Eldar Rönning c'est un des plus beaux palmarès chez les fondeurs en activité. Il a déjà pris le départ 100 fois en coupe du monde et compte 13 podiums et 6 succès.
Le Norvégien est également triple champion du monde de relais et deux fois médaillé individuel avec une médaille de bronze en 2007 sur le sprint de Liberec et bien sur sa médaille d'argent obtenue à Oslo sur sa distance fétiche, le 15km classique.
L'hiver prochain Rönning espère monter encore une fois sur la plus haute marche du podium en coupe du monde, il vise également un bon classement lors du Tour de Ski.
Name ? First name ? Age ? Size ? Weight ?
Eldar Rønning. 29. 178 cm. 74 kg.
Where do you live ?
Trondheim.
The top of your season ?
Silver 15 km classic and gold relay at world championship in Holmenkollen.
The flop of your season ?
The skating pursuit in Kuusamo. (il terminait 41e à plus de deux minutes du vainqueur Lukas Bauer)
Who are your sponsors ?
My personal sponsors are Normilk, Meldal Sparebank and Statoil.
The best race of your life ?
Difficult to say, but 15 km in Kuusamo november 2006 and 15 km Otepaa 2011 and 15 km World championship Holmenkollen is the thre best races.
Your motto ?
"Confidence can move mountains"
Your biggest fear ?
Nothing, but I don`t like snakes.
What would you like to change in your sport ?
More individual races and more relays.
How many true friends ?
Many, at least 10!
Your last three SMS sent? and received ?
To a journalist, a friend and my sister.
Your favorite sportsman or sportswoman (any sport) ?
Sportswoman: Marit Bjørgen. Sportsman: Dag Otto Lauritzen, former norwegian cyclist.
The last movie you saw at the cinema ?
I don`t remeber the title, but it was in Lahti 2011 and Jennifer Aniston was in it.
The music you love ?
Bon Jovi!
What is a perfect saturday night for you ?
Good training, and the evening at home with my family, good food and a nice movie.
What you like to watch on TV ?
Sports and news.
Your favorite hobbies ?
Training and hunting for elk. (l’entrainement et la chasse au wapiti)
The dish that you love to cook ?
Home made pizza.
What is the perfect and ideal gift for you ?
A new DVD an new clothes.
What is perfect happiness ?
Be together with my daugther and wife on holiday.
Your last vacation ?
Hvar in Croatia.
Your first car ?
A VW golf 2002 model.
Your life after your sports career ?
Work with economy.
What are your goals for next season ?
Win a world cup race and be top 10 in tour de ski.
Last question : Are you able to write something in french for the fans of www.ski-nordique.net ?
Salut le fils........
Photos : Nordic Focus
