{{Short description|Norwegian curler (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox curler | name = Bendik Ramsfjell | image = | image_size = 250 | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|03|04|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]<ref name="Media Guide"/> | Curling club = [[Trondheim Curlingklubb|Trondheim CK]], <br> [[Trondheim|Trondheim, NOR]] | Skip = [[Magnus Ramsfjell]] | Third = [[Martin Sesaker]] | Second = '''Bendik Ramsfjell''' | Lead = [[Steffen Walstad]] | Alternate = [[Mathias Brænden]] | Member Association = {{NOR}} | World Championship appearances = 4 ({{WMCC|2022}}, {{WMCC|2023}}, {{WMCC|2024}}, {{WMCC|2025}}) | European Championship appearances = 3 ({{EuCC|2023}}, {{EuCC|2024}}, {{EuCC|2025}}) | Olympic appearances = 1 ([[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2026]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | [[Curling]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{NOR}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Curling Championships|European Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2024 European Curling Championships|2024 Lohja]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2017 World Junior Curling Championships|2017 Pyeongchang]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Winter Universiade]] }} {{MedalGold | [[Curling at the 2019 Winter Universiade|2019 Krasnoyarsk]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Norwegian Men's Curling Championship|Norwegian Men's Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | 2020 Oslo | }} {{MedalGold | 2022 Trondheim | }} {{MedalGold | 2023 Oppdal | }} {{MedalGold | 2026 Lillehammer | }} {{MedalSilver | 2025 Halden | }} {{MedalBronze | 2017 Lillehammer | }} {{MedalBronze | 2024 Oslo | }} }}
'''Bendik Ramsfjell''' (born 4 March 1996)<ref name="Media Guide">{{Cite web |url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/03/2023-BKT-Tires-OK-Tires-World-Mens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-1.pdf |title=2023 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide |website=Curling Canada |access-date=26 March 2023 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326171722/https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/03/2023-BKT-Tires-OK-Tires-World-Mens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-1.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="curlingno">{{cite web |url=https://curling.no/2022/03/lag-ramsfjell-fra-trondheim-ck-skal-representere-norge-i-las-vegas/ |website=Norges curlingforbund |title=Lag Ramsfjell fra Trondheim CK skal representere Norge i Las Vegas |accessdate=3 April 2022 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.adressa.no/sport/2022/04/03/Curling-Knepent-tap-mot-VM-favoritten-for-Norge-25372521.ece |website=adressa.no |title=Curling: Knepent tap mot VM-favoritten for Norge |accessdate=3 April 2022 |language=no}}</ref> is a Norwegian [[curling|curler]]. He plays [[second (curling)|second]] on the three-time Norwegian championship [[Magnus Ramsfjell]] team from [[Trondheim]].
==Curling career== ===Juniors=== Ramsfjell was the [[third (curling)|third]] on the Norwegian junior men's team at the [[2016 World Junior Curling Championships|2016]] and [[2017 World Junior Curling Championships]] on teams skipped by his cousin<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2022/04/03/two-win-saturday/ |website=Curling Canada |title=Team Canada comes through with 10th-end dramatics to defeat Norway |accessdate=3 April 2022}}</ref> [[Magnus Ramsfjell|Magnus]]. At the 2016 World Juniors, the team finished 5th, with a 5–4 round robin record, missing the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/552 |website=World Curling Federation |title=VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2016 |accessdate=3 April 2022}}</ref> At the 2017 World Juniors, the team improved to a 6-3 round robin record, which put them in a tiebreaker game against Canada's [[Tyler Tardi]] rink for the final playoff spot. They beat Canada in the tiebreaker game, but lost to Scotland's [[Cameron Bryce]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/576 |website=World Curling Federation |title=VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017 |accessdate=3 April 2022}}</ref> Also in 2017, the team won a bronze medal at the [[Norwegian Men's Curling Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=4489&eventtypeid=81&view=Playoffs#1 |website=CurlingZone |title=Norwegian Men's Championship -- Playoffs |accessdate=3 April 2022}}</ref>
