It’s been nearly three weeks since the Norwegian star proposed — and got a YES. Since then, Klæbo has barely seen his fiancée and knows nothing about the wedding. He opens up about the lead-up to the Olympics and life after the World Championships.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo went straight from his proposal trip at his cabin paradise in Skeikampen, Norway, in mid-June to the national team training camp in Fredrikstad.

Now the 28-year-old Norwegian reveals that he has hardly seen his fiancée, Pernille Døsvik, since proposing to her on the weekend of June 14–15. He has zero control over the wedding planning. Klæbo doesn’t even know when or where the wedding will take place.

“Since the engagement, things have just gone non-stop. We’ve barely seen each other since, so we’ll see if we can start looking at things over the summer. Honestly, I have no idea when or where it’s going to happen,” Klæbo tells Adresseavisen.

“I feel like I’ve done my part.”

Klæbo feels he’s done his share of the job. The proposal itself required a lot of effort: the ski star showed training watch data with a heart rate similar to that of intense intervals when he got down on one knee for Pernille. Now, he says, it’s her turn.

“I feel like I’ve done my part with the proposal, so now Pernille gets to step up. She’ll have a big say in the planning, and I’ll let her take the lead on that,” says Klæbo.

But when it comes to the road to the Olympics, he’s in full control.

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Had to slam on the brakes after the World Championships

Klæbo made history by winning six gold medals out of six possible at the World Championships in Trondheim last winter. No other cross-country skier has done that before.

But the period after the championships was brutal. His motivation took a serious hit, and it happened almost immediately after the closing ceremony.

He finished the World Cup season but had to slam on the emergency brakes to avoid a total crash.

“I was tired, unmotivated, sluggish, and got a little sick. That didn’t help my motivation to train in April. There weren’t many hours worth bragging about, but I think it was much needed,” Klæbo admits.

Clear plan toward the Olympics

Now Klæbo has mapped out the plan for the Olympic season, as usual with his grandfather Kåre Høsflot in the driver’s seat. The two have worked together since the ski star was 18. Now he’s 28.

There have been some adjustments over the years as Klæbo has developed. But after this winter’s World Championships, he announced changes.

“We’ve spent some time setting up a plan we believe is right and solid. The goal is of course the Olympics. We’ve learned a few things from the World Championships — like the number of altitude days and how many days to be at low altitude before the first competition.”

In short, the plan involves four altitude camps before the 2026 Olympics, which start on February 4. The first altitude camp begins at the end of August.

Changes ahead

Among other things, Klæbo reveals that his father, Haakon Klæbo, will take on a slightly different role. His father has long been the all-around man—manager and organizer of travel, altitude training, and logistics. That could change now.

“Being almost 29 years old and sharing a house with your dad 150 days a year might not be the most exciting,” says Klæbo with a smile, and adds that it has worked very well.

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