– That Tarjei got a medal was my biggest wish, it was a huge bonus. When I can win and also have my other wish fulfilled, says Johannes Thingnes Bø to news. With superior cross-country speed and 19 hits, there was no one who could threaten him in the 20 kilometres. In the place behind came older brother Bø. – That means a lot. We don’t know if this is Tarjei’s last year or not, and neither do I. If it is, then we really just have to enjoy this moment here, he continues. The two were also number one and second in the normal distance in Anterselva just before the WC. – The last time it happened was in Anterselva, and then we thought “this could be the last”. So we just have to think that it’s the last, and try to enjoy it as best we can, says Thingnes Bø. After the medal ceremony, eldest brother Rasmus suggested that bets should be accepted on whether the career does not continue. – Your brother says you should take bets on how long you will last your career. What are the odds? – I don’t know myself, actually. Now it’s just the WC here. I have more than enough with all the impressions here. Now there are two WC distances to go first, and then we have to think about other things, says Tarjei Bø. NEW VICTORY: Johannes Thingnes Bø does what he does best: Winning WC gold. Thanks to his wife, Thingnes Bø took the gold with his fourth medal in this year’s WC, and the second gold, after gold in the pursuit start and silver in the sprint and mixed relay earlier in the WC. – It was a fantastic feeling. It’s a difficult relationship, but it tasted like chocolate, he says to news. After the finish line, he also sent some nice messages to his wife, Hedda Dæhli Bø, on Valentine’s Day. – Finest wife, sexiest wife. She is absolutely perfect, quite simply. Without her it would never have happened. Maybe that’s where the tip of the scales lies, said Thingnes Bø to TV 2. SAID TO HIS WIFE: Johannes Thingnes Bø paid tribute to his wife on Valentine’s Day, after World Cup gold number 19. (Picture from 2019) Photo: NTB – Johannes travels through the forest here like a wild man, said news’s biathlon commentator Torgeir Bjørn. – He walks like a god, he continued. – He is raw. This looks like it will be a fantastic WC for this man, says TV 2’s biathlon expert Ole Einar Bjørndalen about Thingnes Bø’s incredible form. Were some of the superlatives from the experts during the race. Thingnes Bø has received criticism earlier this season for not being in his best cross-country skiing form. On Wednesday he showed his best side and had clearly the best cross-country time. Thus, there were few who could stand up to the 30-year-old, but it was older brother Tarjei Bø who was the closest. He finished in second place almost a minute behind his little brother. BIG BROTHER CLOSE BEHIND: Tarjei Bø is currently in second place, just behind little brother Johannes. Photo: NTB Storebror Bø thus got a proper revenge from Sunday’s hunt start, when he finished in a disappointing fifth place. It has become a food for thought in recent days for the 35-year-old. – I spent all of Monday and Tuesday on it. And when I woke up from bed, whether it was a midday nap or at night, I thought about that shooting, says Tarjei Bø to news. Here, Johannes Thingnes Bø has to console a disappointed Tarjei Bø after the finish line. Video from 11/02/2024 – That Tarjei got a medal was my biggest wish, it was a huge bonus. When I can win and also have my other wish fulfilled, says Thingnes Bø to news. It means both gold and silver for the Bø brothers – to the great excitement of dad Klemet Bø. – This was big. I have had many great experiences, two on the podium in the Olympics was perhaps the best, but this is the maximum, he says to news. – I am a proud father, he says. With Wednesday’s victory, the Norwegian men have won the last three normal competitions of this championship. It was still somewhat tiring for the Strøningen, who had to make do with one miss on the first lying shot. That with the smallest possible margin. – Boom below – a millimeter boom. It was not good, said news’s biathlon expert Ola Lunde about Thingnes Bø’s marginal miss. But then the 30-year-old really showed who was the boss: Here, Johannes Thingnes Bø only takes 7.8 seconds from the first to the last shot. – Rarely does he shoot so fiercely. Only 20 seconds, said news’s biathlon commentator Jann Post. Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen missed only once, but did not have the day on track. He finished almost five minutes behind Thingnes Bø. – We gave it a try. Then it is important to get to the finish line with honor intact, if nothing else. It was a disappointing display from several Norwegians, but we have number one and two, so it must be okay that a German made it onto the podium and that we didn’t hang around again, says Christiansen to news. Christiansen has had a few tough days after the death of his grandfather – but says that it is not necessarily the reason for the downturn on Wednesday. – It was an emotional weekend. You would think that it took a lot of effort, but I felt that it gave a lot of effort, he says. Johannes Dale-Skjevdal was also in the medal fight for a long time, but four misses in the last standing shooting spoiled his chances. On Thursday, there is a mixed pairs relay in the Czech Republic. The championship ends with a relay and joint start at the weekend.
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