Thomas Løvold
Thomas Løvold (born 27 January 1981) is a Norwegian curler.[1][2][3]
| Thomas Løvold | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 January 1981 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Lillehammer CK, Lillehammer, Norway |
| Skip | Thomas Løvold |
| Third | Markus Høiberg |
| Second | Markus Nedregotten |
| Lead | Alexander Lindstrom |
| Curling career | |
| World Championship appearances | 5 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) |
| European Championship appearances | 5 (2002, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2010) |
At Junior level, Løvold competed as skip and won gold medals at the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Curling Championships "B" tournaments.[4]
He has gained worldwide attention for having played as the alternate for Team Thomas Ulsrud at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and played third for Team Torger Nergård at the 2010 World Curling Championship in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, winning the silver medal at both tournaments.[5][6]
Thomas Løvold also skips his own team on World Curling Tour events. His most successful tournament was the 2009 Lucerne Curling Trophy where his team made it to the semi-finals but lost to Team Ralph Stöckli of Switzerland.[7]
Personal life Edit
Løvold is married and has two children. He is employed as a coach. He lives in Oslo, Lillehammer and Hamar.[8]
Teams Edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Thomas Berntsen | Thomas Løvold | Jan Øivind Hewitt | Petter Moe | Christoffer Svae | 1999 World Junior Curling Challenge (Gold), 1999 WJCC |
| 2000–01 | Thomas Løvold | Petter Moe | Fredrik Haaland | Christoffer Svae | Sindre Eirik Martinsen | 2001 WJCCB |
| 2001–02 | Thomas Løvold | Petter Moe | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Christopher Berntsen | 2002 WJCCB (Gold) |
| Thomas Løvold | Petter Moe | Christoffer Svae | Fredrik Haaland | Christopher Berntsen | 2002 WJCC | |
| 2002–03 | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Thomas Due | Johan Høstmælingen | Thomas Løvold | 2002 ECC (Bronze) |
| Thomas Løvold | Petter Moe | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Bård Rieber-Mohn | 2003 WJCCB (Gold), WJCC | |
| Øystein Sørum | Thomas Løvold | Petter Moe | Hallvard Sørum | 2003 Universiade | ||
| 2003–04 | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Thomas Due | Jan Thoresen | Thomas Løvold | 2003 ECC |
| 2006–07 | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Thomas Due | Jan Thoresen | Thomas Løvold | 2007 WCC |
| 2008–09 | Thomas Løvold | Christoffer Svae | Hans Tømmervold | Anders Bjørgum | 2009 Universiade (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 | Thomas Løvold | 2009 ECC (Bronze) 2010 OG (Silver) |
| Torger Nergård | Thomas Løvold | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | 2010 WCC (Silver) | ||
| Thomas Løvold | Petter Moe | Hans Tømmervold | Joakim Skogvold | |||
| 2010–11 | Thomas Løvold | Steffen Walstad | Markus Høiberg | Frode Tobias Bjerke | ||
| 2011–12 | Thomas Løvold | Thomas Due | Steffen Walstad | Sander Rolvag | ||
| 2012–13 | Thomas Løvold | Petter Moe | Sander Rolvag | Johan Høstmælingen |
References Edit
- ^ "About Team Ulsrud". 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine TeamUlsrud.com. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Thomas Løvold, Curling" (Curling > Athletes). 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ Thomas Løvold (Teams) "Thomas Løvold" (Teams). ASHAM World Curling Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Results and Statistics database" (Persons; Championships). 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine World Curling Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Men's Gold Medal Game" (Curling Schedule > Results). 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Capitol One World Men's Championship - Finals" (News). World Curling Federation. 11 April 2010.
- ^ "Thomas Løvold" (Profiles > Events). 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine ASHAM World Curling Tour. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "2023 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
External links Edit
- Official homepage of Team Ulsrud
- Thomas Løvold at the World Curling Federation
- Thomas Løvold at Olympics.com
- Thomas Løvold at Olympedia