Maren Lundby has not competed in the World Cup during the season and there have been question marks about when she might come back.
Now the answer has arrived. There will be no comeback, but the 29-year-old Norwegian ends her career.
– I know what it’s like to have a spark, to really have the inner drive to put in the work and do what it takes to be at the top. I have noticed that it is not there at all anymore, says Lundby NRK.
Burst into tears
At a press conference, she told about the decision and it was when she wanted to thank everyone who has meant a lot to her that the tears came.
– It has been completely unique what you have contributed, what we have achieved together, she says and addresses the greeting to sports director Clas Brede Bråthen and coach Christian Meyer, who were sitting next to her.
Maren Lundby has previously struggled with weight problems during her career and sat out the 2021/22 season. But that’s not the main reason she quits.
– I feel that it is the head that has had enough. It probably comes from the fact that I have lived a long life in top sports, she says.
The Norwegian is considered one of the best back jumpers of all time. She has won both Olympic and World Cup gold in her career.