PREGNANT
Norway ski legend takes two years off for baby
Norwegian Nordic skiing champion Marit Bjørgen is expecting a baby in December and will not participate in the World Cup this season, she told Norwegian media on Tuesday.
Published: 23 June 2015 21:57 CEST
Marit Bjørgen earlier this month, already three months pregnant. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB scanpix
“I have a little bomb to drop here today. I’m going to be a mother in December,” she told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.
Bjørgen has won six Olympic gold medals and 14 World Cup golds. The Norwegian, nicknamed “Gull-Marit” (Gold-Marit) at home, dominated the women’s cross-country skiing World Championships last year, taking four gold medals (sprint, 10 km, relay and 30 km) and a silver (skiathlon).
The 35-year-old said she hoped to be back on the circuit in time for the 2017 World Championships.
“I plan to come back. My goal is the World Championships in Lahti (Finland),” she told TV2.
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