Men
NOR
Odin By Farstad
NOR- Date of birth01 Dec 1997
- Height179 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownTrondheim
- Place of birthTrondheim
- Start skatingHe took up the sport at age nine in Trondheim, Norway.
- Club Sportsklubben Falken [NOR] / Team Novus [NED]:
- HobbiesSkiing, cars. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)
- LanguagesEnglish, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
US speed skater Shani Davis. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)
His father. "My dad has been the most important person to me as a speed skater. He skated himself and brought me to the ice. He has been my coach and mentor during most of my career." (Skoytelandslaget Facebook page, 03 Dec 2019)
He began suffering from patellar tendinitis in his knee in 2017. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)
He represented Norway in short track at the 2018 European Championships in Dresden, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Nov 2021)
His friends encouraged him to try the sport. "I started skating during a winter when there wasn't enough snow to do cross-country skiing. My dad took us to the ice rink and I fell in love with the sport and kept on skating."
