11:10. He is an athlete who will have left his mark on the history of Nordic combined at the Olympic Games. This Friday, in a lengthy post on Instagram and in a press release from the Norwegian Ski Association, Joergen Graabak announced that he was calling time on his successful career.
The Norwegian, who is the most successful Olympic combined skier of all time with four titles to his name, spoke as he put his skis away after just 15 years at the highest level. It’s been an incredible journey and I’m incredibly grateful to everyone I’ve had the opportunity to share it with,” he said. I’ve had the chance and the skills to experience great moments and achieve great results, but everything I’ve learned and experienced along the way is just as important.”
An individual silver medallist at the last World Championships in Trondheim (Norway), the Scandinavian has come full circle at the age of 34. Next season, he would still have been in contention for an Olympic medal,” explains Ivar Stuan, sporting director of the kingdom’s national team. But I have a lot of respect for the choice he made. Norwegian combined racing owes a lot to Joergen. It is without doubt the best combined race of all time at the Olympic Games.
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