It's the second training session ever, but Torbjörn has already basically memorized the entire track in Sörskog in Falun. The plan is to memorize the entire Vasalopps section.
- When you have your eyes as help, the brain does not need to store the information that the eyes provide. But if they move the milk in the store, I'm "lost", says Torbjörn Svensson, who comes from Rydebäck outside Helsingborg.
The boots a problem
Just hitting it right with the boot in the binding is a challenge. After eight attempts, both skis are finally stuck. Torbjörn stalks his brother Fredrik Fexe, who acts as the "spearhead", while the deaf-blind interpreter Sara Ljungkrantz makes sure that her equipment to help Torbjörn is in place.
First deaf-blind person in the Vasalopp track
On February 26, he stands together with Sara and Fredrik at the starting line to ride the Open track and becomes the first deaf-blind person to take on the nine Vasa race.
- My aim with this, which I have named the "Deafblind Challenge", is to spread knowledge about deafblindness in particular. We have a hard time, you don't get the help you need and we get a lot of rejections. Then a project like this becomes important to spread knowledge but also to show that if you get the right help, we too can participate in society, says Torbjörn Svensson.
How then does Torbjörn know which way the track turns on the downhill? Start the clip above to see him in the groove.