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Former National Team Coach Says Train as Bente Skari

FasterSkier · October 4, 2003

FasterSkier.com posted, on September 22nd, an article describing how the Norwegian Women’s National Team was getting ready for a dryland training camp where five days with high intensity training in five days was on the agenda. Interval training was the focus for the upcoming 14 days.

The teams changing approach toward more and frequent interval sessions has been highly criticized by, among others, successful former Men’s Team coach at the 1992 and 1994 Olympics, Inge Braaten. He feels that the skiers should train like recently retired Olympic and World Champion Bente Skari —Norway’s most successful female skier ever.

Torbjorn Karlsen comments:

“Bente was known as a high volume trainer, recording 800+ hours per year. I, along with Beckie Scott, had the pleasure of joining Bente for many workouts in her preparations for the 2002 Olympics during her training camps in Park City, Utah. My observation was that she was doing a healthy mix of good hours, quality intervals and occasional time-trials.”

FasterSkier.com might do a follow up article to this controversy later this month.

 

 

Former National Team Coach Says Train as Bente Skari – FasterSkier