Coaches and Technical Personnel

Alpine Skiing

Claus Ryste

Alpine Director

Born: 19.04.74 - Oslo
Residence: Lommedalen
2nd OG as Team Official

Christian Mitter

Head Coach Alpine Men

Born: 01.12.79 - Schladming, AUT
Residence: Östersund, SWE
2nd OG as Team Official

Lars Mæland

Physical Head Coach WC Men

Born: 31.07.85 - Voss
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official
Special results: National team in beach soccer

Stefan Kornberger

WC TEK Coach Men

Born: 22.09.86 - Schladming, AUT
Residence: Schladming, AUT
2nd OG as Team Official

Reto Nydegger

Coach Ski Alpin Speed Team WC Men

Born: 28.10.74
Residence: Iseltwald, SUI
1st OG as Team Official

Jon Børre Lien

Coach

Born: 10.06.84 - Arendal
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official

Fabien Mazuir

Coach Alpine Skiing Men Speed

Born: 29.08.77 - Chamonix Mont Blanc, FRA
Residence: Lommedalen
1st OG as Team Official

Robert Reid

Sport Science Director, Alpine Skiing

Born: 01.06.71 - Houston, TX USA
Residence: Lillehammer, NOR
5th OG as Team Official

Tine Hocevar

Technician

Born: 05.04.83 - Ljubljana , SLO
Residence: Lubljana, SLO
1st OG as Team Official

Tim Gfeller

Head Coach Women

Born: 13.12.76 - Ottawa, CAN
Residence: Oslo
2nd OG as Team Official

Tron Moger

Coach

Born: 07.03.78 - Hadeland
Residence: Hadeland
3rd OG as Team Official

Thomas Rødseth

Coach

Born: 20.09.84 - Molde
Residence: Molde
1th OG as Team official

Daniel Steensen Tangen

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Born: 14.06.91 - Bærum
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official

Tor Setsaas Schjetne

Serviceman/ Technician

Born: 13.03.79 - Trondheim
Residence: Trondheim
2nd OG as Team Official

Karina Wathne

Coach

Born: 23.04.93 - Sandnes
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official

Biathlon

Per Arne Botnan

Sports Director

Born: 19.09.69 - Oppdal
Residence: Oslo
3rd OG as Team Official

Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset

Assistant Sports Director

Born: 06.12.71 - Nordfjordeid
Residence: Slattum
Former cross-country athlete
3rd OG as Team Official

Stian Eckhoff

Coach women

Born: 03.09.79 - Trondheim
Residence: Trondheim
Former biathlon athlete
1st OG as Team Official

Steinar Mundal

Coach women

Born: 26.09.50 - Brekke, Sogn
Residence: Drammen
Former national coach cross country in Canada and Norway.
4th OG as Team Official

Egil Kristiansen

Coach Men

Born: 18.01.66 - Lillehammer
Residence: Allex, FRA
Former national coach cross country in Norway. Athlete in OG 1994.
4th OG as Team Official

Siegfried Mazet

Coach men

Born: 10.12.77 - Bourg-de-Peage, FRA
Residence: Vinstra
Former national coach biathlon, France.
1st OG as Team Official

Anders Brun Hennum

Coach men

Born: 23.11.87 - Drammen
Residence: Lillehammer
1st OG as Team Official

Tobias Dahl Fenre

Technical Personell/Head of Waxing

Born: 13.07.86 - Oslo
Residence: Skien

Nicola Cantoni

Technical Personell/Waxing

Born: 03.05.76 - Bormio, ITA
Residence: Italy

Tor Olav Håkenrud

Technical Personell/Waxing

Born: 09.07.84 - Kongsvinger
Residence: Skarnes

Gian Luca Marcolini

Technical Personell/Waxing

Born: 16.08.68 - Sassuolo, ITA
Residence: Cascina Pisa, ITA

Espen Mikkelsen

Technical Personell/Waxing

Born: 24.07.88 - Sør-Varanger
Residence: Tomasjord

Esben Are Tøllefsen

Technical Personell/Waxing

Born: 01.06.72 - Lenvik
Residence: Tromsø

Ivar Michal Ulekleiv

Technical Personell/Waxing

Born: 22.05.66 - Lillehammer
Residence: Dombås

Cross Country Skiing

Vidar Løfshus

Team Leader Cross Country

Born: 22.02.70 - Løkken Verk
Residence: Vestby
4th OG as Team Official (3rd as Team Leader, 1 OG as Coach)

Roar Hjelmeset

Head Coach Women

Born: 28.06.77 – Nordfjordeid
Residence: Hovden
2nd OG as Coach

Sjur Ole Svarstad

Coach Women

Born: 28.07.81 – Nordfjordeid
Residence: Stryn
1st OG as Coach

Tor Arne Hetland

Head Coach Men Allround

Born: 12.01.74 - Stavanger
Residence: Trondheim
6th OG as Coach & Athlete
Olympic and World Champion XC Skiing. Olympian 1998, 2002, 2006

