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The Star
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Cross country skiing-Norway's Johaug won't compete in 2026 Olympics
FILE PHOTO: Nordic Combined - FIS Nordic Combined World Cup - Lahti, Finland - March 23, 2025 Norway's Therese Johaug in action during the women's cross country skiing classic style 50 km mass start Emmi Korhonen /Lehtikuva via REUTERS/File photo (Reuters) - Norwegian Therese Johaug, a four-times Olympic cross country skiing champion, announced on Monday that she will not take part in next year's Winter Olympics. The 36-year-old retired from the sport after winning three gold medals at the 2022 Beijing Olympics but announced a comeback in August to participate in the Nordic World Ski Championships in the Norwegian city of Trondheim where she won three silver medals. "It has been an adventure to be back on the team this winter, but even though I still love skiing, I feel a strong need for more time with my family," Johaug said in a post on Instagram. "I look forward to cheering on the Norwegian team from the sidelines on the road to Cortina and want to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported me during my comeback." The February 6-22 Olympics will be co-hosted by Milan and the Alpine town of Cortina d'Ampezzo. (Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by; Ed Osmond)
Reuters
23-05-2025
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- Reuters
Nordic combined-Norway's four-times Olympic champion Graabak calling time on career
May 23 (Reuters) - Norway's Joergen Graabak, a four-times Olympic champion in Nordic combined, announced his retirement on Friday, nine months before the 2026 Olympics, saying he is looking forward to "new adventures". The 34-year-old, who is the most successful Olympic combined skier of all time, won gold in the individual large hill at both the 2014 Sochi and 2022 Beijing Olympics, and gold in the team large hill event at both Games. "It has been an amazing journey, and I am incredibly grateful for all the people I have had the opportunity to share it with," he said in a Norwegian Ski Association press release. "I have been both skilled and lucky to have experienced great moments and results – but equally important is everything I have learned, and everything I have experienced along the way. "Now I am looking forward to new adventures," he added. Ivar Stuan, the Norwegian Combined Sports Director, said Graabak would have been a contender for an Olympic medal in Italy. "But I have great respect for the choice he has made," Stuan said. "Norwegian combined sports have a lot to thank Joergen for. He is without a doubt the combined athlete of all time in an Olympic context. "Four gold and two silver is a huge achievement, especially considering how few events we have compared to some other sports. Such a decision is respected just nine months before the next Olympics. A golden boy is leaving." Graabak was recently selected for Norway's combined team for the upcoming season. Graabak is also a three-time world champion, and most recently won silver in the individual large hill and bronze in the team large hill events at this year's world championships in Trondheim, Norway.
CNA
23-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Nordic combined-Norway's four-times Olympic champion Graabak calling time on career
Norway's Joergen Graabak, a four-times Olympic champion in Nordic combined, announced his retirement on Friday, nine months before the 2026 Olympics, saying he is looking forward to "new adventures". The 34-year-old, who is the most successful Olympic combined skier of all time, won gold in the individual large hill at both the 2014 Sochi and 2022 Beijing Olympics, and gold in the team large hill event at both Games. "It has been an amazing journey, and I am incredibly grateful for all the people I have had the opportunity to share it with," he said in a Norwegian Ski Association press release. "I have been both skilled and lucky to have experienced great moments and results – but equally important is everything I have learned, and everything I have experienced along the way. "Now I am looking forward to new adventures," he added. Ivar Stuan, the Norwegian Combined Sports Director, said Graabak would have been a contender for an Olympic medal in Italy. "But I have great respect for the choice he has made," Stuan said. "Norwegian combined sports have a lot to thank Joergen for. He is without a doubt the combined athlete of all time in an Olympic context. "Four gold and two silver is a huge achievement, especially considering how few events we have compared to some other sports. Such a decision is respected just nine months before the next Olympics. A golden boy is leaving." Graabak was recently selected for Norway's combined team for the upcoming season. Graabak is also a three-time world champion, and most recently won silver in the individual large hill and bronze in the team large hill events at this year's world championships in Trondheim, Norway.
Reuters
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Ski jumping-Three more Norwegian jumpers suspended due to manipulated jumpsuits
March 13 (Reuters) - Robert Johansson, Robin Pedersen and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal have become the latest Norwegian ski jumpers to be suspended due to manipulated jumpsuits, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced on Thursday. They join Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang, who were provisionally suspended along with three Norwegian team officials on Wednesday. Johansson, Pedersen and Sundal competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim where national team coach Magnus Brevik and equipment manager Adrian Livelten modified the jumpsuits. "Robin Pedersen, Kristoffer Sundal and Robert Johansson... are provisionally suspended, with immediate effect, from participating in FIS events and events organized by a National Ski Association," the FIS said. Both Brevik and Livelten had apologised for modifying the jumpsuits that led to the initial suspensions. Livelten said the athletes had found themselves in this situation through no fault of their own. The FIS had seized the suits of all Norwegian athletes for inspection but found no issues with the equipment used by the women's ski jumping team and by both the men's and women's Nordic Combined teams. However, the suits used by the men's ski jumpers "raised additional suspicions of manipulation" leading to the suspension.
Japan Times
10-03-2025
- Sport
- Japan Times
Norwegians admit to cheating at World Ski Championships
Trondheim, Norway – Norway's ski jumping team deliberately cheated by using manipulated jumpsuits at the Nordic World Ski Championships, where two of their competitors were disqualified during Saturday's ski jumping event, the Norwegian Ski Federation said on Sunday. Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang were disqualified from the men's large hill competition, while Joergen Graabak was also disqualified from Friday's Nordic Combined team event, but this was related to his bindings. "The support system has explained that on Friday, they chose to put a reinforced thread in the jumpsuit of Forfang and Lindvik," Norway Ski Federation general manager Jan-Erik Aalbu told a press conference.
