Ski great Therese Johaug puts family first and ends career before 2026 Winter Olympics
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OSLO, Norway (AP) — Four-time Olympic gold medalist Therese Johaug is retiring from cross-country skiing, opting against competing at next year’s Winter Games.
The 36-year-old Norwegian made the announcement Monday, saying she wants to put her family first.
It’s the second time Johaug has announced her retirement, having first quit the sport after winning three gold medals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. She made a comeback last season for the Nordic skiing world championships held on home snow in Norway.
Johaug would have been competing at her fourth Olympics next February at Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo. She missed the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics while serving a ban after testing positive for a steroid in a lip balm.
“It would have been fun to do the Olympics in Italy,” she told Norwegian broadcaster NRK, adding: “I want to be a full-time mom.”
Johaug has a two-year-old daughter with Nils Jakob Hoff, a two-time Olympian in rowing.
Johaug won her first Olympic gold medal in Vancouver in 2010 and took silver and bronze at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
The 14-time world champion also won four medals on home snow at the Nordic worlds held in March at Trondheim.
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