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Johannes Thingnes Bö completely dominated this season.
And took the opportunity with a very cheeky gesture in the last race.
Now the Norwegian reveals the truth about the finger to the audience.
The Norwegian biathlon giant Johannes Thingnes Bö has been completely superior during the season. He has lined up World Cup victories and won five World Cup golds in Oberhof.
Bitch’s cheeky gesture
He also finished with the flag on top in the last race of the World Cup. During the start of the hunt in Holmenkollen, the Norwegian was once again unstoppable and even managed to put on an incredible show at the last shoot this weekend.
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Before the fifth and final shot, Thingnes Bö paused, turned to the audience and brought his finger to his mouth to silence the loud spectators in place. Then he took aim and also put the last shot to take home another victory.
– We’ve never seen this, have we?, exclaimed the SVT commentator Ola Brännholm in the broadcast.
– It was cocky, answered the expert Bjorn Ferry.
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The truth behind it
Johannes Thingnes Bö is just enjoying the fact that he was able to arouse such strong reactions in the neighboring country of Sweden after the brazen gesture at the firing range.
– It’s a perfect reaction. It’s exactly what I expected to get, he says with a twinkle in his eye to the Norwegian Dagbladet.
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Now the Norwegian superstar also reveals the truth after his famous finger gesture.
– I was lying in bed thinking: “If I lead at the end, what can I come up with?”. The only thing that came into my head was to put four shots first, because then I knew I was going to win. I knew I would be nervous, but it was a good last shot, says Bö to Norwegian TV2.
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Northug pays homage
Another explanation is that the Norwegian is a loyal Newcastle supporter and saw on Friday night how Swedish Alexander Isak was a big match hero in the 2-1 victory against Nottingham. Then Isak chose to keep quiet about his critics.
– That is a good point. It was the last thing I saw before I put the phone down for the evening. I didn’t think about it, but it’s clear that it was there, says Bö to the Norwegian newspaper.
One who really loved the cocky gesture of Johannes Thingnes Bö was the countryman and famous provocateur Peter Northug.
– I’m touched. It’s absolutely incredible. So raw, says Northug, who is now an expert but also dealt with a lot of slip-ups during his career.
– It is big. He is number one in Norwegian winter sports when it comes to “showing off”. If he likes my performance, then I must have done well, says the biathlete in the interview.
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