FasterSkier · August 14, 2005
Frode Estil’s training is going well and he is in good shape. He believes that he is on track to do well in Torino. He is making small but important training adjustments and says that his Olympic recipe can be compared to cake baking.
Source: Langrenn.com
This is Frode’s last season on the national team. He’ll be coaching high school skiers in Meraker next season. He’ll still race the Norwegian nationals, especially since it’s in Meraker where he lives.
The next training camp after this week’s dryland camp at Hafjell will be at altitude in Italy.
– It’s getting closer to the season, and I have to be accurate from now on, I don’t have time for mistakes, says Estil.
Estil’s big goal this season is the Olympic 15-kilometer classic race, which takes place on February 15.
– I might have a hidden trump card, explains Frode. — There is a 1-kilometer long uphill before you get to the stadium, that’s where I'll attempt the “Estil accelerationâ€, and we’ll see how far I can keep that up.
Editors note: Check out the last 1-kilometer in the 50-k classic at the 2005 Worlds and the last 500-meters in the pursuit at the 2002 Olympics (where Estil went toe-to-toe with Thomas Alsgaard) to learn more about the “Estil acceleration†(2 Gold’s for Estil)
