FILE PHOTO: Nordic Combined - FIS Nordic Combined World Cup - Lahti, Finland - March 23, 2025 Norway's Therese Johaug in action during the women's cross country skiing classic style 50 km mass start Emmi Korhonen /Lehtikuva via REUTERS/File photo
(Reuters) - Norwegian Therese Johaug, a four-times Olympic cross country skiing champion, announced on Monday that she will not take part in next year's Winter Olympics.
The 36-year-old retired from the sport after winning three gold medals at the 2022 Beijing Olympics but announced a comeback in August to participate in the Nordic World Ski Championships in the Norwegian city of Trondheim where she won three silver medals.
