Already in the first program, orienteer Hanne Staff understood that the competition was going to be much tougher than she had imagined. – When I was going to roll these huge balls with water, I thought; Help me, what have I agreed to? HEAVY CEILINGS: The orienteer admits that she was a bit put off already in the first program. Only then did she understand the level of the competitions. Photo: Heidi Marie Gøperød / Nordisk Banijay/news Nevertheless, Staff managed to make it halfway through the program, and is well satisfied with its own efforts. – I would have liked to have continued, but then it is an advantage to be in better physical shape than what I was in, she acknowledges. To the cramp takes you She never felt like a favourite, even though she received this stamp before tonight’s programme. In the first exercise, the calf muscles of the orienteer from Nittedal were exercised. A simple wooden frame and a block were all the participants needed to carry out the exercise “På toe hev”. It may have looked easier than it was. LOST BALANCE: Staff says she would have liked to have stood longer, had it not been for the fact that she lost focus for a fraction of a second. Photo: Heidi Marie Gøperød / Nordisk Banijay/news – I thought I had control, but then suddenly I no longer had it. It may well have been because my legs were shaking. The next exercise “Ball lift” was no easier, because here Staff had a big disadvantage. I think it will be embarrassing – I have almost never trained my upper body or arms, she admits. Thus, it went as it had to go, according to her. It became too heavy when a 20-kilogram ball had to be lifted over an obstacle a total of 40 times. In the last exercise, Staff missed the mark long before she had imagined. – Then I really ruined it for myself. I managed to fall down before I was really tired. – What will it be like to see it again? – It will probably be a bit embarrassing, but I feel I have shown a lot of what I can do. It is also a reality that the physical form is not what it once was. Staff was eventually beaten by kickboxer Andreas Løderup in the night test. She herself feels that she got what she deserved. – I did my best there, but also knew that he has a reaction and was quick with the background he has. GOOD GROUP: During the programme, Staff got to know the other participants well. They have already met once after the recording, and she hopes there will be more encounters. Photo: Heidi Marie Gøperød / Nordisk Banijay/news End of the “self-confidence boost” It took a few years before she chose to agree to join the program, which she has followed for several years. After the participation in the Champion of Champions, the days have gone by for the former world champion, who has 27 individual NM golds. Alongside her job as head of “Performance and development” at Olympiatoppen, Staff is taking a doctorate in female endurance. Friday evenings give her a breather, she says. – We sit here with the whole family and watch it together, so it’s really nice. GETS PRAISE: Many have been impressed by her efforts, even Staff is also satisfied that she was able to participate until the fifth programme. Photo: Heidi Marie Gøperød / Nordisk Banijay/news Staff notices that more people are following along, and has received a lot of positive feedback from friends and acquaintances. – It will be a bit of a downturn now, when I go out. Then there will be an end to the “self-confidence boost” from pleasant comments, laughs Staff. Here you can read more about this year’s participants in the Champion of Champions: Andreas Lødrup, 37 years Kickboxer National team athlete in the period 2007-2013 European and world champion in full contact kickboxing as an amateur and won the professional WC belt (WAKO PRO) twice. Ezinne Okparaebo, 34 years Athletics, sprint Silver in EC indoor 2009 and bronze in the EC indoor 2011 at 60 metres.She holds the Norwegian record for 100 metres.Frode Johnsen, 48 years oldFootball player The oldest Norwegian national team player of all time, the oldest top scorer of all time in the Eliteserien and Europe and the all time oldest goalscorer in a European club tournamentHas scored 86 goals for Odd and is the club’s top scorer through historyHanne Staff50 yearsOrienteeringBecome world champion four times before she retired after the WC in 2004With her 26 individual NM golds, she is the all-time winner in the Norwegian orienteering championshipHelene Spilling24 yearsSports dancerHas 23 NM medals, of which 17 are goldReigning Norwegian champion and has been Norwegian champion eight years in a row in s tooth dance. Has represented Norway in both the EC and WC Kristin Holte, 36 years Crossfit athlete, NC gold in indoor pole vault from 2009 and won the NC in weightlifting in 2015 in the 58 kg class Won the NC in functional fitness in 2021, where she also received the king’s trophy. In the same year, she also won the WC in the same discipline.Linn Jørum Sulland, 38 years Handball player Won the EHF Champions League with Larvik HK 2010/11 and league champion six times.Sulland became Norway’s top scorer with 51 goals in the WC 2011, only beaten by Brazil’s Alexandra Nascimento in total. Stig-André Berge, 39 years WrestlerHas an Olympics -bronze medal (2016) in Greco-Roman style 59 kg, a WC medal in silver (2014) in 60 kg and three EC medals bronze (2017) 60 kg, silver (2018) 63 kg and silver (2019) 63 kgOlaf Tufte46 years RowingHas won four Olympic medals: two gold, one silver and one bronzeThe first Norwegian to have participated in seven Olympics and holds the world record in 100,000 meters rowing together with Nito SimonsenOla Vigen Hattestad40 years Cross-country runnerAll-time winningest cross-country sprinter on the men’s sideOne Olympic gold (2014) , 2 gold (2009) and 1 silver (2011) and 1 bronze (2015) in the WC and 3 gold (2007, 2008, 2014) and 1 silver (2010) in the NM.
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