Every year in December a European Cup in handball for women is arranged. This year Norway and Denmark are arranging this Cup together.
For Norways team the Cup starts in Larvik on the 7th December and the competitor in this first game is France.
This is the second time in history that Norway and Denmark arranging this Cup together.
There are 16 teams who are going to fight at each other in this Cup.
Norway won last year and is the "defending champion" and they have never lost an European Cup match since 2002.
I am going to Denmark myself together with my mother and some friends to watch the last part of the Cup.
We have got tickets for the Bronze Final and the Grand Final.
I really hope to see Norway in the Grand Final. They appear to be in a very good shape and well preparede for this Cup.
Norway has some very good veteran players like Gro Hammerseng, Tonje Larsen and Kari Mette Johannsen; they are all going to play.
Gro Hammerseng is the captain of the team and probably the best and most exprienced player. She has played for several years as a professional player in a Danish team, but now she has moved back to Larvik.
The Norwegian team have also got some very talented young players. One of them is Nora Mørk. She made a very good performences in another Cup arranged called "Møbelringen Cup" and scored a lot of goals.
However, my favorite player is Linn Kristin Reigelhuth who is playing on the left wing. She is one of the veterans and has been a star in the Team for several years now.
When this Cup starts all the participating National teams are devided into 4 groups with 4 teams in each group. They play against each other and get two points for victory, one point for a draw and zero points for lost game.
The two best teams in each groups are now forming two new groups and continue the Cup.
The two best teams from the two new groups are qualified for the Semi Final. In the Semi Final there are two matches and the winner of each match will be the compatitors in the Grand Final. The two loosers will play the Bronze Final.
In the Grand Final the big fight will be for the Gold Medal. The looser gets the Silver Medal and the winner of the Bronze Final will have the Bronze Medal.
So I really hope that Norways Team will be in the Grand Final bacause I have paid a lot of money for the ticket and also for the ferry boat to Denmark.
The Norwegian team
Linn Kristin Reigelhuth
- Silvia
