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THE NORDIC COMBINED SKIER
ESPEN RIAN 23 yo. Debuted in the A-World Cup in December 2001. Has among other things, won the Norwegian Cup for juniors in 1999 and 2000. Current: Participates in the World Cup 2003/04.
After Christmas it went very difficult for me in the cross country track.
After a medical check, I learned that I was overtrained
February 2003: Espen is ovetrained and the rest of the season goes down the drain.
Rian aims to get in shape for the season 03/04...
RThe jumping skiis vi rub before each session
so I spend a lot of time in the waxing room.
It is time consuming and a bit boring, but very important.
I'll try to establish myself in the A-World Cup.
That is the goal. Among the best.
15 is my best finish ever
So it will be realistic to try to get more such results.
We will have many training hours per year.
Approx. 700 hours training.
It takes time, so I´m not able to do much else.
November 2003: The season opening in Kuusamo approaching.
The goal for this competition is a position among the 20 best.
Which is a realistic goal in terms of recent training
Form is on the way, so I think I can do it.
Kuusamo, 03/11/29: Nordic Combined Sprint. Opening competition 03/04.
Espen need to go off the boom due to high winds...
What can Rian do under very difficult conditions?
Nice jump!!
He is absolutely among the best so far in this competition.
5th place before the cross country.
Ouups, where are you Rian? He is bahind in the queue...
Passing thru as number 7 now...
I opened a little hard and cracked a little on the second round
which meant that I ended in the 14th place.
That is a personal record, so I'm happy with that.
Rian ended as number 32 in the World Cup 03/04. The season went much up and down, but he finished with a 14th and 15th place in Lahti. The season's highlight was 3rd place in NM.
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