Fourcade says: “I don’t recognize myself anymore”

The Frenchman announced this on Facebook on Monday. According to the five-time Olympic champion, instead of traveling to Canmore (Canada) and Soldier Hollow (USA), intensive training for the World Cup in March in Östersund is on the agenda. “Since the start of the season I have been far from my own standards. I don’t recognize myself on the track,” Fourcade wrote on Facebook.

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Even though he recently “achieved slightly better results again,” he wants to finally get rid of his tiredness in order to be in top form at the World Cup. The fact that the overall World Cup had already been decided due to his forgoing the overseas World Cups made this decision even more difficult for him.

Fourcade is currently in second place after 15 of 26 races this season, almost 300 points behind the Norwegian Johannes Thingnes Bø (11 wins this winter). In the World Cup, the seven-time overall winner has been waiting for an individual podium finish since his second win of the season in Hochfilzen in mid-December. Bø also cancels The older brother of the current overall World Cup leader, Tarjei Bø, also canceled his participation in the World Cup in North America. “In order to be in top form at the World Championships, I have decided to skip the World Cups in Canada and the USA,” Bø also announced on Facebook.

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At the beginning of February, the biathlon entourage moves to the other side of the Atlantic. First, there will be an individual, a relay and a mass start race for women and men in Canmore (February 07th - February 10th). The world's best ski hunters then compete in sprint, pursuit and two mixed relays in the Olympic venue of Salt Lake City.

The athletes then take a three-week break before the Biathlon World Championships take place in Östersund, Sweden, from March 07th to 17th.

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Fourcade says: “I don’t recognize myself anymore”

Martin Fourcade is skipping the two upcoming overseas stops in the World Cup. According to his own statements, the biathlon dominator of recent years is far from his benchmark.

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