"Prioritize family"
Record-breaking world champion ends career after season
Biathlon superstar Johannes Thingnes Bö is surprisingly ending his career after this winter. The 31-year-old record-breaking world champion announced the end of his career at the World Cup in Ruhpolding.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The five-time overall World Cup winner will complete his last races in March at his home event at Holmenkollen in Oslo - and therefore before the 2026 Olympics. He "feels that the time has come to prioritize family," the father of two wrote on Instagram.
Preparation for the Olympics too intense
"Over the last six seasons, I've managed to juggle top-class sport and family life. It was fantastic, but also very challenging," explained Bö. "I had originally planned to continue for another year, but preparing for the Olympic Games demands even more from me and those around me."
Bö made his World Cup debut in 2013. In his career, he has won five Olympic victories and 20 World Championship gold medals. Only compatriot Ole Einar Björndalen can keep up with the exceptional athlete from Stryn when it comes to World Championship titles. He has also won 79 World Cups and a total of 88 career victories. Only Björndalen is ahead of him in these statistics with a total of 95 successes.
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