The 27-year-old took a superior victory in the sprint in the biathletes’ season start at Sjusjøen. She might not have thought that in May – It has been very difficult with a lot of headaches, Knotten tells news. She still doesn’t quite remember what happened, just the pool of blood on the asphalt and being put in a chair. In addition to being bruised, she also suffered a severe concussion. And it still affects her. – I have to take some measures here and there because the body reacts a little differently than it has done before. There are a few problems, but I can manage, she said when the national team gathered in the World Cup city of Oberhof recently. PAIN: It wasn’t just the head that was hit in the cycling accident. – I have to go to bed It is the headache that is the worst for Knotten, but sleep has also been a challenge. – I don’t quite recognize myself. I’ve always been like that, I want to play games, play a bit and be a bit social with the others at gatherings, but just sitting for a long time at lunch and dinner and talking… I have to go, because I hang out and hang out not in the conversation. I feel like a zombie sitting there. So then I have to go to bed then, Knotten elaborates further. She has received good help and assurance that hard sessions and competitions are not dangerous. But even though she has responded well to hard sessions and has had good quality training, she admits that she finds it difficult to adapt just right. Sometimes she is left knocked out afterwards. – I’m a bit stubborn. I’m not always good at taking care of myself. I can take a hit, but as an athlete you should ideally optimize things, admits Knotten. – Top world class On Saturday, she was faultless on the podium, and 33.4 seconds ahead of her national team colleague Ida Lien. The most high-profile stars are not going this weekend, and Lotte Lie took third place. BRANDED: Karoline Knotten Photo: Roy Kenneth S. Jacobsen / news – It’s top world class. I think Karoline undersells it a bit. It is an incredibly strong performance and I am very impressed, especially after the head injury. Shooting requires a lot of mental capacity, so I am very impressed and satisfied with Karoline today, praises news’s expert Synnøve Solemdal. But for Knotten there has been a lot of uncertainty before the new season, about how much she will endure and how good what she has done has been. – I need some extra time before the next training session. And I don’t get that in the season, then there is a new competition. So we’ve talked about it will help me get a good start, so I can get a little lower shoulders, and not have to prove myself all the time. Like last year, says Knotten. Then the results were variable, but she took her first individual podium in the World Cup in Otepää in March. This year, she is looking for stability, both on the stand and on the results list. – I want to be consistently at the top, and if I had got my first win, it would have been great. It is possible when you have podium places. It is an added bonus, says Knotten.
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