Marius Lindvik: "If you don't go 110%, you won't succeed"

Marius Lindvik used a variety of mental techniques to propel himself to large hill ski jumping gold at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Fittingly for the former DJ, music was his main tool.

“I always put on some good music, some EDM [Electronic Dance Music], a bit harder music for the warm up and stretch out a bit and prepare my body and head for the competition,” the Norwegian told Olympics.com.

“Martin Garrix is one of my favourites."

Olympics.com caught up with Lindvik ahead of the 2022 Ski Flying World Championships, which take place on home turf in Vikersund from 10-13 March, to discuss the mental techniques that helped him conquer the world.

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Despite being in a rich vein of form going into the Games, the 2016 Youth Olympic Games ski jumping silver medallist was considered an outside bet just to win a medal.

Lindvik had never won a major competition, and it had been 58 years since Toralf Engan won Norway’s last large hill Olympic gold at Innsbruck 1964."

But none of this deterred the jumping prodigy.

Using music, and other mental techniques like visualisation and breathing, he launched himself into the final, two metres clear of his rivals

“You have to be pretty strong in the head,” the 23-year-old continued.

“Before I jump, I always try to calm myself down. If I get nervous and stuff like that, it ensures that I’m still ready. It ensures that I save my strength. - Marius Lindvik to Olympics.com

“I usually breathe deeply before I put on my skis, and just take a moment to get myself ready and get myself in the mental state that I need to be in before I jump. I then visualise the jump that I’m about