Endurance, speed and logical thinking were to be tested in the second program of the season by the Champion of Champions. Sprinter Ezinne Okparaebo, the season’s second youngest participant, smiled when she saw the “Flaggampen” exercise. – I am looking forward to that exercise, said the 34-year-old, who was a definite favorite before the competition. Espen Winther/Nordisk Film She moved to Norway from Nigeria when she was nine and grew up in Ammerud in Oslo. Throughout her career, she has impressed greatly, and still holds the Norwegian record in the 100 meters for women (11.10), which has changed from the Summer Olympics in London 2012. She also holds the record in the 60 meters. A background that would prove to be useful during the “Flaggampen”, where Okparaebo took the victory among the women. Among the men, skier Ola Vigen Hattestad had high expectations of himself. The starting shot went and the men gave it their all.Hattestad took the yellow flag and the victory with fourteen points. good in the next exercise called “The iron grip”. Last year, Nils Jakob Hoff set a new record. He held on for a full 5 minutes and 24 seconds. Not unexpectedly, national team colleague Olaf Tufte stepped in to beat it. It required a lot of mental strength from the participants in the “iron grip” exercise. Orienteering runner Hanne Staff was the first to lose her grip. Several of the participants took an involuntary dip. The last of the women to slip was handball player Linn Jørum Sulland. and Stig-André Berge refused to let go of the iron rod. The two champions Stig-André Berge and Olaf Tufte were left hanging. Both refused to let go of the iron rod. But then something happened. There was no new record in the iron bar for Tufte. – I could have hung in there longer if I had needed to, but I wouldn’t have had a chance to take the record anyway, said the rower afterwards. Ready to untangle Before the last exercise, Tufte was on top, one point ahead of crossfit athlete Kristin Holte. At the bottom we found sports dancer Helene Spilling. The latter hoped she had an advantage in “Floken”. The sports dancer is used to unraveling jewelery that has formed into a lump in the bag. Sports dancer Helene Spilling had high expectations of herself in the “Tangle” competition. Spilling was quickly back from a paddling trip in the water. And she quickly got down to trying to untangle the tangle. But Spilling met resistance from orienteer Hanne Staff. Staff was first finished untangling the tangle, and ran into the water. The victory went to Hanne Staff! Spilling was still working on untangling his tangle, and thus became the one who had to go out in the night test. The competition did not go in Spilling’s favour. Thus, the worst night was in store for her. After six completed competitions, crossfit athlete Kristin Holte was named the theme winner in versatility. – If there was a place where I was supposed to be good, it was here, Holte stated. A surprising end The participants toasted during the dinner, but the good atmosphere quickly turned into excitement. Playing would reveal who she had chosen as her opponent in the night test. But before she got that far, she was interrupted. Sprinter Ezinne Okparaebo took the floor. She said that she is struggling with the after-effects of corona. – During some of the competitions, I felt that I was struggling to get air, so in consultation with the doctor we have decided that I unfortunately have to give up. Okparaebo could not hold back the tears, adding that health must come first. To presenter Aksel Lund Svindal, she expressed great gratitude for being allowed to be part of the championship on the Vestfold coast. – It was an experience outside the comfort zone, but also extremely educational. Thus, Spilling did not have to choose an opponent, and is still in the fight to become the Champion of Masters. Here you can read more about this year’s participants in the Champion of Champions: Heidi Marie GøperødAndreas Lødrup37 years Kickboxer and doctorNational team athlete in the period 2007-2013European and world champion in full-contact kickboxing as an amateur and won the professional WC belt (WAKO PRO) twice.Heidi Marie GøperødEzinne Okparaebo34 yearAthlete, sprintSilver in the European Indoor Championships 2009 and bronze in the European Indoor Championships 2011 at 60 metersShe holds the Norwegian record for 100 metres.Heidi Marie GøperødFrode Johnsen48 yearsFootball playerThe oldest Norwegian national team player of all time, the all-time top scorer in the Eliteserien and Europe and the all-time top scorer in a European club tournamentHas scored 86 goals for Odd and is the club’s top-scoring player throughout history Heidi Marie GøperødHanne Staff50 yearsOrienteeringBecome world champion four times before she retired after the WC in 2004With her 26 individual NM golds, she is the all-time winner in the Norwegian orienteering championshipsHeidi Marie GøperødHelene Spilling24 yearsSportsdancerHas 23 NMs -medals, of which 17 of them are gold Reigning Norwegian champion and has been Norwegian champion eight years in a row in standard dance. Has represented Norway in both the EC and WCHeidi Marie GøperødKristin Holte, 36 years Crossfit athleteNM gold in indoor pole vault from 2009 and won the NM in weightlifting in 2015 in the 58 kg class Won the NM in functional fitness in 2021, where she also received the king’s trophy. The same year she also won the World Cup in the same discipline.Heidi Marie GøperødLinn Jørum Sulland, 38 years Handball player. Won the EHF Champions League with Larvik HK 2010/11 and league champion six times. Berge39 yearsWrestlerHas an Olympic medal in bronze (2016) in Greco-Roman style 59 kg, a WC medal in silver (2014) in 60 kg and three EC medals bronze (2017) 60 kg, silver (2018) 63 kg and silver (2019) 63 kg Heidi Marie GøperødOlaf Tufte46 years Rowing Has won four Olympic medals: two gold, one silver and one bronze The first Norwegian to have taken part in seven Olympics and holds the world record in 100,000 meters rowing together with Nito SimonsenHeidi Marie GøperødOla Vigen Hattestad40 years Cross-country runner The winningest cross-country sprinter of all time on the men’s side One Olympic gold (2014), 2 gold (2009) and 1 silver (2011) and 1 bronze (2015) in the WC and 3 gold (2007, 2008, 2014) and 1 silver (2010) in the NM.
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An unexpected ending in episode 2 of Mesternes mester 2023 – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
