Nordic combination
Sick combiners Riiber stops: “Like a prisoner”
A chronic illness forces Jarl Magnus Riiber to end the career soon. The illness took the fun of his sport.
Because of a severe intestinal disease, the Norwegian exceptional athlete Jarl Magnus Riiber ends his career as a Nordic combinator. “After many years I decided that this was my last season,” said the eight -time world champion at a press conference. “The last few months have been shaped by little training and many hospital stays. Now I have had clarity about the problems: I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammation with which I have to live for the rest of my life.”
Despite his health problems, Riiber leads the overall World Cup ahead of Vinzenz Geiger from Oberstdorf. The 27-year-old has already won the most meaningful of all ratings in his sport. It has been the scale in combination for years.
“I feel like a prisoner at the moment, and I no longer enjoy it,” said Riiber about his hunt for victories and medals. The disease causes pain in its tendons and joints.
dpa
Source: Stern
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