Thomas Ulsrud – Bio, Net Worth, Death Cause, Age, Wife, Career, Height

Thomas Ulsrud was a Norwegian curler who was active in the curling from 1983 to 2020. He was best known for being the skip of the 2014 World champion Norwegian national team, a two-time European champion, and an Olympic silver medalist. Ulsrud is also the current holder of the record for most wins by a skip at the World Men’s Curling Championship. After Team Ulsrud disbanded, Thomas formed a new team in the year 2019 with Steffen Walstad, Markus Høiberg, and Magnus Vagberg. The team represented Norway at the 2019 European Curling Championships which became Ulsrud’s final European Championship appearance. At the end of 2020, he was diagnosed with cancer and he lost his life on 24th May 2022 at the age of 50. 

Thomas Ulsrud, the winner of the 2010 Olympic silver, dies at 50

Thomas Ulsrud, Norwegian Curler, died on 24th May 2022. Team Ulsrud has confirmed his death through an online post. He died after a courageous battle with cancer which is his cause of death. He dies at 50. “We are very sad to inform that Thomas Ulsrud passed away last night”, Team Ulsrud announced.😔 “Thomas has been fighting cancer since December 2020, but the last week it took a turn for the worse and in the end, he was gone very quickly. We the team are devastated for our loss”.😭💔. His friends, colleagues, and officials alongside veterans are sending their condolences and tributes to the family in respect of his death.

What is Thomas Ulsrud Famous For?

• Being a Norwegian curler. 
• Being the skip of the 2014 World Champion Norwegian national team, a two-time European champion, and Olympic silver medalist. 
• Being the current holder of the record for most wins by a skip at the World Men’s Curling Championship. 

What Nationality is Thomas Ulsrud?

Thomas Ulsrud took birth on 21st October 1971. He was from Snarøen CC, Oslo, Noway. He held Norwegian nationality and his ethnicity was Norwegian-White. His race was White. He lastly celebrated his 50th birthday as of 2022. He followed the Christianity religion. Libra is his Zodiac sign. Details about his education and his parents’ details are still to get disclosed yet. 

Source: @vg.no

Thomas Ulsrud Career Timeline

• Since 1983, Thomas Ulsrud was a curler. 
• In his second World Junior Curling Championship in 1988, he skipped Norway to a bronze medal and after a year, he skipped in his first European Curling Championships, finishing in seventh place. 
• Team Ulsrud then competed again in 2000–2003, 2006–2009, winning bronze in 2002, silver in 2007, and bronze in the year 2009. 
• He skipped Norway to fifth place in his first World Curling Championship in the year 1998. 
• He made his playoffs for the first time in the year 2006 defeating USA’s Team Pete Fenson to win the bronze medal. His two more bronze medals followed in 2008 and 2009. 
• Between the years 2007 and 2010, Team Ulsrud won six World Curling Tour events; the 2007 & 2009 Lucerne Curling Trophies, 2008 Baden Masters, 2008 Radisson SAS Oslo Cup, 2009 Swiss Cup Basel, and 2009 Bern Open
• During the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Team Ulsrud attracted worldwide attention for introducing Loudmouth Golf’s colorful harlequin pants to the arena and winning the silver medal after the final game against Canada’s Team Kevin Martin. 
• During the 2010 World Curling Championship in Cortina d’Ampezzo held in Italy, he had to return home for family reasons. 
• Team Ulsrud then began the 2010-11 curling season by winning their first European Curling Championship gold medal in Champéry, Switzerland. The team also topped the season off by finishing fourth at the 2011 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship.
• At the 2011 European Curling Championships, the team won a second straight European Championships winning the gold medal. They finished 4th at the 2012 World Men’s Curling Championship. 
• In addition, the team won one WCT event, the 2012 European Masters.
• The Ulsrud rink continued its domination at the European championship by winning the silver medal at both the 2012 and 2013 events. 
• They finished 5th at the 2013 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship.
• The team represented Norway once again at the 2014 Winter Olympics finishing 5th, with a 5-5 record. 
• On the World Curling Tour, the team won one event in 2013-14, the 2013 Swiss Cup Basel. 
• The team capped off its season by winning a gold medal at the 2014 World Men’s Curling Championship.
• Team Ulsrud next began the 2014–15 curling season by winning the first WCT event of the year, the 2014 Baden Masters. 
• He won a silver medal at the 2014 European Curling Championships as well as he won a silver medal at the 2015 World Men’s Curling Championship, losing to Sweden’s Niklas Edin rink in the final. 
• He also led his team to a silver medal at the 2015 European Curling Championships. 
• At the 2016 World Men’s Curling Championship, the team finished in sixth place. 
• In 2016, he won another silver medal at the European Curling Championships, and also he won the Qinghai China Men’s International on the tour the next month. 
• They represented Norway at the 2018 Winter Olympics, placing sixth.
• The team then began the 2018–19 curling season by winning the Baden Masters for the third time in their career. 
• At the third leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup in the mixed doubles event, he paired up with Kristin Skaslien. The pair successfully made it to the final, but sadly, they lost to Canada’s Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton Lott. 
• The Team Ulsrud later didn’t play in any Grand Slam events, or in the Europeans or Worlds and announced that they would be disbanding after the season. 
• Next, he formed a new team in 2019 with Steffen Walstad, Markus Høiberg, and Magnus Vågberg representing Norway at the 2019 European Curling Championships, Ulsrud’s final European Championship appearance. 
• With the team, he led his team to a 5–4 record, missing the playoffs. The team finished second at the Norwegian Men’s Curling Championship, his fifth straight second-place finish. 
• The team was set to represent Norway at the 2020 World Men’s Curling Championship, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• After then, the team played in three domestic events which would be Ulsrud’s final season, as he was diagnosed with cancer in December 2020. 

Source: @pressinformant.com

Who is Thomas Ulsrud Wife?

Thomas Ulsrud was a married man to his beautiful wife, Elin Grødal. Together, they had a son namely Jesper. The happily married couple had a strong love bond while they were together and there was also no news and rumors regarding Thomas’ affairs and extramarital news. His sexual orientation was straight and he was not gay. 

How much was Thomas Ulsrud Net Worth?

The net worth of Thomas Ulsrud is estimated to have $100K-$1 Million as of 2022 at the time of his death. His main source of wealth was from curling athletes as well as he was making a cool amount of money through various endorsement deals. Whereas his exact salary is still to get disclosed yet. He was living a modest lifestyle from his earnings. 

How tall was Thomas Ulsrud?

Thomas Ulsrud was a handsome man standing at the perfect height of 1.83 m. His well-maintained bodyweight consisted of 80 Kg. His other body measurement is still to get disclosed yet. His body type is athletic. His body type was athletic. He was diagnosed with cancer in December 2020. The signs of cancer first came when he went to the regular check-up for the Olympics.