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With total dominance in the closing 30 km TL, Beijing 2022 was a triumphal march for the one who had not yet won the individual Olympic title. Her emotions and scary numbers, while on the future Therese says that ...
Sunday 20 February 2022 3 minutes reading time
Therese Johaug won her third Olympic gold in this Chinese edition, becoming the second athlete to reach this milestone after Finland's Marja Liisa Hamalainen Kirvesniemi, in 1984 in Sarajevo. A race in which the adversity of the weather made the challenge difficult, the star of the champion norge shines as usual with his immense class.
The huge gap acquired (1''43 ") on the American Jessica Diggins is the umpteenth show of strength that turns into tears of joy at the finish. "It was wonderful. I can't say more, I tried to enjoy every second, every minute on the track. A fantastic Olympics and finishing in this way is exciting ”, the Norwegian told Discovery after the race, moved.
The emotions are the result of what she was able to do in a career filled with laurels and goals of the highest order: “It is a long career that is coming to an end, and it is the last Olympics in which I participate. Thinking that I have been able to win three individual golds is a dream come true ”. With the seal in the 30 km, for Johaug it is the 18th gold won between the World Championships (14) and the Olympics (4), to which are added seven other medals of different metals for a total sum of 25, despite the controversial suspension of two years cost the presence at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics.
In addition, there are 92 victories, 165 podiums, 3 absolute World Cups and 4 distance specialty titles. About his career, Johaug was also asked about the future. "I have not yet decided whether to stop or continue, I will do it in the spring," said the three-time Olympic champion.
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