Gymnastics might not have ticked all the boxes for Stokke, but she did enjoy the competitive element of the sport. She knew that if she could find the right sport, her competitive nature would compel her to excel at it.
She tried out for many different sports at school. One in particular spoke to her. Stokke turned out to have a natural talent for pole vaulting - the type which simply can't be taught in other people. By the time she was fifteen, she was a specialist with the pole.