Gustav Iden Reveals Hunger For Olympic Glory | Face To Face

Sit down with Gustav Iden in our first episode of 'Face to Face'. The IRONMAN world champions reveals his hunger for Olympic gold, his relationship with fellow Norwegian Triathlon legend, Kristian Blummenfelt as well as playing ping pong with Chris Froome. Dont miss this exclusive interview with one of the hottest properties in the triathlon world.
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▬▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Do you ever reflect on your success?
3:58 - "I do enjoy the spotlight"
4:49 - Playing ping pong with Chris Froome
11:16 - "Most people don't understand anything"-
17:15 - The Norwegian method
24:47 - "I have no issue leaving the sport"
27:23 - Relationship with Kristian Blummenfelt
34:23 - "My long term goal is winning in Paris"
40:15 - Paris 2024
42:58 - Greatest of all time?
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[@supertri]

In this episode 👇 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - Do you ever reflect on your success? 3:58 - "I do enjoy the spotlight" 4:49 - Playing ping pong with Chris Froome 11:16 - "Most people don't understand anything"- 17:15 - The Norwegian method 24:47 - "I have no issue leaving the sport" 27:23 - Relationship with Kristian Blummenfelt 34:23 - "My long term goal is winning in Paris" 40:15 - Paris 2024 42:58 - Greatest of all time?

[@gbilya2]

A true journalist would have asked all the controversial questions! This is so biased! Way to address how Gustav’s brother “didn’t” know about Colin!

[@supertri]

Hi there, this interview was held at the Arena Games Triathlon final in London before the news of Colin Chartier broke.

[@milomilo8212]

Why would he ask Gustav that? Might be brothers but has nothing to do with him you muppet. If you don’t like the interview don’t listen to it and keep your negative opinion to yourself

[@joshpain349]

@@gbilya2wake up. It’s a super league interview with one of there own athletes. They won’t put him in an uncomfortable position. The Collin thing is done, move on. Pto race gave us the joy back.

[@nelson_alexander]

I actually admire his confidence. He backs it up big time so I've got no issue with it. Every sport needs characters like him.

[@J.e.f.f.r.e.y]

Such a professional interviewer! So good!! I’m still not 100% sure why Gustav doesn’t stick with long course. I get he likes the challenge of short course and is good at it but he is just so special at long course and can really become the GOAT of this and progress Ironman to another stratosphere esp. with the Norwegian scientific method and fueling strategy. My advice would be to have one more go at Olympics then blow the Ironman world apart forever!

[@GregBecker]

I love his attitude. Reminds me of "There's plenty of time to sleep when you're dead" (Although I know that sleep is key... but...)

[@martinvardan6040]

Great interview! Interesting topics, a professional host who lets the guest speak. And Gustav was totally open about everything as usual. Love it!

[@supertri]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Andrew1680]

Let's go Gustav! Pushing the sport & limits of humam performance forward!! 🇳🇴💪

[@supertri]

🙌

[@CarlBaravelli]

Best interview with Gustav yet. Bra jobbet Gustav

[@supertri]

Thanks for watching!

[@medicalerrorinterviewspodc4294]

Good interview with Gustav -- good interviewer too.

[@michaelr.8402]

💯%

[@scottblack8735]

You can be the best at something but if you want to be the best at something else and risk possibly failing at it, well that is admirable pretty admirable

[@snapsbyfaust]

This was awesome. I love his confidence but also self awareness to know the work necessary. Also, interviewer is incredible! That was such a great interviewer

[@danielv1617]

At last a proper interviewer, great job SLT. Keep these going! (a similar interview with one of the frenchies would be awesome ahead of Paris 🎉)

[@anacall9485]

Exceptional interview!!

[@frodosanders3478]

Great interview!! Thanks

[@roydos949]

Great interview!

[@marcphilippeb]

Amazing interview!

[@hanybadawi3605]

Never thought that he would be that competent. He seemed so humble to me🤣🤣🤣

[@joshpain349]

You can be confident and humble at the same time. Arrogance is what contradicts being humble. He is not.

[@CoachPursuit]

You won't find a world champion that is unconfident in their ability and/or potential.

[@ericasample8377]

Such a good interview, interviewer was great; got a relaxed honest Gustav. So are we backing his confidence for the Paris win!?

[@frankmcsharry7386]

It's a long shot but I hope he does it! He will never be a front pack swimmer , which then means he needs to kill it on the bike to close the gaps, and then somehow outrun the likes of Yee and Wilde. A tall order

[@pandrzp]

As much as I respect this man and his achievements - he needs a miracle to be back in the mix for gold in Paris. What a story that would be.

[@ahwaay2313]

FXT Formosa Xtreme Triathlon is one of the toughest and the most beautiful triathlon course. Gustav should try it!

[@georgesa.videau8332]

Great interview.

[@supertri]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Pepepepino8989]

Get your brother as your trainer and you will win for sure! We have seen it in other cases....

[@-communication5636]

Like this guy 👍

[@tinopreller797]

Nice, such a good person, live the now. It seems to be the better action than your race results.

[@bretgreenfield9501]

Do what your heart tells you to do:)

[@supertri]

❤️

[@jscottyman]

Hello Gustav, big fan, small question: out of all the things you've won, how would you rate finishing two seconds ahead of your arch rival to get on the podium in Stoltzen Opp 2015? Will we ever see a rivalry like this again?

