– The height has not been my favorite until now. If I’m going to assert myself in the Olympics in 2026, I have to start already now, says Tandrevold to news. The plan is to stay in the Alps when the biathlon circus now takes a well-deserved break. Christmas celebrations at home in Norway are scrapped in favor of altitude training in Italy with roommate Trygve. – For me, it is very important to get in some extra altitude training. There are some who take the height very easily, and then there are some who do not take the height as easily. I am probably among them, says Tandrevold. She has impressed with three podiums so far this season. COLLAPSE: Tandrevold had to return home from the Olympics after hitting the wall at the start of the hunt. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB The collapse during the start of the hunt in the Olympics is still fresh in the memory. The big high point last year in Beijing took place at an altitude of 1,800 meters and even with medical help after the start of the hunt and an early flight back to Norway. – Willing to do a little extra Italian Anterselva, where the next winter games will take place, is at 1,600 meters high, and therefore she is creating her own altitude scheme this season. In addition to the altitude stay at Christmas, Tandrevold took the holiday after last year’s altitude season in Park City in Utah. – I don’t think it’s the case that you can never achieve it, it’s just about being taller, training more at height and learning to know your own body. That’s what I’m going to do now, he tells me. IN FORM: Ingrid Tandrevold is number two overall in the World Cup. Photo: Roy Kenneth S. Jacobsen / news The 26-year-old says that she is satisfied with the height plan for the national team, even though both she and teammate Karoline Knotten put in more height stays than the one height collection for the team this season – It’s about what happens between the ears That she goes her own way more is just one example of “the new Tandrevold”. The difficult experience in the Olympics, together with the corona situation, meant that the joy of biathlon disappeared for the Fossum runner last year. – It’s not like everyone reaches their goals, it’s impossible. There are usually three on the podium and 97 unsuccessful athletes. It made me realize that I must dare to enjoy the road to the goal more than I have done, says Tandrevold. She is quite open that for her part the battle has been “between the ears”, and often the sprint where the standing shooting is decisive, has ruined a lot. DEDICATED: Tandrevold has worked a lot with the standing shooting before the season this year. Photo: Hanne Skjellum / news That is why coping with the mental strain of sprinting and standing shooting has had an extra focus this summer. – I have tried to get into my own head. For my part, it’s about what goes on between the eyes, says Tandrevold. Now he has worked extra with his own thoughts before the season. MORE JOY: Tandrevold moved up from 13th place in the sprint to 2nd place at the start of the chase in Hochfilzen. Photo: GEORG HOCHMUTH / AFP – If I don’t believe it myself – then it’s obvious that it won’t work. It’s about taking the good things you achieve with you, not just punishing yourself for what you don’t achieve, she says. – She has grown Patrick Oberegger has followed Tandrevold closely for a number of years, and thinks he now sees a clear change. – Ingrid has been good. She has grown in the last year with the experience in the Olympics. She has been very good at turning the bad days around in a positive way, and not looking at things so darkly, says Oberegger. Precisely that, he believes, may have influenced Tandrevold during competition. SATISFIED: Shooting coach Patrick Oberegger was satisfied after the hard work paid off in the first race. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB He points out that she is a rather extroverted type. – Getting what we see in training in competitions is not always so easy, especially in biathlon where it’s not just about the physical, but the mental. But she has been very good there, believes the national team coach. Even Tandrevold promises to enjoy more in the future. – My new philosophy is to enjoy myself more. Have more fun, enjoy the journey more on the road, she says to news.
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