Earlier this year, Eivind Vold discovered a lump on his thigh. It later turned out to be soft tissue sarcoma. A very unusual form of cancer. In June, Vold underwent cancer surgery – five years after weasel brother and national team paddler Amund Vold had survived blood cancer. At the time he was able to tell news that the operation was successful, but the doctors later found out that the cancer was so aggressive that they now fear it spreading. – Now there is a bit of a rush here, because I will start chemotherapy in a week’s time, says Vold to news. But it is not the treatment that is urgent for Vold. – There was a trick a couple of years ago and beat my time over Skagerrak. He now holds the record of around ten hours and 18 minutes, so I thought I should take it back before the treatment starts, says Vold. UNLUCKY: Within five years, national team brothers Amund (TV) and Eivind Vold were diagnosed with cancer. Photo: Private A known distance In 1980, the former Norwegian champion in kayaking, Sverre Wang, became the first to cross the Skagerrak from Denmark to Norway in a kayak. As early as 15 years old, Vold wanted to paddle across the Skagerrak. He had planned the journey in secret, but when his parents discovered him he was stopped. Facts about national team paddler Eivind Vold Norwegian paddling champion 44 times. European champion in marathon paddling in 2023. Three WC bronzes in marathon paddling in 2023. No one before him has won a medal in all three events in one WC. Two EC bronze medals in sprint paddling. Took WC bronze in the K2 marathon in 2022 and 2023 together with younger brother Amund Vold In 2016 he paddled across the Skagerrak from Hirtshals in North Jutland to Homborsund in Grimstad in 11 hours and 42 minutes. But in 2016, as a 23-year-old, he finally got to paddle across the ocean. That time he was the fastest over the distance with 11 hours and 42 minutes. Now it is Bent-Inge Bakke from Søgne who holds the record for the distance between Hirtshals and Grimstad. – Even though I have had cancer surgery and it has been turbulent, I see it as a great opportunity to go on a little adventure again. Vald says that there are only a handful of people who have managed to paddle the distance. The plan is to do it on Tuesday. Either from Denmark to Norway, or vice versa. Everything depends on the weather and wind, he says. – If you are going to take the record, you are dependent on good conditions. You actually need good relationships just to finish, he says. About the treatment After the planned trip over Skagerrak, Vold will have four months of chemotherapy treatment. – There is a high risk that it will come back and spread – or that it has already spread before the operation, explains Vold. He goes on to say that there is a 1/3 chance that it has happened. – It is most likely that there is nothing. But if I take the chemotherapy, I can get it down to a 10-15 percent chance. So we have discussed and decided to take that treatment, he says. The fact that cancer has affected both him and paddling brother Amund is completely coincidental. There is nothing in their genes that suggests that would happen, he says. The dream for the brothers was to paddle in the Olympics in Paris together, but it didn’t happen that way. Amund has nevertheless fought his way back to the top of the world after he survived acute leukemia in 2019. For Eivind, the competitions have been waiting for him lately. – I haven’t had any other competitions because of the illness, so then I can do some games like that, explains the paddler. Adventures It is not the first time that violence has been found in physical games. A few years ago, Vold and former national team paddler and Olympic winner Knut Holmann set out on an ambitious ski trip. – It was about skiing the longest, but we didn’t get as far as Anders Aukland and co., but we managed 330km there, he laughs. He skied the Grenaderløpet (90km) when he was 17 years old. After winning his class, he turned around and walked the whole distance back again. When he was 14, he went from Norefjell to Geilo (120km) on skis alone. – I broke my skis after a couple of miles, so I went a few miles on broken skis. But I was able to borrow some other skis on the mountain there, so I finished, he says with satisfaction. Vald is unsure how many games he can manage during the treatment. But he is clear that the desire is to return to where he once was. – It is likely that one will get fairly good health after going through the cure. But whether one comes back to one hundred percent is difficult to say for sure. Absurd referee injury in the Olympics – had to leave after this “pig tackle” – photos from Max 00:59 The world champion is causing a stir: – Will become a trend 00:48 This is the duo’s secret weapon – Photos from Max 00:22 Out of the Olympics after « equipment trouble” 00:58 Show more Published 05.08.2024, at 20.54
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National team paddler Eivind Vold will cross the Skagerrak in a kayak – then cancer treatment awaits – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcast schedule
