Tønsberg
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Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
.
Career
Juniors
Ramsfjell was the
skip
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of the Norwegian junior men's team in four straight
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships are an annual curling bonspiel featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competitions for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1 ...
from 2016 to 2019. At the
2016 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2016 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 5 to 13 at the Tårnby Curling Club in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Men
Teams
Round-robin standings
''Final Round Robin Standings''
is not able to be relegated due to their hosting o ...
, Ramsfjell led his team of
Bendik Ramsfjell
Bendik Ramsfjell (born 4 March 1996)
is a Norwegian curler. He plays second on the two-time Norwegian championship Magnus Ramsfjell team from Trondheim.
Curling career
Ramsfjell was the third on the Norwegian junior men's team at the 2016 and ...
Elias Høstmælingen
Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac language, Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic language, Arabic: الیاس Ilyās, Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), North ...
and Eskil Vintervold to a 5-4 round robin record, missing the playoffs. At the
2017 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2017 World Junior Curling Championships (branded as the 2017 VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships for sponsorship reasons) was held from February 16 to 26 at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea.
The tournament h ...
, his team improved to a 6-3 round robin record, which put them in a tiebreaker game against Canada's
Tyler Tardi
Tyler N. Tardi (born August 10, 1998 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian curler originally from Cloverdale, British Columbia.
Career Juniors
Tardi first came onto the national curling scene skipping the host British Columbia team at t ...
rink for the final playoff spot. They beat Canada in the tiebreaker game, but lost to Scotland's
Cameron Bryce
Cameron Bryce (born 20 July 1995) is a Scottish curler from Kelso. He currently skips his own team out of Stirling.
Career
Bryce has twice skipped Scotland at the World Mixed Curling Championship. He and teammates Katie Murray, Bobby Lammie ...
in the 3 vs. 4 game. This put them in the bronze medal game, where they faced Scotland again. This time, they would beat the Scots to claim the bronze medal.
At the
2018 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2018 World Junior Curling Championships was held from March 3 to 10 at Curl Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mai ...
, Ramsfjell would skip a new team which consisted of Kristian Foss,
Michael Mellemseter
Michael Mellemseter (born 12 November 1998 in Trondheim) is a Norway, Norwegian curling, curler. He currently plays Third (curling), third on Team Andreas Hårstad.
Personal life
He started curling in 2005 at the age of 7.Andreas Hårstad and Jørgen Myran. This team would be less successful, finishing with a 4-5 record, missing the playoffs. The team played in the
2019 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2019 World Junior Curling Championships was held from February 16 to 23 at the Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from ...
(with Foss off the team). The team squeaked into the playoffs with a 6-3 record. However, they lost to Canada (Tardi) in the semifinal and Scotland (
Ross Whyte
Ross Whyte (born 31 August 1998) is a Scottish curler. He is a two-time European champion and an Olympic silver medallist. He lives in Stirling, Scotland.
Personal life
Whyte is currently studying Sports Studies at the University of Stirling. ...
) in the bronze medal game to finish fourth.
A month after the 2019 World Juniors, Ramsfjell skipped Team Norway at the
2019 Winter Universiade
The 2019 Winter Universiade (russian: Зимняя Универсиада 2019), the XXIX Universiade, was a multi-sport event for student and youth athletes which took place from 2 to 12 March 2019 in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. The 2019 W ...
. His team of
Martin Sesaker
Martin Sesaker (born 9 May 1994) is a Norwegian curler from Trondheim. He currently plays third on the Norwegian men's curling team.
Career
Sesaker made his international début for Norway at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, throwing fourth ston ...
, Bendik Ramsfjell and Gaute Nepstad went on to win the gold medal.
Men's
Later that month, Ramsfjell and his junior rink would compete at the
2019 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2019 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the 2019 Pioneer Hi-Bred World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 30 to April 7 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Qualification
The foll ...
