30 August 2024 at 10:05 Skarstein beaten in sprint thriller: – It was completely dark It wasn’t an optimal start when Birgit Skarstein went out in the test heat on Friday morning where she was the advance favourite. She led throughout the race, but at the end Ukrainian Sheremet came and took the victory. This means that Skarstein has to go out in the collection heat on Saturday in order to progress to the final on Sunday 1 September. Now the reigning champion has to go through an extra obstacle before a possible final. It was a Birgit Skarstein in a good mood who met news after the experiment. – I went a little early to see if it worked – it didn’t, says a laughing Birgit Skarstein. After she had finished, you could clearly see that this had taken some effort. – I saw stars and it was completely dark. I thought I was going to puke, but I just had to catch my breath. It’s so stupid to pass out in the water, then it’s better to pass out on the jetty, says Skarstein. The reigning champion believes she is well equipped to assert herself in a final even with an extra competition on Saturday. – I’m well enough trained to do it, so it shouldn’t be a problem for me. – We had hoped she would come straight through, but having said that, she is so well trained that an extra race is no crisis for her, Tufte told news after the attempt. It won’t just be resting heart rate until the build-up heat for Birgit Skarstein – Now it’s straight away to run intervals on the rowing machine, says the former rower with two Olympic gold medals.
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