Norwegian Ida Marie Hagen has dominated this season. Ten victories, one second place, and one third place \u2013 that\u2019s her impressive record from this winter\u2019s twelve World Cup events in Nordic combined.
\n\u2013 I\u2019m really looking forward to competing in Falun,\u00a0says the 25-year-old ahead of the Continental Cup.<\/p>\n
It will be an intense few days of competition for the Nordic combined athletes at the Continental Cup in Lugnet from February 27 to March 1. Two individual events and one team event are on the program.
\nOne of the participants is currently the world\u2019s top athlete, Norwegian Ida Marie Hagen. Despite two World Cup events still remaining, she has already secured the overall victory in this winter\u2019s World Cup. In addition, with ten wins this season, she has made history as the most successful athlete ever in the World Cup, with 25 victories compared to Gyda Westvold Hansen\u2019s 23 wins.<\/p>\n
\u2013 I actually didn\u2019t know there was a chance to break the record. But of course, it feels amazing. I\u2019m very happy with my season so far, and the support team behind me means a lot \u2013 my coaches, my wax technicians, and my teammates, not least my sister Mille. They really make life easier for me so I can focus on what I need to do to improve, says Ida Marie Hagen.<\/p>\n
Why Nordic combined?
\n\u2013 I mostly did cross-country skiing as a kid. But I\u2019ve always liked jumping, and did it occasionally. Nordic combined was always in the back of my mind since my dad was involved in it. In 2018, I got mononucleosis and couldn\u2019t do cross-country skiing, so I only jumped. And that\u2019s how it started,\u201d says Hagen, who has dominated the cross-country tracks in Nordic combined.<\/p>\n
She is also a strong ski jumper. This year, she is third in the separate ski jumping World Cup for Nordic combined.
\n\u2013 I\u2019ve made big progress in ski jumping. One of the great things about this sport is that you have to vary your training a lot and make sure to optimize so you have enough explosiveness to be a good jumper while still having the endurance for cross-country skiing.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the end of the month, Ida Marie Hagen and her Norwegian teammates will come to Falun to compete in the Continental Cup.
\n\u2013 I\u2019m really looking forward to coming to Falun to compete. I\u2019ve never been there before, and it\u2019s exciting to experience new hills and new tracks. It\u2019s one of the most important competitions of the winter, especially with the next season and the World Championships in mind.
\nHer achievements already include two World Championship golds, both in team events. Next year, her goal is clear.
\n\u2013 Yes, the obvious goal is to win an individual World Championship gold in Falun next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Norwegian Ida Marie Hagen has dominated this season. Ten victories, one second place, and one third place \u2013 that\u2019s her impressive record from this winter\u2019s twelve World Cup events in Nordic combined. \u2013 I\u2019m really looking forward to competing in Falun,\u00a0says the 25-year-old ahead of the Continental Cup. It will be an intense few days…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7602,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n