Arild Monsen

Head Coach Men Sprint

Born: 05.04.62 – Molde
Residence: Molde
4th OG as Coach

Eirik Myhr Nossum

Coach Men Allround & Sprint

Born: 22.11.85 - Levanger
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Coach

Knut Nystad

Chief of Service

Born: 09.06.70 - Drammen
Residence: Nittedal
4th OG as Team Official

Even Kvemo

Waxing Personnel

Born: 23.09.90 - Namsos
Residence: Lierne
1st OG as Team Official

Roy Pedersen

Waxing Personnel

Born: 08.12.62 - Ringerike
Residence: Hønefoss
3rd OG as Team Official
Waxing Personnel Paralympics 2006 & 2010

Ronnie Frydenlund Hansen

Waxing Personell

Born: 24.08.77 – Gjøvik
Residence: Hunndalen
3rd OG as Team Official

Stein Olav Snesrud

Waxing Personnel

Born: 29.10.82 - Furnes
Residence: Furnes
2nd OG as Team Official

Perry Olsson

Waxing Personnel

Born: 29.12.55 - Söderala, SWE
Residence: Bruksvallarna, SWE
7nd OG as Team Official

Micke Book

Waxing Personnel

Born: 05.09.67 - Hällefors, SWE
Residence: Östersund, SWE
5th OG as Team Official

Arne Markus Svendsen

Waxing Personnel

Born: 15.05.71 - Narvik
Residence: Bardu
1st OG as Team Official<

Christian Nordkvelde

Waxing Personnel

Born: 06.09.87 - Tønsberg
Residence: Lillehammer
1st OG as Team Official

Frode Pedersen

Waxing Personnel

Born: 15.04.74 - Oslo
Residence: 2013 Skjetten
1st OG as Team Official

Jacob Walther

Waxing Personnel

Born: 26.10.91 - Berlin, GER
Residence: Leipzig, GER
2nd OG as Team Official

Tord Hegdal

Waxing Personnel

Born: 07.05.85 – Svolvær
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official

Curling

Pål Trulsen

Head Coach

Born: 19.04.62 - Drøbak
Residence: Bærum
3rd OG as Team Official
Athlete in OG 2002 and 2006. Won Gold Medal in OG 2002.

Thomas Løvold

Coach mixed doubles / men's curling

Born: 27.01.82 - Oslo
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official
Silver medalist 2010 OG, Silver medalist 2010 WCh, Gold medalist 2011 ECh.

Freeski

Gordon "Luke" Allen

Head Coach Freeski

Born: 21.01.88 - Colorado, USA
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official
2nd OG as a National Team Coach (British Virgin Island 2014)

Christopher Frankum

Coach Freeski

Born: 05.03.86 - Swindon, ENG
Residence: Oslo
2nd OG as Team Official

Christoffer Schach

Coach Freeski

Born: 09.05.94 - Oslo
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official

Erik Lilleaas

Tech personnel/wax

Born: 05.01.61 - Oslo
Residence: Bærum
1st OG as Team Official

Freestyle

Scott Richard Bahrke

Air Coach

Born: 19.07.85
Residence: Park City, Utah, USA
1st Olympics as a Team Official.
Competed in Vancouver 2010 in Freestyle Aerials

Douglas Flint

Team Physical Therapist

Born: 11.12.60
Residence: Fruit Heights Utah, USA
2nd OG as Team Official

Icehockey

Bjørn Mathisrud

General Manger - Team

Born: 21.01.57 - Oslo
Residence: Oslo
3rd OG as Team Official

Petter Thoresen

Head Coach

Born: 25.07.61 - Oslo
Residence: Hamar
1st OG as Team Official
Athlete in five OG (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1994)
61 matches in OG and WCh

Sjur Robert Nilsen

Assistant Coach

Born: 03.12.67 - Sarpsborg
Residence: Sarpsborg
1st OG as Team Official

Per-Erik Alcén

Goalie Coach

Born: 02.11.59 - Ockelbo, SWE
Residence: Sandviken, SWE
2nd OG as Team Official

Petter Salsten

Video Analysis

Born: 11.03.65 - Oslo
Residence: Hamar
3rd OG as Team Official
Athlete in three OG (1988, 1992 and 1994) and six times in WCh A-group
92 matches in OG and WCh

Tom Jøstne

Video Coach

Born: 08.03.66 - Gjøvik
Residence: Lillehammer
3rd OG as Team Official

Bjørn Glosli

Equipment

Born: 14.09.50 - Fredrikstad
Residence: Fredrikstad
2nd OG as Team Official

Thor Andre Engell Sommerud

Equipment

Born: 28.12.79 - Lørenskog
Residence: Jevnaker
Equipment
1st OG as Team Official

Nordic combined

Kristian Hammer

Team Leader

Born: 20.03.76 - Narvik
Residence: Råholt
3rd OG as Team Official
3 OGs as Athlete

