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PERSONALITIES PersönlichkeitenNormally, once youbecome a bigstar, you move to Monaco or Östersund. Charlotte Kallais also from a small town up north, but she moved awayto Östersund. But I am staying there. You can be the bestin the world and stay at home, train in the forest and bea normal person; not be a big star and drive a limo! I havemy old Saab from 1992. I hope that I can arrange a bettercar deal now! People think it is funny that I drive that oldSaab that is worth 500 Euros.BW: What was Wolfgang Pichler’s reaction after youwon the medal?BF: Wolfgang Pichler has been my coach for my wholebiathlon career. He is always so enthusiastic and has beenfor 10 years; I saw his eyes and did not have to say anything.I know that this was the biggest moment in my career andhis career. He put all of his effort in the boys’ team and didnot have that big success. But with the women, they hadMagdalena, Anna Carin, and Helena. Sometimes, I thoughtit was too easy for them. Now, I made a Gold medal; it waspossible.BW: Has your life changed since you won your medal?BF: There have not been any. There is not any prizemoney at the Olympics, so I have not seen anything in mybank account. Well, I got 10 Euros from my home city, anda book! I hope I can make some new deals for sponsorsnow. Until now, there is nothing different in my life.Of course, without this big result, I was a popular guyin Sweden. But now I have this big result and I am a funnyguy. So now they want me on every television show. I havenot met any famous people yet, but there will be a lot oftelevision shows in April.BW: Now that you have an Olympic Gold medal, what areyour future plans?BF: My goal has always been to be in Sochi. This does notchange my goals. It makes it easier. Now I do not have tofocus on the Gold medal. For the next four years, I am theOlympic Gold medalist!Now, I can focus on being a better biathlete. I feel morelike Ole Einar Björndalen. I love my sport and can makesmall steps and progress; this pushes me forward. If younever have results, you always dream about success andwinning a Gold medal. But that does not tell you what youneed to do the next day in training. . . •Björn Ferry ist ein 31 Jahre alter Biathlet aus Schweden,der in seiner Karriere bislang zehnmal auf dem Podest war. Inseinem Lebenslauf stehen zwei Siege zu Buche, die er beide inAntholz errang. Er lebt in einer Kleinstadt mit Namen Storuman,führt ein normales Leben und sieht keine Veranlassung,82 biathlonworld The official Magazine of the IBU 20 I 2010