Anna Chicherova, Blanka Vlasic and Norwegian Tonje Angelsen were among the guests invited by Meet Director Steinar Hoen and ex-volleyball star Bjorn Maaseide.<\/p>\n
Angelsen hopes to reach the 2-meter mark during the season, but sees Olympic and World Champion Chicherova as the favourite at Bislett, with Vlasic as a great challenger.<\/p>\n
For Vlasic, who has the best personal record of the group with 2.08 meters, Wednesday\u2019s meet is somewhat of a comeback for her.<\/p>\n
– I feel more confident now than in a long time and look forward to picking up again and give the other girls some serious competition. But it\u2019s more challenging now, as a lot of them jump over 2 meters regularly. I look forward to the great atmosphere in the stadium, Bislett always delivers, Vlasic said.<\/p>\n
On the yacht were also Pole Vault jumper Renaud Lavillenie, who surpassed Sergey Bubka\u2019s long-lasting world record with an incredible 6.16 meter earlier this year, long jumper Darya Klishina, and two-time Olympic Champion Andreas Thorkildsen.
Lavillenie agrees with Vlasic that Bislett provides something special.<\/p>\n
– The crowd responds well to the performances we deliver in the arena and the atmosphere is always good. Bislett\u2019s audience knows how things work and what to look for. I really enjoy the sensation of spending a good while in the air and I\u2019m focused on delivering results, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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