Sports hero and role model – altaposten.no
Anna Odine Strøm from Alta IF was at the forefront of the historic World Cup gold for teams in Granåsen last Saturday and impresses us greatly as both a performer, role model and type of leader.
We do not hesitate to draw the parallel to Alta's largest sports hero of all time, Bjørn Wirkola. It is not good to say what has been added to air and water on Aronnes, but here there have obviously been optimal conditions for growing up over many, many years. It has provided both physical and mental strength when it comes to.
Of course, it's about a nerve drama of the rare where the pulse bounces in the weather, but the calm and maturity Anna Odine stands out is admirable. The 26-year-old went ahead by ensuring bronze medal individually, but had some form of motherly strength and care for his teammates when the gold was to be secured, at a time when both one and two jumpers in the national team were put out of play. A couple of teenagers had to perform above ability.
Not only does current narrow with the longest jumps and the widest smile when the gold was secured, but she also contributes with analytical gold grains and disarming humor when needed. Even Norway's jump queen Maren Lundby had to endure good -natured joking when Anna Odine pointed out that Lundby's merit list was without a team gold in the World Cup
Anna Odines clear and clear conclusion after the gold medal was in the box is about an individual athlete who understands the importance of constructive team play.
“Our value is that we should be the best together. That has been what we have been working for all the time. We are going to celebrate each other's upspapers individually, but especially as a team, ”Anna Odine Strøm told NTB.
It was real sports joy and adrenaline at Sletta when Anna Odine invited Eirin Maria Kvandal, Heidi Dyhre Traaserud and Ingvild Midtskogen to Seiersdans.
We believe there are many in the environment who treat Alta IF jumpers an individual victory on a big hill.
Anna Odine has built up over years in a tough sports, where both weight, jumping suits and small details can be a daily challenge. She also stood mountain support after fall and injury last year, a role model that curves her neck when it is darkest.
Anyone who remembers Anna Odine as a young and tough girl in the Altabakken during childhood should perhaps realize that this was a whole. The great thing is that Dad Øivind Strøm and the family have retained the membership of Alta IF. This applies to both Anna Odine and talented small brothers, although the easiest might have been a transition at Lillehammer.
They have hardly forgotten the fiery souls of the Altabakken who often spent both three and four hours on the preparation one evening, in order for young talents to have the prerequisites for asserting themselves and taking new steps.
They have a significant stock in the TV pictures we saw from the World Cup on Saturday, pictures that warmed everyone who understands and have experienced that the work that is done on the grassroots means so much.
