Career
She became known in Norway, when she, as the first in Norway, was suspended from her sport for not having revealed her whereabouts to the national anti-doping agency. The suspension lasted from April to November 2007, and destroyed her form for the 2008 Summer Olympics. She stands 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) tall.
Outside of sport, she works as a physician in Kristiansund.