Olav Bu On Coaching The Norwegians & 2025 Plans

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What makes a champion duo like Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden ?

James was lucky to catch up with their legendary coach, Olav Aleksander Bu, to dive into his unique approach to coaching two of the world’s best triathletes.

Olav shares why he’s stepping into a more supportive role with Kristian and Gustav. He further shares what the infamous Norwegian heat training method is, and whether coaching is more of an art or a science

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00:00 Is Olav Bu going to keep coaching the Norwegians?
00:11 Is Olav splitting with Gustav and Kristian?
04:00 Making Gustav and Kristian self reliant
08:12 How can Kristian Blummenfelt become Olympic champ again?
14:30 Are you disappointed with Kristian's result at Kona?
21:39 What is the Norwegian heat training method?
24:06 Is coaching an art or science?
28:41 How valuable is sports psychology?


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