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Stopped by Covid at the end of January, the cross-country skier born in '93 had not been able to reach China together with the rest of the team, effectively losing the first Olympic week. In the note of the Norwegian Ski Federation the names of the other three athletes who will be at the start of the final act for cross-country skiing on the snow of Zhangjiakou were also communicated.
Thursday 17 February 2022 3 minutes reading time
Very important recovery at home Norway in view of the men's 50 km, scheduled for Sunday 20 February at 7.00 Italian time (15.00 local time), the final race for cross-country skiing at the Beijing 2022 Games. Simen Hegstad Krueger, who counts three in his palmarès Olympic medals, will be regularly at the start of the 50 km starting line, after being hit by Covid at the end of January.
Krueger is one of the Norwegian athletes and technicians who tested positive during the pre-Olympic retreat in the Alpe di Siusi. The '93 class had tested positive for the swab on January 27, after the positivity of Heidi Weng and Anne Kalvaa, as well as a member of the coaching staff, were already known. By now participating in the compressed inaugural skiathlon, where he would have had to defend the gold of Pyeonchang 2018, Kruger had set himself the goal of participating in the 50 km, flying to China with a delay of ten days.
Once negative, the recovery to Beijing went smoothly without a hitch and just a few days ago it reached Zhangjiakou, the place where the Nordic skiing competitions take place. "Thanks go to the technicians, who have decided to wait for me. The track is quite suited to my characteristics, I can do well" - these are the words of Krueger once his participation in the 50 km was made official.
Together with the name of Simen Krueger, the other three norge who will take part in the 50 km have also been announced. Johannes Klaebo will seek redemption after the unfortunate debacle in Oberstdorf 2021, aiming for the third gold in this edition of the Games, Hans Holund will fight to get on the podium while Sjur Roethe will try to win the first Olympic medal of his career; once again excluded Emil Iversen, protagonist of a really bad season.
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