The national team receives help from a star psychologist – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcast schedule

Tajet-Foxell is the psychologist who has worked – and is working – with several of the country’s biggest sports stars. She has been referred to several times as the “super psychologist”. National team captain Maren Mjelde, who has previously worked with the psychologist, tells news that there were long telephone conversations last night. MEET THE PRESS: Maren Mjelde the next day. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB – She is very important. She has been important for several years. She was awake last night, so to speak. We picked up some phones and got good words. He is a very good person for me personally and many more, says Mjelde. Caroline Graham Hansen has also used the sports psychologist as a sparring partner. – Very, very nice resource and person. It is good if people take the initiative and do what they need to get ahead, Graham Hansen says to news. Experienced Tajet-Foxell has, among other things, been Therese Johaug’s regular conversation partner both before and after cross-country skiing. She has been the same for many other star athletes, including Olaf Tufte and Marit Bjørgen, and other national teams. In addition to her job at Olympiatoppen, she also works at The Royal Ballet in London, and is affiliated with the British Olympic Association. She very rarely speaks to the press. In 2019, however, she posed for a longer interview with news. – Just the Chanel smell in the dining room when she’s there. It gets you in the right mode. On the right mindset and what you should go through in competition, Johaug has told news earlier. PSYCHOLOGIST: Britt Tajet-Foxell pictured in connection with a news interview in 2019. This is one of the few interviews she has done with the press. Photo: Mikal Aaserud / news Were present The national team’s media manager Halvor Lea refers to the Olympics’ summer manager Marit Breivik when asked about the role of the sports psychologist during the European Championships. However, he says that Tajet-Foxell was present during the championship, but that she went home a few days ago. According to Olympiatoppen, Tajet-Foxell is a specialist in psychology and injury rehabilitation. Breivik did not respond to news’s ​​inquiries on Tuesday.



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