Thingnes Bø better when it came

The 27-year-old entered qualifying ahead of teammate and general rival Sturla Holm Lægreid, hitting four of five flashes and coming out with a 30-second lead over the biathlon kite.

He never gave up, which is why Thingnes Bø secured the overall winner of the World Cup for the third season in a row.

Immediately after the finale, he opens up about how much the overall victory means to him, and not least – how much it has cost to fight for it.

– He’s a guy who has bothered me mentally, says the 27-year-old with a twinkle in his eyes, referring to this year’s comet Sturla Holm Lægreid.

– Sturla has been completely unique throughout the year. It has pushed me to the limit. I have known a competition that I had not known before in this way. “I don’t think he was fully prepared for someone like him to go ahead and fight now,” he continues.

– I’m at breaking point

Thingnes Bø says that the overall duel has been very mentally demanding, that he is more relieved than happy after today’s achievement, and that he now feels empty.

– I’m at breaking point, he says sincerely.

– How have you been lately?

– This is what may have meant that I have not been able to push myself to the best results I have ever had before. The World Cup as a whole has been a main focus for me, and it has meant that I have not been able to focus on each individual ski race, believes the overall winner.

– It was unbearable, he sums up.

Season of suspense

Officially, Thingnes Bø led the World Cup with a total of four points over Sturla Holm Lægreid before today’s joint outing, but after beating the four weakest results of the two teammates, the lead was unofficially one point away. favor of the latter.

Everything may seem chaotic and confusing at the same time, but the premises were tolerably clear: those who finished first in the joint start, went on to win the World Cup in general.

Furthermore, Lægreid couldn’t afford to be weaker than number eight, regardless of Thingnes Bø’s result. This is because of the rules that say you can fix your weakest results, and a ninth place or less for Thingnes Bø would have ended up on the pile of runs that had to be resolved.

Lived dangerously

The fighting cocks entered the stands in much the same way as the first shot, where little brother Bø missed once, while the opponent filled.

The second shot ended with an error from each of them, and on the first standing shot Lægreid missed, while Thingnes Bø lowered all the flashes. With that, everything was reversed, and Bø had a seven-second advantage over his compatriot, and therefore also the advantage in the joint cup in total.

He doubled that advantage until the last shot, where everything was decided.

– In fact, I am very happy with the season and the end, although it was not the great ball, says Lægreid after losing the duel against his teammate.

– It is a career that I will remember for the rest of my life, continue.

The super kite is not disappointed.

– No, I don’t think I will be allowed to be disappointed when I am number two in the World Cup in total, have four World Cup golds and seven World Cup wins. It is completely extreme what I have achieved, remember.