Johannes Thingnes and Tarjei Bö are really celebrated again to say goodbye to the wooden scale. In the future, other things will be the focus.
With a golden crown on the head and cloak in the design of the Norwegian flag around the shoulders, the “biathlon kings” Johannes Thingnes and Tarjei Bö Bö went to their very last round of honor.
For the sounds of the farewell classic “con te partirò”, the stars on the stone stems at home ran a few meters on their ski, waving the many fans onto the still well-attended grandstand. “It was a pleasure for us,” said Johannes Thingnes: “We hope that we offered you a big show.”
Johannes Thingnes and Tarjei Bö were duly celebrated as a farewell
For the brothers Bö, the departure in front of his own compatriots – the old Rival Martin Fourcade, who had resigned in 2020, was also a goodbye on site – the perfect career end. “The sun is shining, it seems for us and all the people who are here,” said Tarjei: “We are so happy that the final here is on the Holmenkollen. We will never forget you all for the rest of our life. I will never forget this day.”
For years, the brothers had shaped the sport with their outstanding achievements. Especially the 31 -year -old Johannes Thingnes Bö, who had crowned himself as a record world champion in the last biathlon winter of his life – although he had to leave the overall World Cup Knapp Cup Sturla Holm Laegreid. “It is a great story that we are now leaving this World Cup together,” said the younger Bö at the ARD: “It was a very nice ride for us. And now it’s time to make it easy and to clear the stage for the next generation.”
“We will increase”
Also at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The effort for the competitions in Antholz is too big for the bad, instead of biathlon, other things should now be in the foreground. “We have to be fathers,” emphasized Tarjei in Oslo: “We want to give our families back as much as possible.”
The two of them did not yet comment more specific future plans: “On Christmas Eve, one does not ask what will happen tomorrow,” Tarjei replied to the Norwegian broadcaster NRK when asked.
The brother known as a humor also expressed anticipation that from now on no longer having to lead a disciplined athletic life.
“We will gain weight, you will not recognize us in six months,” the 36-year-old flatly flattened. The younger brother added: “The others focus on preparing for the Olympics in a month – and we are on the couch.”