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Former Figure Skater Wins On The DGPT | Anniken Steen Interview
Watch Anniken Steen, the first Norwegian player to take home a win on the Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT), share her incredible story and insights in this exclusive interview. Steen, Texas State Champion and Norwegian national sensation, opens up about her historic victory, the growth of disc golf in Norway, and what it means for the sport's future. The conversation delves into Norway's rapidly expanding disc golf scene, with a nod to Finland and Estonia as benchmarks for success. Steen shares her thoughts on the impact of top players like Christen Zar and Nicholas Clade, who have made headlines in the region. With infectious enthusiasm, she reflects on the journey that led to this milestone win, offering a unique perspective on the rapidly evolving world of disc golf.
Watch Anniken Steen's inspiring story of a former figure skater turned pro disc golfer, sharing her journey at the latest DGPT tournament.
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all right folks I am now joined with the Texas state champion Anakin Stan yeah from Norway live live from Norway right now directly from Norway what is what is the current time over there uh it's 11 o'clock p.m. and you just flew in you flew back today I did oh well yeah I I woke up 6 o'clock a.m. Monday morning okay Houston time Y and I I'm not like I don't know what time is it for you now uh it's 4:00 in the afternoon on Tuesday on Tuesday yeah it's about to be Wednesday over there yeah I haven't slept yet so so this might be a great interview I think everyone's really looking forward to it um I guess we'll just jump into the first question I have all right and and this was kind of I believe Nate Perkins interviewed you right after your win and he he asked the kind same question but in case people you know maybe T turned off before the interview uh what does it feel like to be the first Norwegian player to have a win on the disc golf pro tour I like I've had like a whole travel day trying to think through everything that has happened and I it's still very surreal to me it is I I think I need a couple more days because my body hasn't really I don't think it understands what has to happened and how big of a deal it is for Norwegian discol yeah how I guess for th you know for us in the states and for maybe some other people that aren't familiar with Norway we hear all the time Finland disc golf is massive obviously with Christen Zar we hear how big it is in EST Estonia what is the Disc Golf Scene in uh Norway well I would definitely say that it's growing both on the no and Foo side uh we're still not where Finland is but I mean I I just made it to National like the national news and that's like a really really big deal wow yeah we've seen yeah we've seen kind of how crazy we've obviously have seen what Kristen datar has done in Estonia Nicholas won last week and he made headlines back in Finland and now you're making headlines back in Norway I've kind of said...
