Lunde Borgersen made her debut on the
Norwegian national team in 2001, with
Marit Breivik as coach. Her first major competition was the
2001 World Championship in
Italy, where she won a silver medal. She did not participate in the
2002 European Championship and even though she was back in the team for
Croatia 2003, her first gold medal came in 2004, when Norway won the
European Championship. She was European Champion again in
2006. Due to a shoulder injury, she missed the
2007 World Championship in
France. Fully recovered, Lunde Borgersen came back for the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing, where Norway won a gold medal. At the end of the year, the absence of
Gro Hammerseng forced
Breivik to select a new captain for the
2008 European Championship. Lunde Borgersen was chosen for the task, and as captain of the Norwegian team, she led them to their third consecutive European gold. Her performance was recognized when she was selected Playmaker of the All-Star Team and
Most Valuable Player of the championship. As of 2013, Lunde Borgersen has played 181 international matches and scored 496 goals. At the
2009 World Championships, she was part of the team that came third, beating Spain in the bronze medal match. She then won gold with Norway at the
2011 World Championships. At the
2012 Summer Olympics, she was again part of the Norwegian team that won gold. ==Personal life==