– It will be a completely different challenge than I have done before, Kjersti Buaas tells news. Many remember her as one of the best snowboarders in the world, which the Olympic bronze from Turin in 2006 is one of many proofs of. Buaas flew high in both the halfpipe and on jumps, with several tricks in store. During her next competition, however, she is glued to the ground, with cross-country skis on her legs. And now it’s not cool “grabs” that will make people open their eyes, but mouth tape. – I have added a new element for myself: I will walk with tape over my mouth through the whole of Halv-Birken, says Buaas. FLY HIGH: Buaas was a professional snowboarder for over 20 years and participated in four Olympics. Photo: PRIVAT – Breathe with your nose, not your mouth “Why?” many will probably wonder. Buaas has been involved in meditation and mental training for many years, and has also used mouth tape actively in his own training and in his own life. The 42-year-old primarily uses his nose for breathing, and believes he has experienced health-promoting effects from it. Better regulation of stress, higher sleep quality and more energy during the week are among the things she believes nasal breathing has had a positive effect on. – I have known everything possible. I have more control over the middle floor and the muscles we use when we breathe. There are a number of muscles that we are not used to actively engaging. I get my breath deeper into my lungs, I feel that I have more control and my heart rate can be lower at higher speeds, she says. SNOWBOARD STAR: Kjersti Buaas pictured after the X Games bronze in 2016. Photo: Vegard Wivestad Grøtt / NTB Buaas is not the first to talk warmly about mouth tape and nose breathing. In recent times, everything from soccer player Erling Braut Haaland to rapper Thomas “Mr. Pimp Lotion” Thrap Huse told that they use it. – Is this just a trend, Buaas? – There will be more and more, I think. I think it’s a trend, but also something we should focus more on. Because we are meant to breathe with our nose, not our mouth. Erling Braut Haaland does everything to be the best. Now he also slept with tape over his mouth. National team doctor doubts positive taping effect National team doctor for the national cross-country team, Ove Feragen, has caught on to the trend of taping over the mouth. It is clear that he has little faith in tape over his mouth in activity. He also lacks more research in the area. NATIONAL TEAM DOCTOR: Ove Feragen is the national team doctor for the cross-country national team. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB – I strongly doubt that you will find any performance-enhancing effect in endurance sports with tape in front of your mouth. It is probably not something that is used in top sport. Feragen says that tape in front of the mouth has never been an issue for the cross-country national team. Nor does he think it will happen in the future. – The mouth is an important part of our respiratory system and the athletes depend on a lot of air and the mouth will be used to breathe, he says. Buraas agrees that nasal breathing is not for everyone, but is primarily concerned with the positive effects it can have – both when awake and in a dreamy state. – If you are a top athlete, it is not recommended to only use your nose. But I would recommend integrating it in. For me, who does not do top sports in that way, it is recommended to use it in training. But especially when you’re at rest and when you’re asleep, she says CROSS-COUNTRY STAR: Swedish favorite Frida Karlsson knows she focuses better with her tongue out and has done so since she was little. Photo: NordicFocus Thinks breathing gives the Birken advantage Half-Birken is 28 kilometers long and a test of strength for the former snowboarder. She has no big performance goals, but is betting on avoiding large snowdrifts under the joint ski and rising usefully in the field. – I think it will be exciting. I had thought it would be exciting without tape, because I have never walked that route and am completely unfamiliar with competing in cross-country skiing, says Buaas. – It is harmless to walk with tape in front of your mouth, and can probably be tried by someone in, for example, Birken, if you believe in this. But I’m not going to recommend it to our athletes, says national team doctor Feragen. The head of competition is nevertheless turned on. A short time ago, she took part in her first snowboarding competition in seven years. Last weekend he offered again – and water. She will use experiences from both breathing and top sports to get ready for Birken. – I will use techniques I have to sleep well, visualize the race, keep my nerves in check before the start. Keep a cool head, because it’s a long distance. I can have an extra “edge” because I know my breath so well, so we’ll see if that gives the extra gear, says Buaas. Lost a leg in the war in Ukraine: – Football is a form of therapy 00:54 This is how you’ve never seen the hockey players 00:45 VAR resistance is increasing: This is how video refereeing can be removed 02:02 Here’s where it goes wrong: – Is it possible? 00:50 Show more
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Olympic hero Kjersti Buaas walks Birken with tape over her mouth – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcasting schedule
