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After a whole winter during which not & egrave; managed to play for the place in the team because of physical problems, Eldar R ø nning decided to retire permanently from & rsquo; activity & agrave; challenge.
Monday 9 May 2016 3 minutes reading time
The decision was in & rsquo; air, and & egrave; It was announced this morning by NRK. This synthetic and incisive comment R ø nning: & ldquo; I have a body that works well, but not enough to be able to continue with the high-level sport & rdquo ;.
Words honey on him by Martin Johnsrud Sundby: & ldquo; I & egrave; failure when Eldar & egrave; It was dropped from the team for the World Cup. It meant a lot for my career: in the early years was a landmark in classical technique, was the most & ugrave; elder of the group and sent security and tranquility & agrave; pi & ugrave to the boys; young. & Egrave; It was great to climb on the podium together in the Km 15 of the world in Oslo, even if we could not give the d & rsquo medal; gold of our fans & rdquo ;.
Norwegian 33 year old hangs cos & igrave; skis to the nail after a career at the highest level. In his palmares appear fact 11 victories and 26 podium finishes in individual top-level races, four World Championship gold medals in the relay, l & rsquo; silver in the 15km Oslo classic 2011 and the bronze in the sprint always alternately Sapporo 2007. He also won the 50 km of Holmenkollen, probably the most & ugrave race; prestigious World Cup, March 10, 2012.
Having failed to qualify for the World Cup in Falun, R ø nning & egrave; It has been blocked by a virus that ousted him from the 2015-16 season and in fact forced him to retire. His future & egrave; gi & agrave; been decided: sar & agrave; a full-time employee of Sparebank1, one of the most & ugrave banks; important in Norway.
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