– It is very important for me to take that royal title. Because last time I did it, maybe I didn’t feel like it was really deserved. Whereas this time I have trained well, shot a good score, and it would have meant a lot if I had got it going on the rails tomorrow, says Lund to news. The unusual royal saga happened at Oppdal in 2013. Kim-André Aannestad Lund looked set to finish with 245 points in the opening 25 shots. There had been no place in the royal team, and he could look far for a royal title. But suddenly, when the results list came across the screen, the score 246 stood behind Lund’s name. One of the competitors had shot a shot in Lund’s blinker, and when there is one shot too many on the record, the regulations state that the weakest must be struck out. – I was in the office of DFS (the organizer) to say that they can cancel the ten that I had received, which I did not deserve, says Lund. But Lund’s “complaint” was not accepted, he became one of the 15 shooters on the royal team and shot so well that he ended up in a shoot-off for the royal trophy. The then 22-year-old Aannestad Lund beat the eight (!) others in the shoot-off and was left as shooter king. – I considered for a long time not to shoot that round. But when I first did it, and became king, then it was king with a bit of that aftertaste. So it would be fun to prove once and for all that I can actually do it on my own. KING: Kim-André Aannestad Lund had mixed feelings when he became archery king in 2013. Photo: news A devil Lund, who has now turned 31 years old, has been one of Norway’s leading archers also after the National Archery Convention in 2013. He has several top 10 positions in the WC and EC, but after LS in 2014, when he finished in second place, the 11th place from 2018 is his best in the National Shooting Competition. But after fantastic shooting, with 249 points out of a possible 250 in the preliminary shooting on Tuesday, he is the leader before the decisive round, the so-called royal team, in Bodø on Wednesday. LEADERSHIP: Kim-André Aannestad Lund could smile for 249 points and the lead. Photo: news A victory there would mean a lot for Lund’s further shooting efforts, he says. – Then I drop the devil on my shoulder who says that … I don’t really know what he’s saying either, but he drags you down a bit. He holds you down, says Lund. – Because there is a devil on the shoulder? – Yes, that’s it, I’ll try to overcome him. Because that is precisely what it is all about for Kim-André Aannestad Lund and so many others at the national shooting competition. To dare to stand in it and overcome one’s own doubts. – It’s about actually daring to do the job, and not just taking the fastest way out, finishing the shot and picking them off. It is a bad solution, he says. – If I overcome myself, then I will take the victory. Moved sister Even though Kim-André herself has not been able to repeat the royal feat, sister Katrine became archery queen in 2017. She was moved by her brother’s performance on Tuesday. – I know how much he has worked for it for many years. You could say that he has become king before and has done it, but he has not had the feeling of having mastered it properly. Because last time it was a bit like a “bitter-sweet moment”, says little sister Lund. – And I, who have felt it myself, how much it means in the heart, think he deserves to feel it. So that he does well tomorrow, that means a lot, also to me, she says. Although Kim Andre himself says he has felt the support from the shooting community, Katrine says that there have been comments like “yes, but he wouldn’t have won if that hadn’t happened”. – One comment like that is enough to make you think that you didn’t really deserve it, she says. Katrine Aannestad Lund opened up about heavy thoughts last year: Lunde: – These are the rules. news’s shooting expert Ola Lunde has no doubt that the king’s title in 2013 was deserved and points out that the same thing happened to a shooter last Tuesday during the national shooting convention. – Those are the rules now, so it’s okay that he became king then, I think. But I think Kim probably felt it was worth less. If he wins today, he will probably feel a completely different joy. FAVORITE: Ola Lunde believes Aannestad Lund has good opportunities to secure a new royal title. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB Lunde believes Lund can hold off the others and secure his second king title, but points out that the weather can play a role. – He has the most experience, he is a fantastic shooter. And with the wind we can get today, he might be the one who is good enough to be able to hold back a bit instead of screwing up. – But at the same time, he must have a bit of luck with the conditions if there are the gusts in the wind that are predicted.
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For nine years, one shot has plagued Kim-André – now he can finally get rid of the “devil on his shoulder”
