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PERSONALITIES PersönlichkeitenBjörn FerryBelieved He Could Win Gold . . .and Yes, He Did It!glaubte daran, Gold gewinnen zu können …und tatsächlich, er hat‘s geschafft!Editor AutorJerry KOKESH – USAMember IBU Information CommitteeMitglied IBU InformationskomiteeOriginal language EnglishOriginalfassung EnglischBjörn Ferry is a 31-year old biathlete from Sweden whohas been on the podium ten times in his career, with twowins in his resume, both in Antholz. He lives in a smalltown called Storuman, pursues a normal lifestyle, andfeels no motivation to go anywhere else. Ferry has hadone coach, Wolfgang Pichler for his whole career. Althoughfrom a distance, he seems like an overly seriousathlete, he is actually one of the funniest people you willever meet. Until February 16, 2010; he had never wona medal at a major championship, coming closest withninth place in the World Championships Mass Start inÖstersund in 2008. Then, on February 16, in the course ofjust over 33 minutes, he went from dreamer to OlympicPursuit Champion.Here is a look at the experience of winning an OlympicGold medal in Bjorn Ferry’s own words.BW: You were sick after the Olympics and missed theKontiolahti World Cup, what happened?BF: I got sick after the Olympics; no fever, just a normalcold. I think it was caused by a long trip home and then a80 biathlonworld The official Magazine of the IBU 20 I 2010