Men
NOR
Peder KONGSHAUG
NOR- Date of birth13 Aug 2001
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownStavanger
- Start skating / Club He took up the sport in 2010 at the Sormarka Arena in Stavanger, Norway. "Without Sormarka Arena, I would never have gone skating. It was a new rink, and my father took me to skating practice with a group of old men. Before it was built, I had no relationship with skating. It is correct to say that I am a product of Sormarka Arena." / Stavanger Sandnes SK: Norway
- HobbiesPlaying the piano, music, skiing, surfing, cycling, photography. (isu.org, 28 Jan 2021; Viaplay Vintersport Facebook page, 17 Jan 2021; Instagram profile, 15 Jan 2021)
- LanguagesEnglish, Norwegian
- Other nameMozart (Viaplay Vintersport Facebook page, 17 Jan 2021)
- CoachBjarne Rykkje [national]
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Sometimes you have bad days in speed skating, you have to forget about that." (isu.org, 28 Jan 2021)
Norwegian speed skater Sverre Lunde Pedersen. (isu.org, 28 Jan 2021)
His father Peer Albert Kongshaug. "He passed away in 2015, but he was the one who introduced me to various sports." (dagsavisen.no, 04 Feb 2020; aftenposten.no, 23 Dec 2015)
To win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (tv2.no, 02 Mar 2022)
Winning gold in team pursuit at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (tv2.no, 02 Mar 2022)
FOOTBALL
He began playing football at age six and was goalkeeper for the U14 team at the Viking FK club in Norway. "Friends I made there at the beginning are now [speaking in 2022] still my best friends. Football was something I thought was a lot of fun, but the special thing was the social aspect of the sport. Besides, I was the goalkeeper of the best team in Norway in my age group. I never had the chance to show my skills. There wasn't much to do back there. It was a very tough choice [to switch to speed skating]. I felt like I was leaving my friends, and was very afraid that I wouldn't be part of the group anymore. They have been extremely important to me. They understood what I was doing and what was required to be the best. They watch my races and attend any competitions they can. It's an extremely nice group of friends." (tv2.no, 02 Mar 2022)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied economics at the BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway. "I haven't been to the University of Stavanger or BI Norwegian Business School yet [speaking in March 2022]. I do most of my studies online, get things organised, and get to take exams wherever I am in the world." (tv2.no, 02 Mar 2022)
He began playing football at age six and was goalkeeper for the U14 team at the Viking FK club in Norway. "Friends I made there at the beginning are now [speaking in 2022] still my best friends. Football was something I thought was a lot of fun, but the special thing was the social aspect of the sport. Besides, I was the goalkeeper of the best team in Norway in my age group. I never had the chance to show my skills. There wasn't much to do back there. It was a very tough choice [to switch to speed skating]. I felt like I was leaving my friends, and was very afraid that I wouldn't be part of the group anymore. They have been extremely important to me. They understood what I was doing and what was required to be the best. They watch my races and attend any competitions they can. It's an extremely nice group of friends." (tv2.no, 02 Mar 2022)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied economics at the BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway. "I haven't been to the University of Stavanger or BI Norwegian Business School yet [speaking in March 2022]. I do most of my studies online, get things organised, and get to take exams wherever I am in the world." (tv2.no, 02 Mar 2022)
He wears his lucky Superman T-shirt underneath his suit when he competes. (fvn.no, 13 Jan 2020)
"I was not extremely talented. I was tiny and often beaten by stronger kids my age. But I liked the speed on only a small blade of steel. When I was [age] 15 I quit football to only focus on speed skating and at [age] 16 or 17, I chose to go to a sports school to try to become as good as possible in speed skating."
Bjarne Rykkje [national]
