Birgit Lovise Røkkum Skarstein (born 10 February 1989) is a Norwegian former Paralympic athlete and social entrepreneur who competed in para rowing and para cross-country skiing.
When BirgitSkarstein is not training for cross-country skiing, she is rowing. The dual-sport machine competed at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, and now the reigning rowing world champion has turned her focus to the Summer…
Growing up, Skarstein was very active but professional sport was not on the radar. “I did swimming and track and field, and played lacrosse,” she said.