French biathlete Martin Fourcade decided to skip the world Cup in canadian Canmore and salt lake city, which is scheduled for February 2019.
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About five-time Olympic champion said in an interview with L’equipe.
According to Fourcade, instead of participating in the North American world Cup he plans to pay attention to the training process and to gain the optimal shape for the world Cup, starting on 7 March in Ostersund, Sweden.
At the moment Martin is in second place in the overall standings of the biathlon world Cup, second only to the Norwegian Johannes Bø.
Earlier it was reported that Fourcade was ahead of Alexander Loginov in the overall standings of the biathlon world Cup.