Nils van der Poel’s nasty giant drama in the Master of Masters: “I was so close to dying”

Nils van der Poel succeeds in “Master of Masters”
Now he opens up about the nasty drama that could have ended in the worst way.
– I was very close to dying, he says in the TV program.

This year’s season of the SVT program “Master of Masters” has been extremely entertaining and offered some unforgettable television moments. We have been treated to some incredible duels between the skating king Nils van der Poel and the gymnast Jonna Adlerteg.

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Where it was usually Adlerteg who impressed and exceeded everyone’s expectations by defeating van der Poel in both willpower and forehead bone. It will therefore be extremely exciting to see who stands as the final winner in the end and among the other participants Johan Wissman, Jorgen Brink, Jens Byggmark and Anders Holmertz.

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220915 Nils van der Poel during a competition in the TV program Masters of Masters on September 15, 2022 in Budva. Photo: Emma Wallskog / BILDBYRÅN / COP 320 / EW0102

In the last program it was time for the classic city orientation and it could have gone really badly during the competition. Because Nils van der Poel got really daring when he was going to throw himself over – what he thought – was a low stone wall.

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Van der Poel’s words

But which actually turned out to be a several meter deep cliff, see the picture below.
– I was very close to dying. There was a wall over there that I didn’t realize was a wall, I thought it was a small fence, he tells the television program about the horror experience.
– I thought before I jumped, that it is good that I check before I jump.

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220915 Nils van der Poel before a competition in the TV show Master of Masters on September 15, 2022 in Budva. Photo: Emma Wallskog / BILDBYRÅN / COP 320 / EW0102

It was lucky because otherwise it could have gone really badly for the two-time Olympic champion, see the picture below.
– Oh oh oh. Damn it, I was about to die there!, shouts a shocked Nils van der Poel in the middle of the competition inside the city.

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Nils van der Poel shows off the cliff during the competition in the Master of Masters. PHOTO: SVT

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