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Norway Bring Back Iconic Diamond Pants for One-Game Olympic Tribute to Thomas Ulsrud

The gesture honored the 2010 skip after his 2022 death from cancer.

Overview

  • Norway wore red‑blue‑white diamond‑patterned trousers in Cortina during a 4–7 loss to Sweden.
  • Skip Magnus Ramsfjell said playing once in the full Norwegian look was intended as a salute to the old team.
  • Curler Martin Sesaker described the attire as a one‑off homage and said they will likely return to plain trousers for upcoming matches.
  • The revival recalled the 2010 Vancouver squad that won silver and turned the trousers into a curling cultural phenomenon.
  • The pants gained a devoted following, including a Facebook page, and a pair was presented to King Harald V.