but stood to earn only 27500kr if she had won that year's UEFA Women's Championship with Norway. Her cousin Rune Medalen played football for Tippeligaen clubs Bryne FK and Viking FK. In 2020 Medalen participated in the "Mesternes mester" () reality television programme, screened on NRK. In 2011 she had appeared in another reality television series, 71 Degrees North. TVNorge apologised to Medalen after broadcasting images of her topless without her consent. During her football career, Medalen was relatively outspoken. She enjoyed Norway's rivalry with the United States team, frequently exchanging "trash-talk" with her friend Michelle Akers. While her habit of scoring important goals against neighbours Sweden saw Medalen ruefully nicknamed "Svenskdöderskan" () in Sweden. Honours Club Asker Toppserien: 1988, 1991, 1998, 1999 Norwegian Women's Cup: 1990, 1991, 2000 Nikko L. League: 1996, 1997, 1998 Empress's Cup: 1992, 1996 International Norway FIFA Women's World Cup: 1995 UEFA Women's Championship: 1993 References External links Linda Medalen at the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) 1965 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Asker politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Women police officers FIFA Century Club Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Lesbian sportswomen LGBT association football players LGBT law enforcement workers Norwegian LGBT sportspeople Norwegian lesbians Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic footballers of Norway Olympic medalists in football Norway women's international footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Norwegian expatriate women's footballers Norwegian women's footballers Norwegian police officers Norwegian sportsperson-politicians FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players Nikko Securities Dream Ladies players Expatriate women's footballers in Japan Nadeshiko League players Asker Fotball (women) players Klepp IL players Toppserien players People from Sandnes Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Women's association football forwards UEFA Women's Championship-winning players Nadeshiko League MVPs