[@joshuafoulds8107]

Math teacher here. Let me know when you're ready to switch places!

[@zikaperic2133]

here is my amateur take: gustav is probably one strongest even bike+run athlete ever. Problem with olympic distance is that basically due to drafting swim and bike are just a warm up... and my view not an honest race. Most of the olympic races you have 50 athletes arrived at the same time at the bike transition. So then you have olympic distance specialist like yee or mola that if they arrive in T2 with everyone they just outrun, but I doubt they would a good at ironman or 1/2 ironman

[@mattia_pastore]

is that the best thumbnail you could come up with? is this UFC or triathlon?

[@mapizel]

Surely, you could have found a quote that sums up the interview better than this cheap, click bait thumbnail.

[@iznasni]

Gustav must know something we don't regarding Olympic distance... He must know that he can outbike and outrun the likes of Yee, Wilde etc... That means also that he can produce a 29 min 10 K after the bike. If not, it's unrealistic. But I would love to see him win 100%

[@pal_lokomotivet2679]

what are you saying? 🙂

[@nelson_alexander]

He can absolutely outbike them (Gustav is one of the better cyclists in triathlon) and Kristian outran both of them big time at the Olympics so it's fair to say Gustav can too. It's just the swim he needs to close a lot.

[@deportedsouls3165]

You didn't watch?! "The ones commenting don't have a clue", so yes, of course he knows more about the sport he's one on the best in, than you!

[@iznasni]

@@deportedsouls3165 well we can’t really say he showed promise in Yokohama, last out of the water 😬

[@phillipevans1152]

I think using the phase "short distance" to refer to the Olympic distance seems to attempt to diminish it. Chrissy Wellington was very dominate at the Ironman distance, but she said that she would not be as effective at the Olympic distance because the 10k run is much faster than the marathon run distance in an Ironman race. The two distances, Olympic and Ironman, require different athletic abilities in the same since that the 100-meter dash is different than the 400 meter high hurdles and the marathon.

[@nelson_alexander]

There's big challenges to both but I see what you mean. That's why what Kristian is doing shows he's a complete triathlete. Any distance, any time.

[@rogerc23]

Are you short by chance? Or you’re just one of these people that finds words offensive ?

[@phillipevans1152]

@@rogerc23Wow, my first internet troll. Is it true that people like you have such a pathetic life that trolling on the internet gives meaning to your empty existence?

[@pal_lokomotivet2679]

But it is short distance. Just because you dont like that word dont matter

[@ABhd84]

Cue Max Neuman for another European knockout….

[@DrumGPearl]

Easy to win when both of you are doped to the gills. You’re stepping away because you know you were about to get busted. 😉

[@gbilya2]

The Norwegian method A.K.A. Off-season doping!

[@pal_lokomotivet2679]

Crawl back in the miserable place you came from

[@janfolkerts7342]

What a stupid comment, dont bring things in the world you cant proove..

[@johnathan9291]

Yep. Nobody wants to really investigate the potential elephant in the room because of potential fallout

[@errgo2713]

They're all probably doping, why single them out

[@MatzeMumpitz]

Like in the Middle Ages, when people who knew about herbs and medicine were burned as witches

[@deraetmaxime4941]

Arrogant

[@pal_lokomotivet2679]

Underdeveloped emotional IQ to come to this conclusion

[@nelson_alexander]

Arrogant would mean he doesn't back it up...yet he does.

[@Audorin]

It takes one to know one.

[@kitman530]

People like Sebastian Kienle and Jan Frodeno will be missed utterly. They were humble and sympathetic sportmen. Now they are being replaced by ignorance and megalomenia.

[@YouRecOfficial]

hilarious how wrong u r. luckily noone cares about ur opinion

[@loulew07]

LOL Should go back and watch the evolution of Chris McCormick the 2 time Ironman Champion . Not every athlete can and should be the same , physically , mentally and emotionally . Gustav's mother has cancer and has to deal with that challenge daily .

[@CarlBaravelli]

So what you want is a world champion who has fake modesty? Because he basically is just being honest. But being honest after winning the world championship in long course on debut and dominating the middle distance may sound arrogant

[@nelson_alexander]

Gustav backs it up. If he didn't back it up then sure have a problem with it. But he's a 2x 70.WC and IM WC KONA champ having set the overall record on the latter. He beat Frodeno's best time at Kona by 11 mins on his 2nd ever Ironman.

[@kitman530]

@@nelson_alexander Kona 22 had the coldest and less windy conditions since what...6-7 years? I agree, winning Kona is winning Kona, but I don't recognize the time record. Swim and Bike is no new level...maybe the run is, but this didn't start with Gustav but several years ago with Patrick Lange. Two 70.3 titles while corona don't count as much as they did in 2017 oder 2018. Sorry, I don't like him, don't like his attitude and for me personally he has to proof himself more for having this attitude

[@fernandog.aguirre2791]

Well, he says that he doesn't care about media attention but, here we are seating and exposing to media....$$$$.......?!

[@adamoconnell7744]

There is likely a level of obligation associated with media/sponsor commitments. The guy would much rather be training, I can guarantee that. If you listen to other athletes, the life he and Kristian live are almost untenable for anyone else. There monk like in their obsession of training which involves a lot of isolation. I think there great ambassadors of the sport. 👍