Fourcade: "I felt it would be good"

French biathlon star Martin Fourcade, who among other things won five Olympic golds, ended his career a year ago.

Many expected Fourcade to host the biathlon world championships in Pokljuka - but instead he appeared in the mixed zone at the alpine world championships in Cortina.

Candidate for IOC

Then you probably wonder why.

The Frenchman says that he will run for the International Olympic Committee before the Olympic Games in Beijing 2022 - and therefore needs to gather more knowledge about other winter sports.

During the interview, Fourcade is asked how he views the Swedish successes during the Biathlon World Cup - then he takes the opportunity to pay tribute to the Swedish team.

Tributes to Sweden

- Sweden has so many talented skiers Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson and Hanna Öberg, he says and continues:

- I felt that it would go well before the season.

See the interview in the clip above.