With Johannes Thingnes and Tarjei Bø, two of the most successful biathletes ever leave the big stage at the end of the season. France’s national coach Simon Fourcade is still surprised at least in the case of the younger brother why he is already over.
France’s biathlon national coach Simon Fourcade expects the two Bø brothers to be shifts in the World Cup after the two Bø brothers.
“There will be a generation shift. Just like the women this year, when young runners appear at the highest level. The farewell of the Bø brothers will clear the way for a new generation,” said Fourcade in “Le Dauphiné” -Interview.
He himself think it’s a shame that the two Norwegians withdraw from the World Cup a year before the Olympic Games. At Tarjei, however, he could understand this, after all, the older of the two brothers is already 36. “It might have been difficult for him to continue,” Fourcade showed understanding.
Fourcade regrets Bø withdrawal
For Johannes Thingnes, he can only provide this to a limited extent. “I don’t really understand it with Johannes. I think it’s a shame that he won’t continue his adventure for another year. I would have liked to see it if he had continued until the games,” the French coach regrets that it has been for years Norwegians, which are indifferent to the rifle, hangs up the rifle just a few months before the Olympics.
Johannes Thingnes Bø had declared his resignation in Ruhpolding a few weeks ago and thus justified that he wanted to spend more time with his wife and two children in the future. Just six days later, Brother Tarjei also said goodbye to the big biathlon stage. In his case, it had already been speculated intensively last winter by resignation.
Unlike his brother, he came less surprising.