===Men's=== In 2019, Ramsfjell played [[second (curling)|second]] on Team Norway at the [[2019 Winter Universiade]], on a team skipped by Magnus Ramsfjell. The team went on to win the gold medal.<ref name="krsk2019">{{cite web |url=https://krsk2019.com/en/news_items/2200 |website=krsk2019.com |title=Magnus Ramsfjell, skip of Norway team, "It is beyond any words! We are best at the Universiade!" |accessdate=31 March 2019}}</ref>
The Magnus Ramsfjell rink, with Bendik throwing [[lead (curling)|lead]] stones won the 2020 Norwegian men's championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=6459&eventtypeid=81&view=Main#1 |website=CurlingZone |title=Ramsfjell wins 2020 Norwegian Men's Championship |accessdate=3 April 2022}}</ref> The team won the Norwegian championship again in 2022 with Magnus throwing second stones.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=7298&eventtypeid=81&view=Main#1 |website=CurlingZone |title=Ramsfjell wins 2022 Norwegian Men's Championship |accessdate=3 April 2022}}</ref> The team was chosen to represent Norway at the [[2022 World Men's Curling Championship]],<ref name="curlingno"/> where they finished in 10th with a 5–7 record.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/709 |website=World Curling Federation |title=LGT World Men's Curling Championship 2022 |accessdate=10 April 2022}}</ref> That season, the team also won the 2021 [[Prague Classic]] [[World Curling Tour]] event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=6931 |website=CurlingZone |title=Prague Classic |accessdate=10 April 2022}}</ref>
During the [[2022–23 curling season]], the team won the Norwegian men's championship again and won the 2022 [[Curling Masters Champéry]] World Curling Tour event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=7429&teamid=164194&profileid=31364&teamid=164193&profileid= |website=CurlingZone |title=Champion: Ramsfjell Wins Curling Masters Champery |accessdate=2 April 2023}}</ref> They also played in the [[2022 Masters (curling)|2022 Masters]] and [[2023 Canadian Open (curling)|2023 Canadian Open]] [[Grand Slam of Curling]] events. They made it to the semifinals of the Masters and failed to qualify for the playoffs in the Canadian Open.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/teams/team-ramsfjell/ |website=Grand Slam of Curling |title=Team Ramsfjell |accessdate=2 April 2023 |archive-date=31 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531063721/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/teams/team-ramsfjell/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The team was chosen to represent Norway once again at the [[2023 World Men's Curling Championship]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/curling-nm-for-damer-og-herrer-spilles-i-helgen?publisherId=17847957&releaseId=17959040 |website=NTB Kommunikasjon |title=Curling-NM for damer og herrer spilles i helgen |date=9 March 2023 |accessdate=3 April 2023 |language=no}}</ref> 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]]) in the qualification game. The following week, the team played in the [[2023 Players' Championship]], where they went 2–3, missing the playoffs. Team Ramsfjell would win their first men's international medal at the [[2024 European Curling Championships]], where they would finish round-robin play with a 6–3 record and after losing in the semifinals, would beat Switzerland's [[Yannick Schwaller]] 7–4 to win the bronze medal.
Team Ramsfjell would represent Norway at the [[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2026 Winter Olympics]], where they would qualify for the playoffs after finishing round robin with a 5–4 record. However, they would lose to Canada's [[Brad Jacobs]] in the semifinals and Switzerland's [[Yannick Schwaller]] 9–1 in the bronze medal game to finish in 4th place.
==Personal life== Ramsfjell was born in [[Oslo]] and lives in [[Trondheim]]. His father is Olympic gold medallist curler, [[Bent Anund Ramsfjell]]. He is employed as a city planner.<ref name="Media Guide"/>
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==External links== * {{CurlingZone|26568}} * {{World Curling|8014}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/42302 Bendik Ramsfjell] at [[Milano Cortina 2026]] * {{Olympics.com|bendik-ramsfjell}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Instagram}}
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