Function/title: Director of Elite Sport
Born: 25th aug 1965 Stavanger, Norway
Residence: Oslo
Staff
![Tore Øvrebø](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/tore-ovrebo2.jpeg)
Tore Øvrebø
Director of Elite Sport
![Cato Zahl Pedersen](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/cato-zahl-pedersen.jpeg)
Cato Zahl Pedersen
Chef de Mission
Function/title: Chef de Mission
Born: 120159 Drøbak, Norway
Residence: Nesodden
Paralympic Experience: Participated as athlete in seven Paralypmpics from 1980 to 2000, in athletics, alpine, cross country and sailing. Has been Chef de Mission the last six Paralympics from 2008.
Merits: 13 gold and one silver in Paralypics Games
Born: 120159 Drøbak, Norway
Residence: Nesodden
Paralympic Experience: Participated as athlete in seven Paralypmpics from 1980 to 2000, in athletics, alpine, cross country and sailing. Has been Chef de Mission the last six Paralympics from 2008.
Merits: 13 gold and one silver in Paralypics Games
![Erlend Kirkesæther](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/erlend-kirkesather.jpeg)
Erlend Kirkesæther
Deputy Chef de Mission
Born: 21.10.1985, Skien, Norway
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic Experience: Dep. Chef de Mission i Rio 2016
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic Experience: Dep. Chef de Mission i Rio 2016
![Helge Bartnes](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/helge-bartnes-.jpeg)
Helge Bartnes
Head of Wintersport at Olympiatoppen
Born: 150872 Levanger, Norway
Residence: Oslo
Residence: Oslo
![Martin Hafsahl](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/martin-hafsahl.jpeg)
Martin Hafsahl
Press Attaché
Born: 16.07.1973 Stavanger, Norway
Residence: Asker
Paralympic experience: 3. Paralympics as Press Attaché
Norsk mobil: + 47 41900090
Koreansk mobil: 01065918095
e-post: mh@idrettsforbundet.no
Residence: Asker
Paralympic experience: 3. Paralympics as Press Attaché
Norsk mobil: + 47 41900090
Koreansk mobil: 01065918095
e-post: mh@idrettsforbundet.no
![Monica Viker Brekke](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/monica-viker-brekke.jpeg)
Monica Viker Brekke
Village Administrator
Function/title: Village administrator, Team Norway
Born: 02.05.67, Oslo, Norway
Residence: Oslo, Norway
Paralympic Experience: Vancouver 2010 London 2012 Sochi 2014 Rio 2016
Merits: Very busy hockey mum.
Born: 02.05.67, Oslo, Norway
Residence: Oslo, Norway
Paralympic Experience: Vancouver 2010 London 2012 Sochi 2014 Rio 2016
Merits: Very busy hockey mum.
![Ståle Frey](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/stale-frey.jpeg)
Ståle Frey
OLT Coach
Born: Residence: Oslo, Norway
Paralympic Experience: None
Merits: Basketball coach, former basketball player, Physiotherapist.
Paralympic Experience: None
Merits: Basketball coach, former basketball player, Physiotherapist.
![Hanne Staff](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/hanne-staff.jpeg)
Hanne Staff
OLT Coach
Born: 03.02.72, Oslo, Norway
Residence: Nittedal
Paralympic Experience: My first!
Merits: 4 times World Champion Orienteering
Residence: Nittedal
Paralympic Experience: My first!
Merits: 4 times World Champion Orienteering
![Anu Koivisto-Mørk](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/anu-koivisto.jpeg)
Anu Koivisto-Mørk
Clinical Sports Dietitian (RD, M.sc)
Born: 09.05.1980 Helsinki, Finland
Residence: Oslo, Norway
Paralympic Experience: 1. Paralympics
Merits: Former national team swimmer for Finland. Participated in two Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000), silver and bronze medal i EM 2001
Residence: Oslo, Norway
Paralympic Experience: 1. Paralympics
Merits: Former national team swimmer for Finland. Participated in two Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000), silver and bronze medal i EM 2001
![Hilde Moseby Berge](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/hilde-moseby-berge.jpeg)
Hilde Moseby Berge
Chief Medical Officer
Function/title: Chief Medical Officer
Born: 07.11.66. Skien, Norway
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic Experience: CMO in Rio 2016
Born: 07.11.66. Skien, Norway
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic Experience: CMO in Rio 2016
![Kirsten Sola](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/kirsten-sola.jpeg)
Kirsten Sola
Medical doctor/ physician
Born: 03.10.59, Stavanger, Norway
Residence: Kristiansand, Norway
Paralympic Experience: 0
Merits: Sports physician, family physician, Specialist in physical medicine. Experience as a football doctor in Womens National Team.
Residence: Kristiansand, Norway
Paralympic Experience: 0
Merits: Sports physician, family physician, Specialist in physical medicine. Experience as a football doctor in Womens National Team.
![Arne Jørstad Riise](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/arne-jorstad-riise.jpeg)
Arne Jørstad Riise
Sports psychologist
Born: 23.09.63 Hamar, Norway
Residence: Oppegård, Norway
Paralympic Experience: 1. Paralympics
![Ida Siobhan Svendsen](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide/staff/ida-siobahn-svendsen.jpeg)
Ida Siobhan Svendsen
Physiologist
Function/title: Physiologist
Born: 07.02.90 Drammen, Norway
Residence: Oslo, Norway
Paralympic Experience: None
![Kristin Sønstegård](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/kristin-sonstegard-.jpeg)
Kristin Sønstegård
Manual therapist
Born: 24.03.85, Gausdal/Lillehammer, Norway
Residence: Lillehammer
Paralympic Experience:First
Residence: Lillehammer
Paralympic Experience:First
![Hilde Gjelsvik](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/hilde-gjelsvik.jpeg)
Hilde Gjelsvik
Physiotherapist
Born: 05.02.1976, Oslo, Norway
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic Experience: Physiotherapist in the last three Paralympics
Residence: Oslo
Paralympic Experience: Physiotherapist in the last three Paralympics
![Yvette Hoel](/siteassets/olparalympics/pyeongchang-2018/team-and-media-guide-para/staff/yvette-hoel.jpeg)
Yvette Hoel
Physiotherapist
Born: 19.07.1987 Gjøvik, Norway
Residence: Norway
Paralympic Experience: My first Paralympic as a physiotherapist.
Merits: I have been working with paralympic athletes since 2015. I have also been an athlete, (i am still taking part in some competitions), in mushing (hundekjøring). My results: 4 World champion (WC) gold (2011 & 2013), 2 WC silver, 1 WC Bronce, 1 European champion (EC) Gold, 1 EC silver, 8 Norwegian championchip (NC) Gold, 6 NC Silver, 4 NC Bronce.
Residence: Norway
Paralympic Experience: My first Paralympic as a physiotherapist.
Merits: I have been working with paralympic athletes since 2015. I have also been an athlete, (i am still taking part in some competitions), in mushing (hundekjøring). My results: 4 World champion (WC) gold (2011 & 2013), 2 WC silver, 1 WC Bronce, 1 European champion (EC) Gold, 1 EC silver, 8 Norwegian championchip (NC) Gold, 6 NC Silver, 4 NC Bronce.