After that season, Lirhus took a gap year as an active biathlete to be a coach for the Canadian biathlon team, intending to return to biathlon and compete at the World Championships in Holmenkollen. He did not, however, return.[6]
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^"Tar et hvileår" [Takes a gap year]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 10 January 1985. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)(subscription required)
^"Lirhus trakk seg" [Lirhus retired]. VG (in Norwegian). 19 November 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)
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