the Norwegian sports future have rarely seen more light out than right now. We already have a number of young athletes who have been, or are about to be, the world champions in their sports.
Erling Broke Haaland, Martin Ødegaard, the Ada Stolsmo Hegerberg, Sander Sagosen, Karsten Warholm, James Ingebrigtsen, Casper Ruud… and so on. Here we could meted out a long list.
But it is actually even more Norwegian talents that are on the way up and forward. We have talked with experts and made a list of some of the other top talent from Norway, as it can be extra exciting to keep up with when the sport one day start up again.
Athletics: Henriette Jæger (16)
Henriette Jæger won the 60 m at indoor events in the winter.
Photo: Vidar Ruud
the Radio friidrettsekspert Vebjørn Rodal draws forward two names that have marked themselves extra on juniorsiden in Norway.
The one is Henriette Jæger, who is only 16 years of age. She has already shocked the Norwegian athletics by turning the more established sprinters like Helene Rønningen in NM. Jæger bet on mangekamp.
Athletics: Paul Haugen Lillefosse (18)
Pål Haugen Lillefosse bet in stavhopp, and took the gold in NM. Where was mark not the best stavhopper right now, Sondre Guttormsen, with.
Photo: Vidar Ruud
The other name Rodal draws forward, is stavhopperen Pål Haugen Lillefosse. He won the indoor CHAMPIONSHIP in the winter with strong 5,65 metres.
It’s pretty cool to be pulled forward, and especially of All that is a legend. One must keep in mind that the stake is a branch where many details must be in place to perform at a high level, but I think I have a lot of potential that can come out in the course of the next two years, ” says Lillefosse.
you Know the pressure now?
I don’t think there is anything negative in this. It means that I manage to get out that little extra. It gives me motivation.
Swimming: Tomoe Hvas (19) Photo: Jessica Gow/TT / NTB scanpix
19-year-old Hvas already has an impressive track record: He has set juniorverdensrekord on the 100 metres butterfly, and in 2018, he won gold in the youth OLYMPICS at the same distance. As a 17-year-old he took the EM-bronze in the seniornivå in the 200 metres medley.
Handball: Henny Ella Reistad (21)
Henny Reistad was damaged the last time Norway played championship, but was in the european CHAMPIONSHIP the year before. She was eventually stuck in the lineup in what was her mesterskapsdebut.
Reistad have both flipped 20 and been on the Norwegian national team for a while, but she is impossible to bypass if you are going to talk about the Norwegian athletes who can dominate their sport in the long term.
She has been skadeplaget, but here, she keeps away from injuries, one can see much of the same as with Sander Sagosen. She dominates at a young age and has already got a breakthrough both in mesterligaen and on landslagsnivå, ” says Nrk’s håndballkommentator Patrick Rowlands about the extremely gjennombruddssterke bakspilleren.
Triathlon: Vetle Bergsvik Thorn (20)
The last few years Norway has begun to dominate in triathlon, and one of the athletes they believe will soon take the step, is supertalentet Thorn. He was junioreuropamester in 2018, and impressed me greatly when he took a third in the seniornivå in the euro cup last year. He also has a fourth place from the senior CHAMPIONSHIP.
Football: Emil Konradsen Ceide (18) Photo: Ole Martin Wold
In English football, there are many talents which can be drawn forward, but the Ceide is one of them who have impressed The fotballekspert Carl-Erik Torp, a little extra.
– When you follow with the younger national teams, you get a sense of that just the player where one has faith on. And with the Ceide I got it two years ago when I saw him for the U17 national team. I think he gets a “wow years”. He is a direct kantspiller with great offensive qualities, ” says Torp.
RBKs stortalent got to play in two matches in Europaligaen the previous season, and also released in a series of matches in the top division. Torp think Ceide soon plays himself into the starting lineup on a permanent basis.
Football: Thea Bjelde (19)
Bjelde from Sogndal has long since established himself on the U23-national team of Norway, and she is the Torp is a little extra excited to follow when the Toppserien starts again.
– I will not be surprised if she gets pulled into the a-national squad already this year. She has been a talent a long time, but have struggled a bit with injuries. Thea is the brain behind the game, good with the ball, the player is rarely off the ball and find most good solutions, ” says Torp about Bjelde, who plays for Arna-Bjørnar.
cross-country Skiing: Helene Marie Fossesholm (18)
The big question has been about the Fossesholm would choose cross-country skiing or mountain biking. She has still not decided completely.
