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The World Cup is only three weeks away.
For Ebba Andersson, it is then important to keep the competition nerves in check, because it is before the championship that the nervousness is most evident.
– I usually try to focus on my actions, she tells Dagens Nyheter.
When you are an elite athlete and constantly focus on optimizing their form for large competitions and championships, it is obviously easy for the nervousness to sneak in every now and then. With only three weeks left for the ski World Cup, it is natural that the riders now start to feel butterflies in the stomach, because soon it is time to go out and show up for the rest of the world.
Ebba Andersson’s words about the nerves
Dagens Nyheter has recently published a survey with answers from 24 Swedish winter sports stars. The question they have asked all is: How do you tackle the nervousness before a World Cup start?
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Ebba Andersson was one of the selected athletes who shared their secrets on how to manage their nerves.
– I usually try to focus on my actions. Not first and foremost what is to happen in the competition situation but rather the preparation there. Because that’s when the nervousness is at its highest, once the competition is underway, it has settled, she tells DN.
Andersson’s preparation for the World Cup
She says she likes to plan and be prepared for what is to come. This is when she feels that she has control and can perform at the top.
– It could be things like: When should I get up? How should my bag be packed? What do the plans look like for my morning jog, when will I go out on it and when will I have breakfast? And what will the heating look like?, She says.
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In other words, we can trust that Ebba Andersson will be well prepared when she comes to the World Cup plant in Trondheim.
– I want a clear plan and focus on implementing those things, that’s when all disturbing thoughts and feelings are put aside, she says.
How do you think it will go for Ebba Andersson in the ski World Cup? Please leave a comment and motivate how you think. We keep our thumbs for you, Ebba.
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