
Birgit Skarstein
@birgitskarstein
5 times paralympian, Paralympic Champgion, World rowing champion and m.o. @GlobalShapers. Fan of politics, sports and mountain climbing
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02-01-2012 10:50:25
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Summer & winter Paralympian Birgit Skarstein spoke about the importance of diversity as she prepares to compete in cross-country skiing at #Beijing2022 - fresh from her rowing gold in Tokyo. Listen to her story in our podcast🎙: Link below. Birgit Skarstein | Paralympic Games

Birgit Skarstein Paralympic Games "I know I can." Check out how Birgit Skarstein gets mentally ready seconds before a race in our original series, You Got This! #StartYourImpossible Toyota Motor Corp. oly.ch/3pB5pkd


“It's not hard to see your limits. But it's more fun to see your possibilities and focus on what you can do." Birgit Skarstein🇳🇴 became the first wheelchair user to take part in 'Dancing with the Stars' Norway. "Dancing gave me a general training in flexibility and precision."


"All the children who followed me talked about 'the princess in the golden dress', not the princess in the wheelchair.” - Birgit Skarstein 🇳🇴


The rigorous training regime she underwent for the TV show has reaped rewards as she switches from rowing to attacking the curves of the ski course. "I've gained a lot of body understanding and body control, which is beneficial." - Birgit Skarstein


Forholdet mellom idrett og politikk er dessverre igjen svært aktuelt. Nysgjerrig på noen av dilemmaene her? Hør kloke Birgit Skarstein tenke høyt med oss i Ytringsfrihet i 100&10 fra september. open.spotify.com/episode/0J2kxY… UIO – Det juridiske fakultet






Honored to have moderated this session. I learned a lot! Several thought provoking comments and discussion points on the topic of how we will evolve at The Nobel Prize week dialogue w/ Paul Nurse Frances Arnold Tom Kirkwood Birgit Skarstein Take a listen👇


THIS is amazing news. BBC Strictly ✨ - I’m a lil excited to see this in the UK. Norway were brilliant with doing this and Birgit Skarstein was brilliant!👏🏾


Très heureux d’avoir accueilli à l’ambassade Birgit Skarstein, championne paralympique d’aviron à #Tokyo2020 et multiple championne du monde, en pleine préparation pour Paris 2024. Membre du conseil des athlètes de Paralympic Games, Skarstein sera pleinement engagée lors des Jeux !


"It was just about how to ... fit the wheelchair into my life, rather than fitting my life into the wheelchair." Before her third Summer Paralympic Games, rowing star Birgit Skarstein 🇳🇴 shares her stories with @armlessarcher & Michael Johnson on ep4 of Rising Phoenix: What Does It Take?

“It’s not about what you cannot do, it’s about what you can do.” – Birgit Skarstein on falling in love with the Paralympic Games ❤️💙💚 📺 Rising Phoenix: Road to Tokyo – watch all 3 episodes on the #Paralympics YouTube channel. #RisingPhoenix #RoadToTokyo