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Lars Berger, a few days before his thirty-sixth birthday, he decided to end his racing career finally surrendering to the knee problems that haunt him for years. Stops one of the athletes pi & ugrave; loved by the public, even and especially outside the borders of Norway.
Monday 27 April 2015 6 minutes reading time
The news dell''addio & egrave; was given a preview of the television TV2, there are still so statements by the individual concerned, that however, recently operated the battered articulation, had hinted as the 'intervention could have been the end of his adventure.
Berger & egrave; a rare example of an athlete capable of being competitive in two different sport for & eacute; has achieved success at the highest level in both the biathlon, his discipline of 'election, which cross-country skiing where he often made incursions winning.
Enormous limitations in accuracy at the shooting range, especially in shots on foot, prevented him from becoming one of the pi & ugrave; greatest ever, but just its characteristics have made an idol of the fans as athlete literally capable of everything and the opposite of everything, and even to break the bank when the result of the competition appeared now defined.
In biathlon older brother Tora has given a total of seven victories and 16 podium finishes, including two silvers championship. One in the mass start in Oberhof in 2004 and the 'other in sprint Pyeong Chang 2009. Just the result in the starting line of eleven years ago & egrave; the perfect synthesis dell''atleta Berger.
Long in the back due to several errors in the first three polygons, was now out of the race. Indeed he had never been in the race. Instead Lars & ograve He found before; zero on the top polygon, going back in tenth position, and then thanks to a final round path paced sci arpion & ograve; general amazement the place of 'honor.
In addition to the successes in the biathlon, Berger & egrave; proved successful even cross-country skiing. The World Championships in Sapporo in 2007 surprised all comers to win a sensational medal 'gold iridescent in the 15 km skating, also aided by changes in weather conditions.
However it is often forgotten as two years before the World Championships in Oberstdorf, had finished fourth in the famous race dela Italian brace (victory of Peter Piller front of Fulvio Valbusa).
Also breeders Norwegian fund have pi & ugrave; times added Lars the Fast - as & egrave; was nicknamed for his undoubted quality & agrave; skiing tight - in the relay of the main events. No coincidence that he was part of two quartets winners dell''oro champion (Oberstdorf 2005 and Sapporo in 2007) in addition to the one that won the 'Olympic silver in Vancouver in 2010.
In the team events of the biathlon instead got three medals (gold in Pyeong Chang in 2009, silver in 2004 in Oberhof and Antholz 2007). Therefore Berger & egrave; one of a select few were able to win medals nell''impresa world championship in two different sports in the same winter.
Besides all''aspetto sporting good Lars, all appreciated for its quality & agrave; human, has received great notoriety & agrave; old in 2007 because of a glaring gaffe "red light" on live television during the World Sapporo. Video & egrave; easily found on YouTube by searching for "Lars Berger & amp; Ingerid Stenvold", the journalist involuntary protagonist of the curtain.
In recent years plagued, for & ograve; not without some satisfaction, the Norwegian competed with a bandage on his pirate rifle. Eventually for & ograve; physical problems forced him to haul down the jolly roger & egrave; hoist the white flag.
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