Braathen ‘feels free for first time in years’ after decisionNorway federation says announcement was ‘complete surprise’
Norway’s reigning World Cup slalom champion, Lucas Braathen, has announced his surprise retirement at the age of 23, saying he felt “free” for the first time in years.
“I retire. I told my teammates yesterday,” Braathen, the winner of five World Cup races, told reporters in an emotional press conference in the Austrian resort of Soelden on the eve of the new Alpine ski season.
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