Biathlon : Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold without a wait before the Oberhof sprint
On 7 December in Kontiolahti (Finland), Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold took part in the first sprint of the biathlon World Cup season. In this event, the Norwegian caused concern when she stopped at the side of the track after her heart rate had been affected.
It was a second scare just a few days after the first was felt on the short individual stage of the opening race. As a result, the Scandinavian declared her withdrawal from Sunday’s mass-start, but also from the stages inHochfilzen (Austria) and Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie).
Operated on for atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) a few days before Christmas, the 28-year-old biathlete then took time to rest over the festive period. And just one month after her last start at the highest international level, she is preparing to make her return this Thursday afternoon in the sprint stage of the Oberhof (Germany) race.
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold is taking a light-hearted approach to her long-awaited return: “I don’t think I’m in the best shape, and that’s normal. I haven’t been able to train as much as I’d like,” she tells TV2. But it feels good and I feel ready for the start. But I don’t have any great expectations. I don’t think many people have been looking forward to Oberhof as much as I have.
To get back on her feet, the four-time world champion has pulled out all the stops in recent weeks. I didn’t spend much time with my family because there were a lot of illnesses hanging around,” she says. I really didn’t want to fall ill, so I was with my husband. He’s the best company I could have.
“My dysrhythmia is unpleasant, but certainly not dangerous”.Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold on TV2
Ahead of her return, the Norwegian also took the opportunity to call to order – as she had already done on Instagram – the many observers who had long given way to dubious speculation about her heart problems. “There has been a lot of misinformation about me. My dysrhythmia is unpleasant, but certainly not dangerous. For most people, physical activity is very good, even if you have this condition,” she says. I don’t want it to be confused with a heart attack. It’s something completely different.
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