, finishing 12th with a 2-10 record. They qualified by upsetting former World Champion
Thomas Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud (21 October 1971 – 24 May 2022) was a Norwegian curler from Oslo. He won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics, one World Curling Championship, two European Curling Championships, and fourteen Norwegian titles (Norwegian Men ...
in the Norwegian championship. Ramsfjell won his second Norwegian championship in 2020 with
Torger Nergård
Torger Nergård, also spelled Nergaard (born 12 December 1974) is a Norwegian curler from Oslo."Torger Nergaard, Curling" (Curling > Athletes). Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 12 Februar ...
, Sesaker, and Bendik Ramsfjell.
The Ramsfjell Universiade championship rink re-united for the
2021–22 curling season
The 2021–22 curling season began in June 2021 and ended in May 2022.
''Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.''
World Curling Federation events
Source:
Championshi ...
, and won the 2022
Norwegian Men's Curling Championship The Norwegian Men's Curling Championship ( no, Norgesmesterskap i curling for herrer) is the national championship of men's curling in Norway. It has been held annually since 1957. It is organized by the Norwegian Curling Association ( no, Norges Cu ...
. The team was chosen to represent Norway at the
2022 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2022 World Men's Curling Championship was held from April 2 to April 10 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, United States. Team Sweden, skipped by Niklas Edin, was the defending championship team. The 2022 WMCC trialed the no-tick rule for the fi ...
, where they finished in 10th with a 5–7 record. That season, the team also won the 2021
Prague Classic
The Prague Classic is an annual tournament on the men's World Curling Tour. It is held annually in November at the Curling Aréna Praha Roztyly in Prague, Czech Republic.
The purse for the event is Euro, €13,500, with the winning team receivi ...
World Curling Tour
The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world.
History
The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from Jo ...
event.
During the
2022–23 curling season
The 2022–23 curling season began in June 2022 and ended in May 2023.
''Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.''
World Curling Federation events
Source:
Championshi ...
, the team won the Norwegian men's championship again and won the 2022
Curling Masters Champéry The Curling Masters Champéry is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, Switzerland. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format and is part of the World Curling Tour. The t ...
Grand Slam of Curling
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events. They made it to the semifinals of the Masters and failed to qualify for the playoffs in the Canadian Open. The team was chosen to represent Norway once again at the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship, where they went 10–2 in the round robin. This put the team in the playoffs, where they lost to Italy (skipped by
Joël Retornaz
Joël Thierry Retornaz (born 30 September 1983 in Chêne-Bougeries, Genève, Switzerland) is an Italian curler from Cembra. He was the skip of the Italian men's Olympic curling team in 2006, 2018, and 2022.
Retornaz gained sudden renown in Ital ...
) in the qualification game. The following week, the team played in the
2023 Players' Championship
The 2023 Princess Auto Players' Championship was held from April 11 to 16 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the fifth Grand Slam event and final major of the 2022–23 curling season.
In the women's final, Sweden's Isa ...
, where they went 2–3, missing the playoffs.
Mixed doubles
Outside of men's curling, Ramsfjell and his sister
Maia
Maia (; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, ; la, Maia), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus.
Family
Maia is the daugh ...
represented Norway at the
2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 21 to 28 at the Östersund Arena in Östersund, Sweden. The event was held in conjunction with the 2018 World Senior Curling Championships.
Teams
Round-robin standings
''Final ...
. After going undefeated (7-0) in group play, they lost their first playoff game to Russia, and were eliminated. The pair also represented Norway at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. After going 7–2 in pool play, they then beat Canada in the qualification game, before losing to Switzerland in the semifinals. They then lost to Germany in the bronze medal game, settling four fourth place.
Personal life
As of 2019, Ramsfjell was a masters student in electrical engineering.2019 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide: Team Norway He attended the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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. Ramsfjell is the son of three-time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist
Eigil Ramsfjell
Eigil Ramsfjell (born 17 March 1955 in Oslo) is a Norwegian curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. Many consider him one of the pioneers in modern curling. He received a bronze medal as skip at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.