Bang: Peiffer announces immediate end to his career

The 33-year-old is resigning with immediate effect and, for family reasons, will no longer be traveling to the World Cup finals in Östersund, Sweden, where the end of the season begins on Friday. The German Ski Association announced this on Tuesday.

“The decision was not easy for me. But for me it has long been clear that after this season the ideal time has come to stop,” said Peiffer: “This winter I was able to enjoy a few good races and successes, and it is wonderful to have the feeling of quitting “To still be competitive.” Olympic champion in Pyeongchang Peiffer, who celebrates his 34th birthday on Thursday, won his 17th World Championship medal with silver in the individual in Pokljuka in February. He became world champion five times, and his sporting crown was winning Olympic gold in the 2018 sprint in Pyeongchang. Peiffer, who was the oldest and most consistent ski hunter in the German team this season, can no longer win his fourth Olympic medal. He had already emphasized several times that the prospect of the 2022 Winter Games in China was not a reason to necessarily continue. Arnd Peiffer celebrated great success in his career. © APA/afp / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

“Arnd was one of our most important and consistent top performers not only in the current winter, but also in recent years,” said DSV sports director Bernd Eisenbichler. Peiffer is after the four-time world champion Simon schempp (32) the second long-time top performer to end his career this season and leave a big gap in the German team.

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Bang: Peiffer announces immediate end to his career

The German biathlon Olympic champion Arnd Peiffer is ending his career just one year from the Winter Games in Beijing.

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