Eirin Mesloe

Eirin Mesloe
Born (2000-11-18) November 18, 2000 (age 24)
Team
Curling clubOppdal CK, Oppdal
SkipEirin Mesloe
ThirdTorild Bjørnstad
SecondNora Østgård
LeadIngeborg Forbregd
AlternateNina Aune
Curling career
Member Association Norway
World Championship
appearances
1 (2022)
World Mixed Championship
appearances
4 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2023)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Curling
World Mixed Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Aberdeen

Eirin Mesloe (born November 18, 2000) is a Norwegian curler from Oppdal.[1] She currently skips the Norwegian junior women's curling team.[2]

Career

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Mesloe joined the Norwegian junior women's curling team as the alternate for the 2017–18 season. In her first season with the team, skipped by Maia Ramsfjell, they finished third at the 2018 World Junior B Curling Championships.[3] This qualified them for the 2018 World Junior Curling Championships, where they were able to reach the playoffs with a 5–4 record.[4] The team then lost in the semifinal and bronze medal game, settling for fourth place. Because of their high placement, the team earned direct qualification into the 2019 World Junior Curling Championships. There, they finished in seventh place with a 3–6 record, enough to avoid relegation to the B Championship.[5]

In 2020, Mesloe moved up to play second on the Norwegian junior team with Ramsfjell still skipping. At the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships, the team finished in eighth place, again with a 3–6 record.[6] Because of this, the team was relegated to the 2021 B Championship where they would need to place in the top three in order to qualify for the World Juniors. However, the majority of the World Curling Federation events during the 2020–21 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the World Junior championships.[7] The B Championship was then again cancelled during the 2021–22 season, however, the World Juniors were able to proceed.[2] Because of the cancellation of the B Championship, the top three countries on the world rankings received spots at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships, which Norway was one of.[8] Skipping the Norwegian team, Mesloe led her rink to a 7–2 round robin record, finishing in first place after the round robin. They then lost the semifinal and bronze medal game to Sweden and the United States respectively, placing fourth at the event.[9]

In 2022, Mesloe spared at second for the Norwegian women's curling team, skipped by Marianne Rørvik, at the 2022 World Qualification Event.[10] She took the spot of fourth Kristin Skaslien, who was focusing on training for the 2022 Winter Olympics. At the event, the Norwegian team went a perfect 6–0 through the round robin to earn the top spot in the playoff round. They then lost to Denmark, before beating Latvia to earn a spot at the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.[11] For the World Championship, Skaslien returned to the team, shifting Mesloe to alternate. The team went 5–7 at the Worlds, finishing in eighth place.[12] Also during the 2021–22 season, Mesloe skipped her junior team to victory at the Norwegian Women's Curling Championship, defeating the Rørvik rink in the final.[13]

Aside from women's curling, Mesloe has represented Norway at three World Mixed Curling Championship's in 2017, 2018 and 2019 as lead for Ingvild Skaga. In 2017 and 2018, the team finished in fourth place after losing to Canada in the semifinal in both years. In 2019, they once again lost to Canada in the semifinal, but were able to defeat South Korea in the bronze medal game for third place.[14]

Personal life

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Mesloe is a student.[1]

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2016–17[15] Eirin Mesloe Nina Aune Sara Klefstad Anne Foss
2017–18 Maia Ramsfjell Martine Rønning Mille Haslev Nordbye Eirin Mesloe Victoria Johansen
2018–19 Maia Ramsfjell Martine Rønning Mille Haslev Nordbye Astri Forbregd Eirin Mesloe
2019–20 Maia Ramsfjell Martine Rønning Mille Haslev Nordbye Astri Forbregd Eirin Mesloe
2020–21 Eirin Mesloe Nora Østgård Torild Bjørnstad Ingeborg Forbregd Nina Aune
2021–22 Eirin Mesloe Torild Bjørnstad Nora Østgård Ingeborg Forbregd Nina Aune
Kristin Skaslien (Fourth) Marianne Rørvik (Skip) Mille Haslev Nordbye Martine Rønning Eirin Mesloe
2022–23 Eirin Mesloe Torild Bjørnstad Nora Østgård Ingeborg Forbregd

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Lag Mesloe og Mostertoppen gleder seg til å prøve seg mot de beste i junior-VM". Norges curlingforbund. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "World Juniors 2018 line-up complete as future events confirmed for Lohja". World Curling Federation. January 10, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "China and Norway claim final two spots in Junior play-offs". World Curling Federation. March 8, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Canada and Russia women advance to World Junior semi-finals". World Curling Federation. February 22, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Japan junior women secure last remaining semi-final place". World Curling Federation. February 20, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Five 2020–2021 season world qualification events cancelled". World Curling Federation. September 1, 2020. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "World Junior Curling Championships 2022 postponed". World Curling Federation. January 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  9. ^ "Japan win World Junior women's title". World Curling Federation. May 22, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "World Qualification Event 2022 – Teams". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "Norway women and Netherlands men finalise World Championship fields". World Curling Federation. January 18, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  12. ^ Bryan Murphy (March 28, 2022). "2022 World Women's Curling Championship: Results, final standings of Canada's Bronze medal performance at the international tournament". Sporting News. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  13. ^ "NM DAMER 2022". www.curlingresultater.no. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  14. ^ "Canada win world mixed curling titles in Aberdeen, Scotland". World Curling Federation. October 19, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  15. ^ "Eirin Mesloe Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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