Kristin SKASLIEN

Norway

Curling

Date of Birth: 18 Jan 1986

Age: 36

Gender: Female

Place of birth: TRONDHEIM

Birth Country:

Norway

Residence: OSLO

Residence Country:

Norway

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Curling	Mixed Doubles NOR Norway	2

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 1 NOR Norway 6 CZE Czech Republic 7	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 3 USA United States of America 6 NOR Norway 11	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 4 NOR Norway 6 CAN Canada 7	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 5 ITA Italy 11 NOR Norway 8	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 7 AUS Australia 4 NOR Norway 10	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 9 NOR Norway 9 CHN People's Republic of China 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 11 NOR Norway 6 SWE Sweden 2	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 12 NOR Norway 6 GBR Great Britain 2	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 13 SUI Switzerland 5 NOR Norway 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Mixed Doubles Semi-final NOR Norway 6 GBR Great Britain 5	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Game ITA Italy 8 NOR Norway 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Mixed Doubles	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

Nickname:

Skas

Hobbies:

Cross-country skiing, hiking.

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Graduated with a Masters degree in Science (Technology Management) from the Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (now Oslo Metropolitan University) in 2011. Previously earned a Bachelor’s degree in Logistics Engineering in 2009.

Family:

Husband, Magnus Nedregotten. Father, Roar. Mother, Solveig. Sisters, Eli and Marit.

Languages spoken:

Norwegian, English

Club name:

Snaroya CK / Lillehammer CK

Coach:

Team: Thomas Loevold (NOR)
National: Paal Trulsen (NOR)

Hand:

Right

Sporting relatives:

Husband Magnus Nedregotten (Curling): Partners Skaslien in mixed doubles, winning bronze at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and two World Mixed Doubles Championship medals in seven appearances (2021 silver, 2015 bronze). Back-to-back appearances at the World Men's Championship (2017-18). Alternate for the Norwegian men's team competing at Beijing 2022.

Debut:

2006 World Championship in Grand Prairie vs. DEN (9-6 Win)
2013 World Mixed Doubles Championship in Fredericton vs. Finland (9-3 Win)

Start:

Started practicing once a week at age 12 in Oppdal.

Reason:

Her father was a recreational curler.

Ambition:

Win a medal match at the Olympic Winter Games. "We got a bronze medal the last time without winning.” (Athlete, 16 Jun 2021)

Training:

The pair trains on-ice for six sessions per week, plus an average of two combined gym workout sessions per week. All sessions last between 90 minutes and two hours. She trains roughly the same amount on her own. Annual totals of on-ice training are 400 hours together, with 550 hours for Skaslien and 750 hours for Nedregotten.

Memorable:

Winning mixed doubles bronze at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. After initially losing the bronze medal match to Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR), one of the OAR athletes tested positive for a banned substance and the team was disqualified and Norway was elevated to bronze. “We actually got to go back for a weekend trip to Korea to receive the medal. It was only us on the podium, no one else standing in the first or second place.” (Athlete, 16 Jun 2021)

Hero:

Her mother, Solveig.

Ritual:

None

Philosophy:

“To be a good team player you have to give and take. Especially when you are husband and wife.” (Athlete, 16 Jun 2021)

Award:

Oppdal Ambassador of the Year (2018)

Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony flagbearer (2022)

General Interest

DELAYED MEDAL
After losing to Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) in the bronze medal match at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, the OAR team was later disqualified for doping and Norway was awarded bronze. The pair flew to the Republic of Korea to participate in a medal ceremony, which she found surreal. “I had been back at work for three days when I got an email with plane tickets. I sent my boss a text message telling him, 'I’ve got first-class tickets to South Korea, I’ll be back by Tuesday'. It is much better coming here than having (the medal) sent by post months later, though I would have accepted it and picked it up in the mailbox.” (france24.com, 24 Feb 2018)

CURLING COMMITMENT
Left her operations analyst job of 10 years in June 2021 to focus on preparing for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

RELATIONSHIP
Married to her mixed doubles partner Magnus Nedregotten (NOR). Right after a game they have what they call a “hot wash” discussion where emotions are released. They let this go for about half an hour, find a kind of objective distance, and then have a calmer conversation. “Being married off the ice and partners on the ice can be both an advantage and challenging at the same time, but I think we have found a way that works pretty good for us. It’s not to be mean to each other. We are extreme competitive people, and it’s only a spontaneous reaction at the moment.” (worldcurling.org, 4 Jan 2022, aftenposten.no, 13 Jan 2022)

BEIJING OPPONENTS
“The mixed doubles field in Beijing is really strong, and there will be no easy games. If I have to pick some (of our toughest opponents in Beijing) I would say Sweden, Scotland, Canada, Italy and Switzerland.” (worldcurling.org, 4 January 2022)

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Legend

:: Silver
:: Gold Medal Event

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