"The 29-year-old Norwegian going goblin mode on his famous indoor treadmill. Cross-training with cycling, running and Padel. Skiing to the soothing tones of Enya's "Orinoco Flow." The man did everything he could to optimize his training. He even absconded to the mountains of Utah for months ahead of these Games, sacrificing time with his family, and refusing to eat a single meal outside of his cabin to avoid getting sick."
"It might come as a surprise, then, to learn that Klaebo's secret to peak performance isn't anything out of the ordinary - and certainly not something that would make for great Instagram content. It's the hour at the end of the day that he spends lying down, playing Battlefield. For the non-gamers out there, Battlefield is a first-person shooter game with six iterations. You run around virtual maps, coordinating with online teammates and trying to stay alive."
"Klaebo has made it clear how much he relies on the game: "It's a great way to switch your mind off," he said. "I need the nerves to be able to perform at my highest level, and in the evenings, I just try to play a little bit [online] with my friends back home and talk about different things than skiing," Klaebo said. "And I feel like that helps.""
Johannes Høsflot Klaebo combined unconventional and meticulous preparation to reach peak form at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He cross-trained with cycling, running and Padel, skied to Enya, trained on an indoor treadmill, and isolated in Utah to avoid illness, sacrificing family time and dining outside. Klaebo won five golds in Milan, bringing his Olympic total to ten, and posted viral footage of sprinting at a sub-six-minute mile pace on skis. Klaebo credits an hour of lying down playing Battlefield each evening with helping him switch off, manage nerves and perform at his highest level.
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