Norwegian national team member Vibeke Skofterud (24) has not raced for more than a month. She is currently hunting for a World’s-peak at altitude in Italy.
Vibeke Skofterud: Hunting For World’s Peak At Altitude
FasterSkier · January 19, 2005
 She has not been on the starting line in any race for more than a month and is very curious ahead of this weekend’s World Cup in Pragelato.
 – It should be an exciting weekend. I feel that I’m in good shape and I’m looking forward to racing again. It’s a long time since I raced. A month without races is borderline. I did three hard workouts last week and also did a hard training block before I left for altitude, says Skofterud.
 She had planned to skip one race at the upcoming Norwegian Nationals in order to save up for Worlds, but those plans are now changed.
– I will most likely ski all the races in order to get back into racing. The Norwegian championship is therefore very important for me and I’m really looking forward to it. I was sick last year and didn’t get a chance to race at Nationals. The atmosphere is always good there, says the 24-year old.
She has no specific result goal for this weekend’s races.
– I have to be realistic regarding what has happened the last month. I just hope that I can manage to get my body to function the way I know it can. It’s important to get in good races before Worlds. I know that I have put in some good work lately. It would be great if I raced well this weekend. It’s easy to get doubts if I’m not skiing fast, says Vibeke Skofterud.
