportunity I have to do Para sports in my area'."
Club / Team
Valerenga Ishockey: Oslo, NOR
Name of coach
Espen Hegde [national], NOR
International debut
Year
2014
Competing for
Norway
General interest
Most influential person in career
Coach Espen Hegde. (Athlete, 06 Mar 2018)
Hero / Idol
Norwegian cross-country skier Petter Northug, Norwegian alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal. (Athlete, 06 Mar 2018)
Famous relatives
Her partner Morten Vaernes has represented Norway in Para ice hockey. He competed at the 2017 World Championships A-Pool in Gangneung, Republic of Korea. (Facebook profile, 02 Nov 2017; paralympic.org, 12 Apr 2017)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 06 Mar 2018)
Impairment
She was born with spina bifida. (Athlete, 06 Mar 2018)
Other information
FEMALE FIRST
In 2014 she became the first woman to play for the Norway Para ice hockey team when she made her debut against Sweden. "It's important that people see that even if it's male dominated, you can play as a girl. I do hope that people feel they can go to a male team or a team with only male players and actually start playing. You shouldn't stop playing Para ice hockey just because you're a female player." (paralympic.org, 01 Feb 2018; nrk.no, 24 Nov 2014)
EUROPE
She has played for the European women's Para ice hockey team. (eurosledge.com, 23 Aug 2015)
In 2014 she became the first woman to play for the Norway Para ice hockey team when she made her debut against Sweden. "It's important that people see that even if it's male dominated, you can play as a girl. I do hope that people feel they can go to a male team or a team with only male players and actually start playing. You shouldn't stop playing Para ice hockey just because you're a female player." (paralympic.org, 01 Feb 2018; nrk.no, 24 Nov 2014)
EUROPE
She has played for the European women's Para ice hockey team. (eurosledge.com, 23 Aug 2015)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Tournament | Group A | 2018-03-10 | 1 | |
| Mixed Tournament | Group A | 2018-03-12 | 4 | |
| Mixed Tournament | Group A | 2018-03-13 | 6 | |
| Mixed Tournament | Group A - Standings | 2018-03-13 | 3 | |
| Mixed Tournament | Classification 5-8 | 2018-03-14 | 2 | |
| Mixed Tournament | Classification 5-6 | 2018-03-16 | 1 |
