00:00I mean, it's pretty cool to be on the same kind of list as those guys.
00:08I mean, some of them have been my role models when I was younger, looking up to them.
00:13And it's also been someone I've been following a lot.
00:17And it's been impressive to watch their careers as well.
00:22So to be able to be at the same kind of list, it's a big privilege.
00:26And something I actually haven't thought about dreaming about as well.
00:32So it's really cool.
00:35I was really exhausted.
00:37I think it was two really brutal days or weeks in terms of like mentally preparing yourself every time.
00:47And when you finish the race, you always needed to go through the next one and start preparing for the
00:52next one.
00:53So it was really, really tough.
00:56But at the end, it was definitely worth all the mental stress.
01:02And being able to do that in Italy was such an amazing experience.
01:09Yeah, it is a tough life sometimes.
01:12And especially the months between December and the Olympics is a period where I basically don't see any people.
01:20I do the races and then I just go back to my cave basically.
01:25So it's a lonely life.
01:28But on the other hand, I brought a good friend of mine, Emil, who became third on the 50k in
01:33the Olympics.
01:34He was joining me most of the time.
01:36And I also had my dad who was joining me and cooking all the food and driving us back and
01:44forth to training and everything.
01:46But yeah, it is a lonely life sometimes.
01:50But when you get the results and you finish up the Olympics and you are doing it well, it's all
01:58worth it at the end.
01:59Yeah, I mean, it's a lot of preparation.
02:02It's a lot of training.
02:03But it's something we've been working on together with my granddad for a long time.
02:08And I feel like the hill in the Olympics was perfect.
02:12It was about time to finally manage to do that well.
02:16And yeah, it was such a cool experience.
02:20But we have worked a lot on the technique part to be able to do that.
02:26And also the endurance to kind of have the endurance to keep up the high speed, the whole hill.
02:32But yeah, I think a lot of people saw that hill and saw me running on skis.
02:39And I think he has given me a lot of advices.
02:43But I think also showing me values, like how he is living his life is kind of where I would
02:50say has made the biggest impact.
02:53He has for sure a lot of good advice in terms of just what we do in training, how we
02:58do the technique and all those kind of things.
03:00But what I have learned the most is the values and what he cares about in life.
03:05I mean, he has a nice family around him and he has always been taking me out for fishing trips,
03:14skiing, hunting, all those kind of things.
03:17And that are things that I really like doing today.
03:20So yeah, I think the values is more important than the advices itself.
03:26I would say I like the pressure.
03:29I feel like it kind of gives me another edge and I kind of get a little bit tricked to
03:35have that kind of pressure.
03:37So when I have it, it's always painful kind of.
03:43You just want to get rid of the pressure and have more fun.
03:46But when I look back, I always like having the pressure.
03:52And I think I prioritize having it more than not having it.
03:56So it means that you have set yourself in a good position if you have that kind of pressure.
04:01And that's what I'm trying to do.
04:03Just use it as an advantage.
04:06I mean, first of all, it's cool to be number two.
04:10And it's an amazing accomplishment and something I'm really, really proud of.
04:16But it's far up to Michael Phelps on top.
04:20I think he has 12 more than I have.
04:23So meaning I'll need to take six goals on the two next Olympic Games to be able to tie him.
04:29So I think that's going to be hard.
04:31But it's not that bad to be second on that list either.
04:35I think that's going to be an accomplishment I will remember forever.
04:38But yeah, hopefully.
04:41And the plan is to do another one in four years.
04:42So I guess we'll see if we can manage to get a little bit closer.
04:48I think it's a culture.
04:49I think it is how the culture is built up and how we are letting kids try different sports.
04:55So many parents are a part of volunteering for being coaches.
05:04And just helping kids to have fun.
05:08And I think having fun is kind of the secret in Norway to become a little bit better.
05:13And that's why we are so good in so many different sports as well.
05:18So the parents has a huge impact for sure.
05:21But also the culture in terms of like just letting the kids try out as many sports as they want.
05:28And we want to have the kids joining sports for as long as possible.
05:32So we don't have competitions until they are like 10, 11, 12 years old.
05:37So the first years is always without the result list.
05:41Stuff like that just to keep the kids staying in the sport for a longer time.
05:45And I also think now it's cool to be an athlete.
05:50I think I just want to be remembered as an athlete that really did everything he could to become the
05:57best he could be.
05:59But also grounded, you know, just want to be myself in terms of like taking care of the people I
06:09like and being like a nice guy.
06:11I feel like that is something that has always been important to me.
06:15And that's something I also would like to remember for.
06:20I feel like I'm going to be a little bit more.
06:23I feel like I'm going to be a little bit more.
06:25I feel like I'm going to be a little bit more.
06:26I feel like I'm going to be a little bit more.
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