- It has been hard this summer.

I haven't gotten the response to training that I wanted, and I didn't really understand why.

Then I got shingles at the beginning of autumn, says Röiseland to NRK.

The 31-year-old has been rested completely for several weeks and is now taking small steps to get back close to the kind that earned her three Olympic golds in Beijing last winter (and a bronze) and victory in the overall World Cup.

The husband coaches the German national team

- It would be a bonus to win the overall World Cup.

The big goal is the WC in German Oberhof, says Röiseland about the championship in February next year.

Right now she is also training in Germany, namely in Ruhpolding, where her husband Sverre Olsbu Röiseland is the national team captain for the German national team, a job he took last spring.

After last winter's Olympic success, Röiseland, who has ten World Cup gold medals to her credit, seriously considered whether she should continue her career.

Who will make the most headlines?

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The biathletes answer: Who will make the most headlines?

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