Spending most of her youth as a full-time athlete, Andrea raced and competed on the global stage affirming a passion that has followed her to this day. Her career as a biathlete (cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship) peaked at the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002. Before starting XP Coaching in 2021, Andrea worked as a cross ski instructor at Skiforeningen and volunteered at her local ski club IL Heming. In the summer, you will find Andrea leading Nordic Walking groups and training her individual athletes.

Christine Feehan, our alpine instructor, a USSA Level 300 coach and PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) certified trainer who spent more than a decade working with elite athletes at U.S. ski academies - Burke, Sugar Bowl, and Killington. An American, who before moving to Norway in 2019 from Vermont, worked in a key role with the International Ski Federation (FIS) on the World Cup tour. As a trainer, she is quick to recognize individual needs and is passionate about delivering custom instruction.

Jennifer is a rockstar ex-human resources executive from the San Francisco Bay Area who has moved with her family to Norway to fully experience a new culture and the adventures that come with it. With a background in business strategy, the full range of HR functionality, and change management, she is passionate about personal development and loves to cultivate possibilities for herself and others.

She received training from the Co-active Training Institute and is working towards a Certified Co-Active Professional Coach (CPCC) and holds a Senior Certified Professional with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM-SCP.)

An avid outdoorswoman, Annett joined the crew leading our snowshoe tours, winter & summer group hikes, as well as cross-country group lessons & tours. In the summer, Annett runs Oslo Kayak Tours, our preferred partner. She is a certified tour guide with the Norwegian Paddling Association and speaks four languages - German, English, Norwegian and Spanish.

Einar Marius´ passion for skiing started at an early age and lives on skis during the winter - You will find him on Alpine and Cross-Country skis as well as Snowboarding during the winter. In the non-snow months, you@ll see Einar Marius featured as a running instructor and hiking guide. He is also passionate about Wellbeing Coaching so watch for him in our upcoming yoga and meditation instruction.

Kitija's intense love for skating blossomed as a 4-year old in Riga, Latvia. With over 10 years of experience as an international competitor, professional commentator & ice skating coach, she has taught children, teenagers and adults as a personal instructor, during youth camps as well as in competitions.

is a Norwegian ultra-marathon runner with an educational background in nutrition and fitness from Atlantis medisinske høyskole og NIH aktiv, Norges Idrettshøgskole. Silje was a track athlete with BUL IL, primarily as a sprinter. In recent years, she has found footing as an ultra-mararthon runner with championship titles. As a coach, Silje has been a running trainer for handball teams, as well as a ski instructor for adults and ski-play for kids with Skiforeningen. Silje is not only an all-around athlete, she is also a passionate teacher who wants her students to succeed in running and skiing technique.

“The surfing pianist” and SUP expert, Aksel Kolstad, brings over 10 years of SUP training and tours to XP Coaching. Aksel provides not only SUP instruction but an unforgettable entertaining experience on the water. What also makes Aksel different from all other instructors is that he is actually a classical concert pianist and comedian! With water and music as a passion coupled with an unbridled enthusiasm for life, Aksel is an experienced athlete as well as teacher. He provides top notch boards (not the crappy inflatable ones!) and a super cool SUP-van which both adults and children absolutely adore!

Well-known for her adventures with “Friluftsliv Flufffy - the Wilderness Adventure cat”, Patricia is the ultimate expert of the outdoors. From edible seaweed to arial yoga, Patricia has a certification to lead many different activities. You will find her in our group excursions; skiing, snowshoeing, hiking & kayaking.