In the absence of superstars Marte Olsbuová Röiselandová, Tiril Eckhoffová and Ingrid Tandrevoldová, she triumphed at the start of the Norwegian season in Sjusjöen. She won both sprints. Despite the troubles.
“My body doesn’t always respond the way it used to. There are still some problems, but I can deal with it,” the competitor told Norwegian media, recalling that she is sometimes haunted by severe headaches. She does not always feel well.
Photo: Private archive of Karoline Knottenová
Norwegian biathlete Karoline Knottenová after a spring accident.Photo: Karoline Knotten’s private archive
“Before, I was always sociable, communicative, I liked to talk for a long time, I stayed at the table for a long time after lunch or dinner with friends, but now it’s almost impossible. I can’t stand having long conversations, I feel like a zombie and I have to go back to the silence of my room,” Knottenová described in an interview for Ski-Nordique.
He takes all this as a remnant of the accident in May. She suffered a severe concussion, an eye injury and numerous superficial injuries.
For a long time, she defended herself against predictions of how she would start the new season. Last year she also finished with a place on the grades within the SP.
After the accident, however, he still needs a much longer time for regeneration, especially after heavy training. In a busy season with numerous races, this can be a complication.
“I don’t really recognize myself,” she revealed, but she welcomed a successful start to the season all the more. “It reduced the tension, I don’t have to prove something to someone all the time.”
