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Kjartan Haugen and Sissel Løchen to be Norway’s flag bearers in the 2022 Paralympics

Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB

Kjartan Haugen and Sissel Løchen will be the Norwegian troupe’s flag bearers during the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in China on Friday.

Olympiatoppen announced the news in a press release.

Cross-country skier Kjartan Haugen from Trondheim will participate in his fifth Paralympics. He has won five medals, the first in Nagano in 1998.

Sissel Løchen from the Stavanger curling club won silver with the Norwegian team in Pyeongchang four years ago.

The first competition in the Paralympics will take place on Saturday.

Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today

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