Johannes Thingnes Bö crowned the sole record world champion at his last biathlon World Cup – and yet there was trouble in his home country.
With one of his own statement “best sprints at all”, Johannes Thingnes Bö took over the record of his compatriot Ole Einar Björndalen in his last intercontinental title fights.
On Saturday evening, the biathlon dominator in the team hotel bang the cork of a champagne bottle, the colleagues shot gold lametta from a confetti anone.
And yet not everyone was going to celebrate. Not only, but especially in Bös Heimat Norway there was criticism after the race. Because: In the decisive phase of the record hunt, the live image did not switch to the last standing shooting of the superstar. An evil TV breakdown.
The shooting of the World Cup-leading Sturla Holm Laegreid and Sebastian Samuelsson were also not seen in the transmission. “This borders on a scandal,” scolded “TV2” commentator Marius Skjelbaek.
IBU media director Christian Winkler admitted the faux pas on “dpa” request. “Of course, such a mistake must not happen,” he said, and apologized for the World Biathlon Association.
Bö over Bö: “He has an original violence”
In the end, the TV artery could not reduce the historical success of Bö.
“He is absolutely unique,” enthused his older brother Tarjei Bö compared to “NRK”: “What should I say? He has an primeval power. He was not really in the best form this year. But what he put together in the sprint is The best race he drove this season. “
While Bö only needed 56 World Cup races for his 22 titles, the dethroned Björndals needed almost twice as many for its 20 at 91.
In the number of individual gold medals (12 to 11), Bö moved in the hunting racing, at the total number of World Cup medals (45 to 40), the 51-year-old still leads in front of Bö. Bös remain four World Cup chances before his career after this season.
Five Olympic wins, five large crystal balls as well as 79 individual and 38 relay wins in the World Cup are available in addition to its World Cup triumphs.