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- ↑ Holterhuset, Martin (16 January 2016). "Tina Røe Skaar sikret OL-plass". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ Tronstad, Øysten (29 March 2016). "Meet olympic taekwondo fighter Tina Røe Skaar". Scandinavian Traveler . Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ Johansen, Daniel Røed (22 January 2016). "Tina Røe Skaar (22) var så syk at hun måtte krabbe rundt i huset. Nå kan hun ta OL-gull for Norge". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
