Three Olympic golds and 13 World Cup golds.
Now Marte Olsbu Röiseland chooses to end her career.
– For me, she is the greatest female biathlete of all time, says expert Ola Lunde.
It has been a tumultuous year for superstar Marte Olsbu Röiseland. She had a historically good Olympics last winter and slaughtered all opposition completely, but after that a leaden period of injuries, illnesses awaited – and her comeback took a long time.
The shock news in Norway
During the winter, she has not really been recognizable, but after this year’s WC she has been in super shape, and in the first competition after the championship came the first win of the season. She has lined up good results in recent times, and therefore news from Norway today comes as a bit of a shock.
According to NRK, Röiseland has now made the decision to end her career, and she is already doing so at the age of 32. Norway thus loses one of the best biathletes of all time.
– If it is true that she quits, it is a great shame. It’s a fantastic biathlete who retires, says NRK expert Ola Lunde.
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“The greatest of all time”
Marte Olsbu Röiseland is one of Norway’s top winter athletes of all time, and she has three Olympic gold medals and 13 World Cup gold medals on her track record.
– For me, she is the greatest female biathlete of all time, says Ola Lunde.
In the World Cup, only one weekend of competitions remains, and that in Holmenkollen, Norway. In other words, Röiseland can have his very last competition as a biathlete on home ground. Earlier in the season, the Norwegian has been vague about whether she plans to retire, but now it seems that the definitive decision has been made.
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