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From Kayak King to National Team Manager: Eirik Verås Larsen on Peiling på Seiling
28 marzo 2026 · 33 min · 213 visualizzazioni · Palma
White racing yacht heeling hard under pink spinnaker
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Norway's national sailing team arrived at Palma with 11 athletes and 6 coaches for the week before the Princess Sofia regatta, the first World Cup of the season.0:08 Eirik Verås Larsen, sports director of Norges Seilforbund and national team head, outlines the squad's class-by-class standing and the team's preparation priorities.0:01 Olympiatoppen specialists Hanne Haugland and Liv Hemmestad are on site to work with coaches on athlete-coach communication and the training relationship rather than tactical sailing content.3:17 The team's internal values framework uses the acronym START — hunger, trust, fun, respect, and team.1:43 Funding comes through the Summit project, backed by DNV, Norsk Tipping, Kongsberg Gruppen, and the Astrup Family Foundation.5:52 On athlete status: the 49er crew is ranked around 10–15 and building toward 2028; Line competes in the ILCA 6; Theodor Middelton, U21 junior world champion, races the ILCA 7 and is targeting a 20–25 place finish this season; Mina Mobek and Maja Gussler are established at the top of IQ-Foil women's racing and capable of winning any regatta on form.22:43 Larsen also recounts his own kayak career, including an Olympic gold at London 2012 in K1 using an unorthodox race strategy to pressure rivals.20:37
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