Havard Bøkko set after this weekend, the end of his career. The 33-year-old, I worked at the world allround in Hamar for the last time in the campaign.

now, Bøkko was the news on Wednesday announced at a press conference, with tears in his eyes. “Saturday is my last day as an ice-skater. I think it’s hard to tell, but I made this decision a long time ago.”

The ice-skater has won in his career, many of the medals, but he was only a two-time gold medal in major competitions. At the world CHAMPIONSHIPS the distances, in 2011, won Bøkko in the world championship in the 1,500 meters and the Olympic Games of 2018 in South Korea, he took gold in the achtervolgingsploeg.

now, With four silver medals at the world CHAMPIONSHIPS, all-round, with four of the silver paste to the first distance, and two-time silver medal in the european CHAMPIONSHIPS, and all-round grossierde Bøkko in the second place. At the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, he picked up the bronze in the 1,500 metres, his favourite distance.

a Medal at the farewell, it seems unlikely that

and He hopes to be at the Vikingskipet say goodbye with a medal, but it seems like that is likely to advance, to be small. “After the Olympics and this world cup in their own country, with my big goal,” said Bøkko.

“I was here as a candidate for the medals, but that is very unlikely to happen. I want to be in each of the three great races to be seen and is still one of the Vikingskipet be able to enjoy it.”

The CHAMPIONSHIP round will begin for the men on Saturday, with the 1,000-ft. In the peaceful surroundings is this coming weekend, the world CHAMPIONSHIP sprint race, which starts on Friday.