Italian biathlete throws down

Thierry Chenal has decided to end his career at just 27 years old. He explained this in an interview with Fondoitalia . “As a child, I always had the dream of competing in the World Cup. But once I got to the World Cup, I didn't achieve the goals I wanted. Just that it is clear: I experienced many beautiful moments, especially the 2nd place with the men's relay in Oberhof (2017/18) remains in my memory. But I noticed that I was lacking something in terms of motivation to keep going,” says Chenal. He made the decision to resign in January this year. The Aosta native, who was mainly used in the IBU Cup this year, then took part in the individual competition at the World Championships in Antholz and said goodbye to the big biathlon stage with a 60th place. Start a “normal life” in Antholz Chenal, who is in a relationship with the former Antholz biathlete Annika Weissenegger, has a 31st place as the best solo World Cup placement. His greatest success was second place with the men's relay in Oberhof, which he achieved together with Thomas Bormolini and the South Tyroleans Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch. What happens next? “I'm currently still in the Aosta Valley because of the coronavirus, but as soon as I can I'll go to Antholz to see Annika. Then we can start a normal life as a couple.”

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Italian biathlete throws down

A few weeks after the end of the biathlon season, the Italian national biathlon team announced a resignation.

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