Norwegian biathlon star Johannes Thingnes Bø is skipping the World Cup weekend in Pokljuka – due to illness.
It's true that Johannes has chosen to go home. It's more important to try to get healthy so that he can prepare for what's going to happen in Holmenkollen next weekend, says national team coach Per Arne Botnan to NTB.
Yes, for the three individual competitions (sprint, pursuit, and mass start) at the classic ski resort, it will be the 31-year-old's last in his career, after he previously announced his retirement earlier this year.
The already legendary biathlete, who has second place in this year's World Cup (39 points behind Sturla Holm Lægereid), competed in Thursday's short distance in Pokljuka despite illness tendencies.
In hindsight, I shouldn't have competed yesterday. Skiing when you're sick is not a good combination in the long run. I hope to be 100 percent healthy for my very last ski race in Holmenkollen in a week, he says to NTB.