Photo: Geir Olsen
Fossesholm has two individual and one gold medals in relay from the junior world CHAMPIONSHIP, and has also distinguished himself with, among others, a fifth place in the world cup. When Fossesholm seriously presented itself norgeseliten with NM-bronze, was Therese Johaug among those who were impressed:
– It is tremendously large. She is the future of hope, ” said Johaug about Fossesholm.
Alpine skiing: Lucas the First
Lucas First presented itself too seriously for the world stage in Austria when he made out with a superb 1. place in Kitzbühel. 19-year-old surprised the 19-year-old all.
– I’m the next, came the cash from the 19-year-old, in questions from NRK about who he is.
< p> Lucas the First with sensational 1. place in Kitzbühel You need javascript to see the video. Karate: Nora trading port (17)Have two silver in the junior world CHAMPIONSHIP, and has been ranked as number one in the world in his age and weight class.
Shooting: Jeanette Hegg Duestad (20)
Rifleskytter Duestad has set two junior world records, and have taken to a number of finals on the top international level in shooting. In the winter she took a fourth place in the senior CHAMPIONSHIP.
” I hope of course that I will be among those that dominate in the Norwegian sports in the future. Even though I’m a first year senior, I have been up and smell the top level and secured several seniormedaljer in the championship, ” says Duestad.
IN the MIDDLE: F. v. Katrine Lund, Jeanette Hegg Duestad and Jenny Stene ensured that Norway won the european CHAMPIONSHIP gold medal and set a world record in the team competition at 50 metres helmatch during the shoot EM in the Italian Bologna in september.
Photo: Norway’s Skytterforbund / NTB scanpix
I had hoped to be able to show me up in the OLYMPICS in years, but now it is exposed. It is perhaps good for me. I get the time to be even better, and this is something I’ve looking for me that I do for many years to come. The goal is to take the world CHAMPIONSHIP and OLYMPIC medals, ” she says confidently.
– What do you think about the label that is put on you?
– I love it!! It makes me want to work even harder, give even more gas. It is only positive, smiling rifleskytteren.
Bike: Andreas Leknessund (20)
In a long series of Norwegian sykkeltalenter is perhaps Leknessund the largest we have and have had, believes The sykkelkommentator Ole Kristian Stoltenberg.
despite young age he has already marked and taken over the Norwegian tempotronen in front of seasoned Offered Boasson Hagen. Kjøresterk, raw and fearless, and storlaget Team Sunweb has already secured Tromsøværingen from 2021.
WON: Andres Leknessund took gold in the junior european championships in Denmark in 2017.
Photo: the Norwegian cycling federation has Biathlon: Martin Nevland (19)
the Uk wading in skiskyttertalenter.
98 models Vebjørn Sørum and Sivert the Ground has already distinguished himself in the junior class. Behind these come Martin Nevland from Ålgård rushing in ungdomsklassen. Three gold medals at the winter youth world cup is class.
– He stands out as a råtass in the slot and is also good to shoot, believes that Stoltenberg.
TALENTED: It grows well in skiskyttermiljøet. Nevland is one of several Norwegian skiskyttertalenter.
Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB scanpix Biathlon: Åsne Skrede (20)
Skrede selected in the junior world CHAMPIONSHIP this season. Took two individual silver in the competition with both one and two years older competitors. She has also in the senior CHAMPIONSHIP with strong results.
– Skiskytteren from the centre of Geilo is a great talent with a high speed in the slot. Now that the shooting is sitting better and better we think she is aiming way into the world, is the verdict from the Radio commentator Stoltenberg.
Combined: Jens Luraas Oftebro (19)
Oftebro made his debut in the world cup this season, and surprised everyone with their strong performance. Finally he ended as number four in the verdenscupsammendraget.
Racing: Dennis Hauger (17)
Dennis Hauger has, his young age notwithstanding, has already established itself well in the racing environment. Piles are the reigning Italian F4 champion, and should this season taken the step up to Formula 3, before koronaviruset put a stop to it.
16-year-old constantly takes new step towards the Formula 1 dream.
