Håvard Vad Petersson

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
Curler
Håvard Vad Petersson (centre) at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Born (1984-01-05) 5 January 1984
Oslo, Norway
Team
Curling clubSnarøen 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
Curling
Representing  Norway
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Beijing
Silver medal – second place 2015 Halifax
Silver medal – second place 2010 Cortina d'Ampezzo
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Moncton
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Grand Forks
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Moscow
Gold medal – first place 2010 Champéry
Silver medal – second place 2016 Renfrewshire
Silver medal – second place 2014 Champéry
Silver medal – second place 2013 Stavanger
Silver medal – second place 2012 Karlstad
Silver medal – second place 2008 Örnsköldsvik
Silver medal – second place 2007 Füssen
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Esbjerg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Aberdeen

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

Petersson 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
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
2001–02 Thomas LøvoldPetter MoeChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonChristopher Berntsen2002 WJCCB (Gold)
2002–03 Thomas LøvoldPetter MoeChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonBård Rieber-Mohn2003 WJCCB (Gold)
2003 WJCC
2003–04 Håvard Vad PeterssonPetter MoeAnders BjørgumØivind A. GrøsethHans Tømmervold2004 WJCC
2004–05 Øivind A. GrøsethHans TømmervoldHåvard Vad PeterssonAnders BjørgumOlav Helge Storli2005 WJCC
2007–08 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson2007 Baden Masters
2007 Lucerne Curling Trophy (Champion)
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Due2007 ECC (Silver)
2008 WCC (Bronze)
2008–09 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson2008 Baden Masters (Champion)
2008 Radisson SAS Oslo Cup (Champion)
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Due2008 ECC (Silver)
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Løvold2009 WCC (Bronze)
2009–10 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson2009 Baden Masters (Silver)
2009 Swiss Cup Basel (Champion)
2009 Bern Open (Champion)
2009 Lucerne Curling Trophy (Champion)
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Løvold2009 ECC (Bronze)
2010 OG (Silver)
Torger NergårdThomas LøvoldChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson2010 WCC (Silver)
2010–11 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson2010 Radisson SAS Oslo Cup (Silver)
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonMarkus Snove Hoiberg2010 ECC (Gold)
2011–12 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonMarkus Høiberg2011 ECC, 2012 WCC
2012–13 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Løvold
Markus Høiberg		2012 ECC, 2013 WCC
2013–14 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonMarkus Høiberg2013 ECC, 2014 OG, 2014 WCC
2014–15 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson

References
  1. "About Team Ulsrud". Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine TeamUlsrud.com. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  2. "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.
  3. "2023 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  4. "Results and Statistics database" (Persons; Championships). Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine World Curling Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  5. "Håvard Vad Petersson" (Teams > Events). Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine ASHAM World Curling Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  6. "Results/Statistics" (Competitions > European Championships). Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine European Curling Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  7. "Capitol One World Men's Championship – Day 6" (News). World Curling Federation. 8 April 2010.
  8. "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.
  9. Eurosport (UK & Ireland). Winter Sports, Curling, 2010 World Curling Championship in Cortina D'Ampezzo – Norway vs. Scotland semi-final. Viewed 10 April 2010.
  10. "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)
  11. 2018 Continental Cup Media Guide
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