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The Snow Queen has decided to bid farewell to competitions at the age of 38, at the end of 15 very successful years, which have led her to be the most successful athlete at the Winter Olympic Games.
Friday 6 April 2018 2 minutes reading time
The announcement came this morning, at the end of the 5 km classic style of Alta (Nor), valid for the Norwegian national championships and won by Bjørgen herself, who in the post race declared: "I do not think I have more motivations requests to give one hundred percent another season, that's why I withdraw ".
Marit therefore leaves the competitive activity as a winner, having won 2 golds at Pyeongchang, a silver and 2 bronzes and has become the most medal athlete of the Winter Olympic Games. A living legend of sport that will certainly leave a difficult vacuum to fill in the world of winter sports. Since his debut in the World Cup in the now distant 1999 Bjørgen has won 131 individual first level competitions, 8 Olympic golds and 18 world titles, a Tour de Ski and 4 General World Cups.
His achievements and his deeds, like that accomplished this year in the 30 km of Oslo-Holmenkollen, will remain in the eyes and hearts of all fans of this sport, regardless of nationality and typhus, because in the face of such greatness he can only be amazed.
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