Swedish Skidsport.com reports that Olympic biathlon champion Ole Einar Bjorndalen, Norway showed that he is in good shape during a time-trial in Ruhpolding, Germany. He hopes to ski faster this winter.
Bjorndalen won four biathlon gold’s at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, but left last year’s biathlon Worlds in Oberhof without gold medals. Last weekend he raced a time-trial in Rupholding together with the Italian biathlon team and won in dominating fashion. He was happy to see and feel that he is on track.
– I’m in good shape and have trained well this summer. I’m excited to see what I can do this winter, said Bjorndalen. He has tried hard to improve his shooting this summer.
Bjorndalen was along with Per Elofsson one of the World’s fastest cross country skiers in the 2001-02 season, but didn’t race as fast last year. He is hoping to be back in top ski shape this winter.
– I’m planning on racing the Norwegian cross country World Cup qualifier at Beitostolen to see if I can ski faster this year. Last season was bad.