Thomas Ulsrud
- January 5, 2024
- Curler
Quick Facts
Thomas Ulsrud Biography
| Name | Thomas Ulsrud |
| Birthday | Oct 21 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Oslo |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Spouse | Elin Grødal |
| Children(s) | Jesper Ulsrud |
Thomas Ulsrud is one of the most popular and richest Curler who was born on October 21, 1971 in Oslo, Norway. Thomas Ulsrud (born 21 October 1971) is an Norwegian athlete from Oslo. Ulsrud is the skipper for the 2014 World winner of the Norwegian national team. He is a two-time European champion, and an Olympic silver medallist. Ulsrud is also currently hold the record for the most wins of an individual skip during the World Men’s Curling Championship.
Between 2007 between 2007 and 2010 Team Ulsrud won six World Curling Tour events, including 2007 and 2009 Lucerne Curling Trophies, 2008 Baden Masters, 2008 Radisson SAS Oslo Cup and the 2009 Swiss Cup Basel, and the 2009 Bern Open.
Immediately at the start of the 2010 World Curling Championship in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Ulsrud had to return home for family reasons. With Torger Nergård acting as skip, Ulsrud’s teammates took first place at the end of round-robin games (10–1 score) and won the silver medal.
At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Team Ulsrud attracted worldwide attention, not only for introducing Loudmouth Golf’s colourful harlequin pants to the arena, but also for winning the silver medal after the final game against Canada’s Team Kevin Martin.
In his debut World Curling Championship in 1998, Ulsrud skipped Norway to fifth position. After being the alternative to Pal Trulsen’s squad in 1999 Ulsrud returned to the skip position in 2006-2009. He made playoffs for the very first time ever in the year 2006, and the USA’s team Pete Fenson to win the bronze medal. Two additional bronze medals were awarded in 2008 and 2009.
Thomas Ulsrud Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Curler |
| House | Living in own house. |
Thomas Ulsrud is one of the richest Curler from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas Ulsrud 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Ulsrud has been curling since 1983. Ulsrud won his first World Junior Curling Championship in 1988, Ulsrud skipped Norway to an Olympic bronze medal.
The year 1997 was the first time he sailed the debut European Curling Championships, finishing in seventh position. Ulsrud’s team Ulsrud continued to compete between 2000 and 2003, as well as 2006-2009 winning bronze in 2002 Silver in 2007 and bronze in 2009.
Team Ulsrud began the 2010-11 curling season by winning their first European Curling Championship gold medal in Champéry, Switzerland. The team topped the season off by finishing fourth at the 2011 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship.
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Who is Thomas Ulsrud Dating?
According to our records, Thomas Ulsrud married to Elin Grødal. As of December 1, 2023, Thomas Ulsrud’s is not dating anyone.
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The Ulsrud rink began the 2018–19 curling season by winning the Baden Masters for the third time in their career. Ulsrud paired up with Kristin Skaslien at the third leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup in the mixed doubles event. The pair made it to the final, losing to Canada’s Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton Lott. It was Ulsrud’s first experience in mixed doubles. After a light curling season, where they didn’t play in any Grand Slam events, or in the Europeans or Worlds, Team Ulsrud announced they would be disbanding after the season.
Facts & Trivia
Thomas Ranked on the list of most popular Curler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Thomas Ulsrud celebrates birthday on October 21 of every year.
Top Facts about Thomas Ulsrud
1. Thomas Ulsrud won a silver medal at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
2. His team famously wore colourful harlequin trousers to the Vancouver
Olympics.
3. Ulsrud won one World Curling Championship, two European Curling
Championships, and fourteen Norwegian titles.
4. Ulsrud was interested in curling from the age of 10.
5. He was married with one son, Jesper.
6. Ulsrud represented Norway at the 2016 Qinghai China Men’s International
and the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
7. Team Ulsrud won six World Curling Tour events between 2007 and 2010.
8. Ulsrud died on 24 May 2022 from cancer, aged 50.
9. He won two straight European Curling Championship gold medals in 2010 and
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10. Ulsrud’s teammates took first place at the 2010 World Curling Championship in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and won the silver medal.
11. His team represented Norway at the 2020 World Men’s Curling Championship which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
12. His former teammates remembered him for his friendship and inclusiveness during their years of travelling and competing together.
13. He won a silver medal at the 2015 World Men’s Curling Championship, losing to Sweden’s Niklas Edin rink in the final.
14. His team won the Gold Medal at the 2014 World Men’s Curling Championship.
15. Ulsrud and his team won the 2014 Baden Masters, the first WCT event of the year in 2014.
Is Thomas Ulsrud still curling?
Thomas Ulsrud
Died| 24 May 2022 (aged 50)
Team
Curling club| Snarøen CC, Oslo, NOR
Career
What is Thomas Ulsrud doing?
Norwegian curler Thomas Ulsrud, a three-time Olympian who won silver at the 2010 Vancouver Games, has died after a long illness , the World Curling Federation said Wednesday. He was 50.
What are the rules of curling?
The game is shorter, too. There are five stones per end and matches are eight ends long, not 10. To play, the two players take turns throwing five stones per end instead of eight: one player throws the first and last stones, while the other throws the second, third, and fourth rocks.
How old was Thomas Ulsrud?
50 years (1971–2022)
How heavy is a curling stone?
Curling is named after the unique turning that occurs at the end of the stone’s path on the ice. The curling stone, or rock, is made of dense polished granite from Ailsa Craig, Scotland, and in the Olympics, each rock weighs 19.1 kg (44 lbs).