2010. He had attained his goals with several gold medals in both the Olympics and in World Championships, and needed time to decide whether he would go for another Olympics. On 18 August 2010 a Norwegian newspaper broke the news that Verås Larsen was ready for a comeback, aiming for another gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In his first international World Cup competition in the comeback season 2011 he finished 2nd on K1-1000m (Poznań, Poland). Personal life In 2011 he married Mira Verås Larsen, who also competed as a kayaker in the 2012 Olympics. Education Eirik Verås Larsen holds a MSc in biomechanics from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. References External links 1976 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Living people Norwegian male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway People from Vest-Agder People from Flekkefjord Norwegian School of Sport Sciences alumni Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Agder