Steffen Walstad
| Steffen Walstad | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1989 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Oppdal CK, Oppdal, NOR |
| Skip | Thomas Ulsrud |
| Third | Steffen Walstad |
| Second | Markus Høiberg |
| Lead | Magnus Vågberg |
Curling career  | |
| World Championship appearances | 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) |
| European Championship appearances | 2 (2018, 2019) |
Medal record | |
Steffen Walstad (born February 10, 1989 in Oppdal) is a Norwegian curler from Oslo.
Career
Juniors
Walstad played in three World Junior Curling Championships, from 2008 to 2010 inclusive. At the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships he played third for the Kristian Rolvsfjord rink, finishing in 4th place. At the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships he played second for the team, finishing in 5th place. And at the 2010 World Junior Curling Championships, he played second for the Steffen Mellemseter, finishing 5th overall.
Walstad has played in four Winter Universiades; playing in the 2011 Winter Universiade, he played third for Markus Høiberg, finishing 7th. The team represented Norway again at the 2013 Winter Universiade, where they improved to a fourth place finish. At the 2015 Winter Universiade, Walstad skipped the University of Oslo rink to a gold medal, defeating Russia's Evgeny Arkhipov in the final. Walstad again skipped Norway at the 2017 Winter Universiade, where he won a bronze medal.
Men's
Walstad has won two Norwegian men's championships, in 2016 and 2017. His 2017 win included a best-of-three playoff against perennial Norwegian national team skip Thomas Ulsrud to represent Norway at the World Championships, which they won, earning Walstad a right to represent Norway at the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.[1]
On the World Curling Tour, Walstad won his first career event at the 2017 German Masters.
Mixed curling
Walstad has found much success in mixed curling. He has skipped Norway twice at the European Mixed Curling Championship and once at its successor tournament, the World Mixed Curling Championship. He led Norway to a 5th place finish at the 2012 European Mixed Curling Championship. He found more success at the 2014 European Mixed Curling Championship, where he would lead his rink of Kristin Moen Skaslien, Magnus Nedregotten and Julie Kjær Molnar to a silver medal finish, after losing to Sweden in the final. He found even more success at the 2015 World Mixed Curling Championship. There he led his team of Molnar, Sander Rølvåg and Pia Trulsen to a gold medal.
Personal life
Walstad is employed as a photographer.[2]
Grand Slam record
| Key | |
|---|---|
| C | Champion |
| F | Lost in Final |
| SF | Lost in Semifinal |
| QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
| Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
| T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
| DNP | Did not participate in event |
| N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
| Event | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | DNP | Q | DNP |
| Tour Challenge | F | DNP | DNP |
References
- ^ "No 'Pants' but new Norway men's curling champs sure to fit right in at world championship | Edmonton Sun". 2017-03-29.
- ^ 2019 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide: Team Norway
External links
Year: (nation's flag) champion skip | |
- Norwegian male curlers
- Living people
- 1989 births
- People from Oppdal
- Sportspeople from Oslo
- Universiade medalists in curling
- Universiade gold medalists for Norway
- Universiade bronze medalists for Norway
- Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade
- Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade
- World mixed curling champions