On Saturday at 5:00 AM, the starting gun went off for what Redbull has referred to as “the world’s toughest triathlon”: Norseman, and TV personality Vegard Harm (28) is one of the participants.
In the VGTV series “Vegard X Funkygine”, viewers have been following an enthusiastic Jørgine Vasstrand (35), better known as “Funkygine”, since January, who has been pushing Harm all the way towards the triathlon.
Involved in a car accident
But there is a problem. So far, the series has only released six of 16 episodes, and the triathlon itself is today. Does this mean that viewers will have to wait to see Harm’s results?
– It will not be possible to follow him live. He has a start number, and there will be tracking of the participants tomorrow, but not of him because he is being followed by VGTV, and they do not want complete transparency about how he is doing along the way, says the press chief for Norseman, Charlotte Knudsen, and adds:
– Although it is unfortunate for the others, we are trying to make it as normal as possible for the other participants, but there will be as much information as possible about absolutely everything else except him.
Broke down in tears
The responsible producer at VGTV, Julie Easter Christiansen, states that they have chosen to keep all tracking and results regarding Harm secret until the final episode is released on September 13.
– We have chosen to do it this way, so it does not take away all the excitement and the climax of the series, she says.
Harm recently posted on Instagram where he wrote:
“One week left until Norseman and I am shaking inside. But it will be good to be fewer, I guess.” In the comments section, many write that they are looking forward to following along.
Influencer Camilla Lorentzen (35) writes among other things:
“I am definitely getting up at five to watch. GO GO GO!!”
But Lorentzen will get to save her sleep this time.
– We hope that people will not be disappointed because the production company Salto will film the entire race, and even though it will not be released simultaneously, we will do our utmost to get it out as quickly as possible, says Christiansen, adding:
– I think it would have been a bigger disappointment to spoil the entire climax now and that interest in the series would have declined significantly because of that.
Julie Easter Christiansen has previously been associated with Dagbladet, but now works at VG.