Legendary manager Jürgen Klopp was able to try his hand at a different sort of competition this week.
The longtime Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool coach is in Italy for the Winter Olympics, but he wasn't just present as a spectator.
Klopp was given the task of ringing the bell to indicate the final lap in the Men's 4 x 7.5km Biathlon Relay on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
As France's Eric Perrot started the final lap, Klopp rang the bell to tell competitors that they were on the home stretch.
"It's the equivalent of a Super Bowl-winning coach in the NFL," the NBC broadcast said of the Bundesliga, Premier League and Champions League winner.
France ended up taking home the gold in the event, with Norway winning silver and Sweden taking bronze.
Klopp's native Germany finished in fourth, just outside the medal places.
Jurgen Klopp out here sidequesting. 🫡
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) February 17, 2026
The legendary former Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool manager was in the house at the #WinterOlympics for some biathlon. pic.twitter.com/y6XBcref0e
Klopp stepped down as Liverpool manager in 2024 and was named Red Bull's global head of soccer in January 2025.
The 58-year-old said he was particularly a fan of biathlon, a sport he admired for the diversity of skills its competitors must possess.
“It’s an example of constantly restarting, constantly refocusing, and I have to say, there are so many aspects. A real challenge for me would be to do the last shooting and miss, and then still finish the race with all you have. That’s a massive thing to do,” Klopp told Reuters and Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
He added: “(If you took them) and put it in one sport, if you would have asked me that, let somebody run until he dies, pretty much, and then give him a rifle? Not sure who had that idea! But no, really, for ages, I have loved it.”
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jurgen Klopp Olympics: Ex-Liverpool coach rings bell at biathlon