Complex sentence: Born Marit Hemstad in Nord-Odal, a municipality in Norway's southeastern county of Hedmark, the future Olympic competitor attained the opportunity to represent her country when the Norwegian capital served as the host city for that year's Winter Olympics.
Split into simpler sentences: Born Marit Hemstad in Nord-Odal, a municipality in Norway's southeastern county of Hedmark. She attained the opportunity to represent her country when the Norwegian capital served as the host city for that year's Winter Olympics.