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Theodor Middelthon, a 24-year-old ILCA sailor from Stavanger Seilforening, describes his path from Optimist racing through the ILCA junior ranks to the senior Norwegian national team, recorded in Palma ahead of the Palma regatta.Watch He finished 12th at the European Championships in his best senior result to date, leading the U23 class before a poor final day dropped him down the standings.0:06 Middelthon trained three to four months in the Canary Islands over winter with the ILCA Vikings group — now reduced from three to one active sailor after Jens Sørvåvik retired and Kristoffer Søløy was injured.1:46 He won the U21 World Championship, the first Norwegian to do so in the ILCA class, and describes the gap between top juniors and top seniors as requiring elite boat-handling, physical strength, tactical intelligence, and mental composure simultaneously.15:03 Financing the transition from junior to senior remains difficult; he relies on family support, regional sponsors, and national team funding.20:07 His stated goal is an Olympic medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.20:30 A full-time professional coaching structure at Stavanger Seilforening — including coach Josef, a two-time Tunisian Olympian — is credited as a key factor in his early development.7:15

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