“This decision was not easy. I admit that it is extremely difficult for me. However, this is how it is when you love what you do,” wrote the 43-year-old matador on social networks after finishing 67th in the IBU Cup race in Idre Fjall, Sweden, where she was almost the worst of the Polish B-team.
Apparently, he will not see a fanfare exit. After all, she already earned a flower and applause at the end of the last season, which ended up being her 27th, in which she intervened in the SP. She surpassed the legendary Norwegian Ole Einar Björndalen, with whom she had the same record in this respect until last winter.
In total, she recorded 530 starts in the SP. But it’s not just participation that adorns her… Gwizdoňová was also able to achieve remarkable results. She first appeared in the World Cup in December 1995, i.e. at a time when many of her current rivals were not yet born. As the only Polish biathlete, she was able to win the SP race during her career, even repeatedly. In December 2006 in Östersund and 2013 in Sochi. She was on the steps a total of six times. She competed at the Olympic Games four times. He also has 21 starts at the World Cup.
Björndalen started in 26 consecutive WC seasons from 1992/93 to 2017/18.
She has not yet revealed whether Gwizdoňová intends to remain in the biathlon world in some role. “Every ending is the beginning of something new,” she wrote vaguely.
