Bø doesn’t think about quitting: “It can get even better”

31-year-old Martin Fourcade has his in the spring glorious career ended. His long-time rival from the far north of the same age, Tarjei Bø, doesn't waste any thought on it. This is what the man from Stryn told the broadcaster TV2 confirmed. “If I want to catch up with Johannes in terms of World Cup victories, I have to last longer than him,” jokes Bø. This would mean that Tarjei would continue his career until the Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina and beyond, as Johannes Thingnes had recently expressed his wish to do so in 2026 to pull a final trick. He considers it unlikely that the overall World Cup winner of the 2010/11 season will still be present on the world's cross-country ski trails in 2030 at the age of 41. However, he postponed his originally planned conclusion, which he wanted to set in Beijing in 2022. Because in his opinion he has found “the right balance” and thinks he can get even better. “2022 feels a little early. “I still like pushing my body to the limit and training well,” says Bø, referring to the past season in which he “felt very good.” In addition, if his career ended prematurely, boredom would overwhelm him. Bjørndalen and Bjørgen showed us how to do it Other compatriots serve as role models for the Norwegian: “Ole Einar Bjørndalen won medals even though the first gray hairs were sprouting, Marit Bjørgen was 37 years old at her last Olympics and Martin Johnsrud Sundby (35) is still world class. They have shown that endurance is at its best in the 30s,” says Bø, who has often been set back by illness in the past. He has now got this under control through targeted training management. Less training, more free time and a mixture of rest and exercise is the golden formula with which he will declare war on his opponents next season.

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Bø doesn’t think about quitting: “It can get even better”

Despite his 32 years, Tarjei Bø is determined to continue his career for a long time. The reason for this is, among other things, his brother Johannes Thingnes, as he has now revealed.

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