She confirms this herself on Instagram and in a press release from the Biathlon Federation. – Last March I won two races in Holmenkollen. I didn’t know then that these would be my last victories as a biathlete – the plan was to continue, writes Eckhoff on Instagram. Thus, she follows teammate Marte Olsbu Røiseland, who also chose to put skis and stocks on the shelf this week. Among other things, Eckhoff has three individual WC gold medals and several Olympic medals. – Biathlon has been my life for almost as long as I can remember, and it’s strange to imagine a life without it. For the past year I have been on the sidelines for a bit, so it basically feels like a natural transition to the step I have now taken, and the decision to quit. It’s strange and a little sad, but also quite delicious, says Eckhoff in the press release. Eckhoff has taken a break this season, and has not competed since the victories in the sprint and pursuit start in the World Cup final in Holmenkollen last March. Earlier this winter, she said in a longer interview with news that she considered quitting: – It is very sad. news’s biathlon expert Ola thinks it is sad that yet another great biathlete chooses to quit. – It is one of the very very largest in the world that is setting up, and one of the four really big ones in Norway with Liv Grete Skjelbreid, Tora Berger, Marte Olsbu Røiseland and now Tiril. There is a performer who has been completely extreme, says Lunde. It has only been a few days since Røiseland decided to close. Lunde is not terribly surprised that Eckhoff is now doing the same. – Both yes and no. There has been speculation about it, but they have probably come to the conclusion that there is no point in betting further. – When I think back to the sprint in Holmenkollen, the last standing series there, it almost gives me chills. It was one of the most spectacular races. Then she became WC queen in Pokljuka. It’s an unimaginable shame, but at the same time I understand it, says Lunde.
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