Bjørn Kåre Ingebrigsten

Head Coach

Born: 26.11.79 - Trondheim
Residence: Trondheim
2nd OG as Team Official

Peder Sandell

Coach

Born: 24.04.87 - Oslo
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official

Erlend Rolland Enger

Coach / Tailor

Born: 29.12.79 - Kongsberg
Residence: Hokksund
2nd OG as Team Official

Idar Belsvik

Waxing team

Born: 23.06.59 - Rognes
Residence: Rognes
5th OG as Team Official

Jonas Amundsen

Waxing team

Born: 03.11.93 - Skogbygda
Residence: Skogbygda
1st OG as Team Official

Oskar Håland

Waxing team

Born: 09.03.64 - Eidsvoll
Residence: Åsmarka
1st OG as Team official

Andreas Molden

Waxing team

Born: 09.01.94 - Kongsvinger
Residence: Skarnes
1st OG as Team Official

Johnny Seljeset

Waxing Personnel

Born: 15.05.72 - Ålesund
Residence: Hornindal
4th OG as Waxing Personnel

Skeleton

Snorre Pedersen

Head Coach

Born: 03.07.72 – Lillehammer, Norway
Residence: Øyer
3rd OG as Team Official
Former athlete. 5th overall World Cup as best. Competed in two Olympics as an athlete: 1992 in luge and 2002 in skeleton.

Thomas Vesteraas

Coach

Born: 22.06.73 - Gjøvik
Residence: Øyer
1st OG as Team Official

Snowboard

Per Iver Grimsrud

Head Coach

Born: 21.09.83 - Lillehammer
Residence: Tønsberg
2nd OG as Team Official
National Champion slopestyle, 2011

Sondre Hylland

Coach

Born: 19.05.79 – Moss
Residence: Oslo
2nd OG as Team Official

Stian Lauritzen

Coach/Osteopath

Born: 16.04.88 - Kortreijk, BEL
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official

Paul Aunaas

Serviceman

Born: 13.12.59 - Oslo
Residence: Lillehammer
4th OG as Team Official

Ski jumping

Clas Brede Bråthen

Sport Director

Born: 28 11.68 - Drammen
Residence: Mjøndalen
4th OG as Team Official
Silver medalist World Championship Ski Jumping 1989, Norwegian Champion Ski Jumping 94

Alexander Stöckl

Coach Ski Jumping

Born: 11.12.73 - Innsbruck, AUT
Residence: Oslo
2nd OG as Coach Ski Jumping
Coach of the Year in Norway

Magnus Brevig

Coach and head of sport science

Born: 02.12.83 - Lørenskog
Residence: Oslo
2nd OG as Team Official

Christian Meyer

Head Coach Women

Born: 22.10.77 - Orkdal
Residence: Trondheim
2nd OG as Team Official
Best result as athlete: 6th in Zakopane 1999 WC ski jumping.

Jermund Lunder

Coach

Born: 04.05.75 - Lunner
Residence: Lillehammer
1st OG as Team Official
Junior World Champion 1994 Nordic Combined Team event.

Andreas Vilberg

Assistant coach

Born: 14.11.85 - Bærum
Residence: Oslo
2nd OG as Team Official
2x Gold (Team) 1x Bronze National Championship Ski Jumping

Adrian Livelten

Team Service

Born: 16.06.94 - Bodø
Residence: Lillehammer
1st OG as Team Official
Former ski jumper

Alexander Henningsen

Service Technician

Born: 06.03.94 - Tromsø
Residence: Lillehammer
1st OG as Team Official
National team EYOWF 2011 Liberec.

Speed Skating

Lasse Sætre

Sporting Director

Born: 10.03.74 - Oslo
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official
Competed in the OG - 1998, 2002 and 2006. Won a Bronze Medal (10000 m) in OG 2002.

Sondre Skarli

Head Coach

Born: 22.04.86 - Arendal
Residence: Åmli
2nd OG as Team Official

Edel Therese Høiseth

Coach

Born: 27.01.66 - Siljan, SWE
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official
Former National Team athlete.

Jeremy Wotherspoon

Coach Sprint

Born: 26.10.76 - Humboldt, Saskatchewan, CAN
Residence: Oslo
1st OG as Team Official
Former athlete. Silver Medal 500 m OG 1998, 4 x WCh Sprint (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003), 4 x WCh Sprint Single Distance.

Petter Andersen

Technical support

Born: 02.01.74 - Oslo
Residence: Oslo
3rd OG as Team official
Former athlete in OG 2002 and 2006. 7th place on 1500m OG 2006.