Kontiolahti / OSLO (AP) While Johannes Thingnes Bø (21) took his first World Championship gold at senior debut, secured brother Tarjei Bø (26) bronze medal.
– It was impossible to hold back tears. But I tried, grins John Bo VG.
No, not even French Martin Fourcade, managed to threaten the gold and bronze medal brothers Bo. Only Canadian Nathan Smith managed to separate the two on the podium.
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In an interview zone got Johannes Thingnes Bø eventually joined by his brother. It became even more tears and little brother had to comfort in moving Tarjei, who has struggled heavily this season.
– This is something we’ve talked about since we were 16-17 years old, and John also began win races. It’s cool that we manage this now, says brother Bo.
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The brothers met the press together after the finish. The oldest of them was smiling from ear to ear, overjoyed to have added a long period of hardship behind. The other gold tears still hanging in the eyelashes.
Tarjei Bø know how it feels to become world champion for the first time. When he was in Khanty-Mansiysk in 2011, tears when he was interviewed by the feat. Today the same thing happened with little brother.
– That’s it. We burn the for this. We are people who like to have fun, but basically we are tough athletes. Then it becomes a little grining said Tarjei Bø VG.
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John Bo keeps right now steady course toward becoming VM king. 21-year-old has already secured a bronze medal in the mixed relay at the World Championships. Now he has two medals, but the road ahead, he will not talk too much about right now.
– Now I’ll just enjoy this. I’ll utilize it to find inspiration for the next races. I’m not done, saying he promises.
Kontiolahti has been gold boy trail. He goes barely run in the forests of Finland without winning. After the race today got Tarjei Bø questions about why his little brother so happy right here.
– He likes blonde ladies, so he is well in the right country!
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GOLD BROTHERS John and Tarjei Bø.
Photo: Vidar Ruud , NTB scanpix
The other struggled
Emil Hegle Svendsen got trouble in both track and on belay. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen fell far behind the best. Henrik L’Abée-Lund was nowhere near the lead.
But it did little when Johannes Thingnes Bø showed that he is in fighting shape. 21-year-old was among the fastest from the start and hit a full house at present shooting.
On the 10 km long World Cup sprint was Johannes Thingnes Bø and Frenchman Martin Fourcade which from the beginning seemed to fight for the gold.
Fourcade was also flawless on the first shooting, but cracked completely on standing. Thus he disappeared out of the title race.
On the other shootings had Thingnes Bo endure one boom, but crossed the finish line 12.1 seconds ahead of Canadian Nathan Smith, who also made a very strong race.
– I fought the order gold but I did not think I could win. I did not realize that it could be something before ten minutes after that I was in goal.
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MEDAL BROTHERS: Tarjei Bø have had a very difficult season. Saturday he struck back with a bronze medal.
Big Brother bronze medal
Interval Beginning in Kontiolahti was very exciting Norwegian perspective. For while Johannes Thingnes Bø came in goal early start number 16, were a number of the big guns still out on the track.
Among them were brother Tarjei Bø. He was one of the few who managed to shoot two full houses and was within reach of a medal when he went out on his last lap.
At the finish he went ahead German Erik Lesser and secured the bronze medal.
– It was the right day to unravel this. The gold in Nove Mesto flavors still best, it came on a bit similar manner as this medal. Some trouble ahead, he says.
leaderboard, 10 km biathlon:
1) Johannes Thingnes Bø, Norway
2) Nathan Smith, Canada + 12.1 sec.
3) Tarjei Bø, Norway + 25.3 sec.
4) Simon Fourcade, France + 29.5 sec.
5) Erik Lesser, Germany + 30.3 sec.
Other Norwegian
19) Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway + 1: 08.9
35) Henrik L’Abée-Lund, Norway + 1: 37.9
36) Emil Hegle Svendsen, Norway + 1: 40.5
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