– The whole point is to increase interest. You can be closer to what is happening. That’s what the chairman of the ski WC in Trondheim, Bård Benum, says to news. Benum is present in Granåsen where the WC will be held in 2025. The aim is to create a championship that will captivate the people. Therefore, among other things, they are looking at the possibility of putting a camera on each individual athlete during the cross-country exercises, and possibly also during the other branches. This way you can get unique photos of the athletes on the track and not least in exciting sprint duels. – There is technology and solutions, and we want to challenge what the viewing experience of the future can look like, whether you follow the race from the stadium or in front of the TV. Chairman Bård Benum and World Cup manager Berit Svendsen hope new ideas around the World Cup in Trondheim can attract the public. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB Netflix as inspiration Benum is enthusiastic about the idea, and believes that other sports have been good at renewing their own products. – We see that there are similar discussions in other sports, so why shouldn’t we make it happen in skiing? Among other things, he points to Formula 1, which has allowed Netflix to follow the athletes closely in the series “Drive to survive”. It has created a tremendous interest in the sport around the world. Although Benum believes in the idea, it must be approved by the FIS. That talk has not yet been taken. – We have had a number of general discussions with those on the use of technology, but more work needs to be done with the concepts before we see if it is realistic to achieve. The series about Formula 1 on Netflix is called Drive to survive. It has generated enormous interest in the sport in recent years. Photo: OZAN KOSE / AFP Must engage the young World Cup manager Berit Svendsen will also strike a blow for more use of sensors in sport. – If you put a sensor in the sock of the skiers and collect information at specific points on the slopes, you can see the status of who is the leader at any time. It will create something completely new in skiing. I think it might spark even more interest. news has previously written about the fact that fewer and fewer Norwegian children go cross-country skiing. She believes that such moves can help generate increased interest. – If we fail to engage the young, we will face a big challenge going forward. Do you want a body camera on the athletes during the WC? Yes, will make watching cross-country skiing even more exciting! No, cross-country skiing is already great fun to watch. Show result Cheers for the proposal Johannes Høsflot Klæbo thinks the proposals coming before the WC in Trondheim are good. – I think body cameras and sensors on the athletes are vigorous and tough proposals. We have a job to make cross-country skiing even more attractive and modern. These are good tools in this respect. I like the idea. Sounds exciting and good. Klæbo likes that they dare to think new things. – Cross-country skiing must take an active part in the digitization of the sport. Then we have to deliver information in the present, and then I think both pictures and other data that can make the competitions more exciting. Here I think the WC in Trondheim is on the offensive. I support it. That will be yes from me. – We have to rethink Klæbo has itself been successful in reaching a young target group with, among other things, its own YouTube channel. He believes body cameras and sensors can also make the sport more interesting for young people. – If it is perceived as tough and innovative, it could also be a plus for recruitment. We must have children and young people high in our priorities. We have to think anew, and these are thoughts that I like. Klæbo really likes the ideas of the management for the WC in Trondheim in 2025. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB
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Want body cameras and sensors on the athletes during the WC in Trondheim in 2025 – news Trøndelag
