– You just have to look at the surroundings. It’s absolutely fantastic, says Marit Ishol Skogan to news and smiles. Surrounded by high mountain peaks, the biathlon sensation meets news in Anterselva in the Italian Alps before the World Cup race this weekend. The surplus and energy of the exuberant trønder is finally back. SMILER: Marit Ishol Skogan hopes for a good experience in Anterselva. Photo: Roy Kenneth Sydnes Jacobsen / news – I’ve had a rest and my mind is on something other than just biathlon. I felt that my body and head needed rest, she says. Now the 25-year-old tells how the unexpected success and attention led to her having to take a break to reset. Follow and hear the short normal distance on news Sport from Friday 1.40 p.m. Shocked the world elite Kometen debuted with a tenth place in the world cup during the season opener in Östersund and continued to challenge the world elite before Christmas. The success stood in stark contrast to the previous season, when she was not even considered good enough for the IBU Cup, the level below the World Cup. Skogan thus went straight from fourth place overall in the Norwegian Cup, to showing herself during the season opener – before she struck with two top-ten placings and relay victories in the season opener at the highest level. Then came the temporary highlight: The first podium in the World Cup – at the start of the hunt in the trial WC in Lenzerheide. SHOCKED: Marit Ishol Skogan surprised herself and the circumstances with third place in Lenzerheide before Christmas. Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller / AP – It is absolutely incredible, and I don’t think it has happened before, says news expert Ola Lunde about the non-traditional path directly from the Norwegian Cup to the world elite. – I don’t think that in her wildest imagination she could imagine that she would be on the podium before Christmas in the World Cup, the expert claims. – Marit’s entry into the season has been a little too good. For most people, they work their way up with steady development, while Marit has started at a very high level, admits biathlon coach Patrick Oberegger to news. Taking action after the success Skogan was one of four Norwegian female biathletes who climbed onto the podium in the World Cup before Christmas, but after the New Year the greatest performances and results have failed. 35. 34. 53. These are the last three individual results in the World Cup race in Oberhof and Ruhpolding respectively. In addition, she had a bad experience with two penalty rounds in the relay last week. In consultation with the national team management, it was then decided to stand over the start of the hunt in Ruhpolding on Sunday. TEARS: Skogan ran the first leg for Norway at the relay in Ruhpolding and had to go through two penalty rounds. Photo: Henrik Myhr Nielsen / news – I come from nothing and straight into this circus. I am not used to being on tour for several weeks with competition more often than I am used to in Norway. There is much that I have not been familiar with, says Skogan. She continues: – The body needs some time to get into this. It was a great start to the season for me and I have felt that. Coach Oberegger also points to a sudden entry into the World Cup circus. COACH: Patrick Oberegger. Photo: NTB – For athletes who come from the Norwegian Cup, it is a shock in Germany, and it has been a bit too much for Marit, says Oberegger. Spa rather than training World Cup manager and teammate Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold is clear that the Norwegian breakthrough has taken a “quantum leap from the Norwegian Cup to right on the podium in the World Cup”. – I think Marit can pat herself on the back and look back on a historic season no matter where the rest of the season goes, says Tandrevold to news. The unexpected World Cup success before Christmas led to her having to apply for leave from her extra job at XXL Lillehammer in order to go to the World Cup at the weekends. In the run-up to Christmas, however, she was back at work, and after the sporting slump, her thoughts immediately turned to the extra job. – Then I was very happy that I didn’t resign. Then I have something to fall back on in case something happens with biathlon. It was a small warning as it was heavy some days in Ruhpolding, says Skogan. In addition, she has relaxed and recharged for a new World Cup weekend with spa days at Hotel Falkensteiner. SPA DEPARTMENT: Marit Ishol Skogan was in the spa department at Hotel Falkensteiner instead of booth space to get surplus. Photo: Hanne Skjellum – There has been a lot lately and here we live in a hotel with a spa department. It can’t get any better. I haven’t done anything other than eat and relax. Coach Oberegger believes it is important to think differently and do fun things to rebuild Skogan’s self-confidence. – She was allowed to go to the spa instead of training at the shooting range. Behind every single top athlete there is a person. It is important that people have fun on tour. They should not play a role of themselves, but they should be themselves. That is the most important thing for us. We need Marit in the next few weeks, he concludes. Marit Ishol Skogan and Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold break up after the flower ceremony.
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