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Dorothea Wierer, moving farewell letter to biathlon after silver

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Dorothea Wierer is back to talk about her retirement, which coincided as preannounced with her participation in the 2026 Olympics in Milan Cortina, seasoned by a silver medal in the mixed relay: “I never imagined that I would receive so much affection from the people who follow me and who follow biathlon. Thanks to all the fans, I realized how important it is to be yourself, to be respectful and to be able to convey emotions not only through the result”.

Andrea GussoniFlowers for Dorothea Wierer, photos: class and elegance in the’last race for the Azzurra who responds on Sanremo

Flowers for Dorothea Wierer, images: class and elegance even at her last race
The legendary Azzurra of biathlon retired after a stellar career
Wierer greeted everyone Saturday in the 12.5 km mass start of the Milan Cortina Olympics
The biathlete from Anterselva got an honorable fifth place
At the finish line, Wierer was greeted by a bouquet of flowers

All her colleagues celebrated her
On the stands much emotion for one of the greatest ever
At the Olympics Wierer won two bronze medals in the mixed relay at Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018, another bronze in the sprint at Beijing 2022 and, a few days ago, the silver in the mixed relay at Milan Cortina 2026
Three-time world champion at individual level
"This is the place where I started shooting, where I have my earliest memories, where I’ve had so many good competitions in the past years, it’s all really special and amazing"
No to a presence in Sanremo: "They didn’t invite me and I won’t go"

"And now begins a new life"

“Thanks to biathlon I have met so many people who have become my friends, I have learned what my limits are my strengths and weaknesses, especially when you are under pressure. I have had so many different experiences that have made me grow and also see things from other points of view”, wrote the’South Tyrolean on his Instagram profile.

“I wanted to thank the people who have been close to me over the years and who have believed in me and supported me in this adventure. I thank all the staff of the blue team and the people who have worked with me even in the past and I am convinced that without the team, without the passion of our staff, I would not have done all this. Of course, I thank my family who have always been here for me and who have supported me and put up with me during even difficult moments in this long journey. Thank you to EVERYONE”, concluded, in capital letters, Wierer.

Sofia Goggia, on the other hand, struck her third career Olympic medal at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics: after the gold in Pyeongchang and the silver in Beijing came the bronze medal on the snows of Cortina. L’Azzurra in an interview with marieclaire.it spoke one last time about the Games, before facing the last part of the season that still sees her in contention for a specialty cup.

“On a sporting level, I medaled in three disciplines. I brought home a bronze in downhill, in an extremely difficult race because of what happened –Lindsey Vonn’s fall, the long minutes of waiting before my start, the tension building up. In Super G I was skiing really hard, I was ahead, then I went out: I got caught in a gate and at those speeds it only takes a moment. Finally, in giant slalom, I did one of my best results in years, but I was two and a half tenths of a second from the medal, with ten athletes packed into that small gap. Maybe someone expected more, however, I played all three chances to the end”.

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