Earlier in the year, he stayed around nine months in the US, so it becomes a clearer indication that the "Swedish-American" really becomes 50 percent of each with one foot in each continent.

If you are happy in Sweden, can you imagine staying longer than you thought?

- Yes, you know when it starts to get cold here it is still less cold than in Louisiana. It's perfect for me when I'm here in the summers. When it gets colder I go to Baton Rouge in Louisana and when it gets too hot there I go to Sweden. I would bet that it will be the book-half of Baton Rouge and Uppsala in the future, ”Duplantis told SVT Sport.

During the past few years, Duplantis has been in Sweden for about three months and then returned to school in the US, but it is now completed. He has already made friends in Uppsala, but there is a back side. It is not so good to learn Swedish.

The friends "destroy" Duplanti's attempt to learn Swedish

- Everyone loves English for some reason, especially those of my age. They always want to speak English with me which is natural because I am better in English and it is a bit grand their "wrong" that I do not learn Swedish. But I have to make sure they only speak Swedish with me now, ”Duplantis promises, who also sat in the school bench to learn the language spoken in the country he represents at crowds and championships.  

So what does he do during the days when he's not exercising?

- I hang out with my friends in Uppsala, laughs Duplantis.