Disappointed Norwegian jumping ace: I didn’t deserve it
The former world record holder Robert Johansson over ten weeks after a scandal that Norwegian jumpers cooked with reworked competitive jerseys at the Nordic skiing championship in Trondheim, announced the end of the sporting journey. « Looking forward to the next chapter in life, » Lillehammer’s 35-year-old ace in conversation for TV2 trusted that he would put his skis in a corner.
Johansson was the only Norwegian jumper who was not disqualified in Trondheim. The competent in the International Ski Association (FIS) was suspended only before the Raw Air (Raw Air) tour – just before the match at the famous Holmenkolln. He was not allowed to jump in Vikersund, Lahti and Planica, where he wanted to conclude his successful career.
“I didn’t deserve that. It was very difficult for me to heart, because I couldn’t finish the season and sports career the way I had imagined and wanted, « said Johansson, who insists he was innocent. As he says, he knew nothing about how compatriots manipulated with overalls.
Despite all that he has experienced in the recent period, he is proud to look at all successes achieved, among which, with the world record (252 m) from Vikersund 2017, he will preserve all three individual World Cup victories (Vikersund 2018, OSO 2019 and Lahti 2021).
