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Maybe this is not exactly a bolt from the blue, but they sure were very few clouds that foreshadowed the 'announcement made today by Anders Bardal which has communicated its decision to withdraw dall''attivit & agrave; racing.
Thursday 19 March 2015 5 minutes reading time
The jumper Norwegian, 33 years to be made in August, declared his intentions to the newspaper VG: "I just can not see me at the start of a new season. I feel sad, but this & egrave; what I have to say today. I made my last jump at Holmenkollen March 15, 2015. After 25 years as a jumper and 15 in the World Cup I hung my skis to the nail.
I can not wait 'time to start my new life. I have a patient wife who deserves me of pi & ugrave; at home and I have children who need to grow up with a father's side. Together we will build our new home in Steinkjer. When will begin & agrave; new winter sar & agrave; very strange, but it sure will & agrave; also very nice.
Perch & eacute; I stop? Perch & eacute; are no longer & ugrave; motivated at 100% and without the desire to devote himself to the sport & egrave; impossible to stay on top. I made these feelings at the end of World Falun. The first that I have revealed my decision to quit & egrave; was Anders Jacobsen. Sunday morning I said '' Today I think sar & agrave; my last race '', & egrave; was tough and I started to cry.
I am very proud to have represented Norway in the sport I love pi & ugrave ;. My career & egrave; was long and full of ups and downs, but the last four years have been fantastic. "& nbsp;
Indeed the career of Anders Bardal & egrave; was very strange and reminiscent of that of an "ugly duckling" turned into a "swan". In fact in the maximum circuit has done little or nothing up to 24 years AFTER THAT & eacute; lived a positive period between 2007 and 2008 that looked set to be the peak of his activities & agrave; agonistic, as followed by years of fogging.
Instead, in 2011 the Scandinavian has completely changed dimension becoming permanently one of jumpers pi & ugrave; strong circuit. Surprisingly nell''inverno 2011 - '' 12 & egrave; managed to get their hands on the crystal ball, bringing the trophy in Norway 18 years after Espen Bredesen.
The following season he finished second in the overall standings and especially won the medal 'gold iridescent on small trampoline in Val di Fiemme. In 2013 - '' 14 has collected the bronze Olympic Normal Hill and, unexpectedly, the 'silver at the World Championships flight Harrachov. It also got nine medals in the team event, including the 'gold champion of Falun 2015.
His 34 podium finishes in the World Cup make the Norwegian with the highest number of top-three in the history. For Bardal only one regret: "Never be on the podium of Tourn & eacute; and 4 trampolines, but I guess we think the & agrave; someone else."
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