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Oppalalslaget Minera Slate opens in Suzhou, China, in mid-September, on the occasion of the launch of the new World Series of Curling.
Chinese sponsors have invested funds for the Bejing Olympics to increase the level of sport in their own country. There will be a national match of four tournaments, between eight countries. where the six top-rated countries in the world can send their best team, in addition, China will have a place and surprise for the first place, "said Captain Steffen Walstad
– We know very little about it Another is that Norway has a place and we can represent Norway in the first round, "he says.
Minera Slate has been Norway's best curling team in recent years. As Norway's champions, with the last three NM titles, they have also represented Norway at the last two world championships. Last year, they missed the Olympics in the battle against the training cameras in the Ulsrud team. This year, they launched a new offensive and set goals higher than ever.
– The start of the season is already well underway, before we resume the ice in mid-August, according to Walstad.
Walstad says that curling has been professionalised by the best nations in the last 10-15 years, but Norway has proved to be the best amateur team in the field both in the last Olympics and of the last World Cup.
– The others we meet in this circus will probably have curling as their job. Walstad says everyone in the team has work or full time studies next to the company.
The largest nations, Sweden, Canada, Scotland, Korea and Switzerland all have paid artists. Your weekends consist mainly of exercise
– The World Curling Cup and the Grand Slam tournament series in Canada can open several doors. Hopefully we can give up our jobs and invest more professionally in a few years. But for now, we have to work a little harder to win this position.
In addition to the opera team Minera Slate, the team of Ulsrud is also active, so Norway has two teams at the top of the world rankings. Ulsrud and his team were on the verge of knowing they had to put the scheme on the shelves, but they have now decided to spend a few years.
– I think it's just positive, says Walstad about the extra efforts of the competition. ] – If we have a chance on the international scene, it's nice to have someone here at home for the knife too. We have learned a lot from confronting Ulsrud over the years, and the duel of recent years has given us a lot of energy and motivation.
Which of the teams that represent Norway in Talinn's EM remains to be seen. A points system based on achievements this fall will determine. Currently, the team Minera Slifer, after winning the final of the NM against Lag Ulsrud on Mars.
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