Covid case at the Tour de Ski, but it is the only one among Norwegians. Scandinavian Cup, skip everything in Rovaniemi

Cross-country skiing: Sjur Ole Svarstad, coach of the women's national team, tested positive upon arrival in Oberstdorf during the internal controls of the national team of reference which is also dominating the Tour de Ski. The Scandinavian circuit, which expected the participation of the big Swedes who missed the central appointment of the season next weekend, has instead stopped due to the freezing cold.

Monday 2 January 2023 2 minutes reading time

Even on the first of the two days of rest (next Thursday 5 January), the Tour de Ski has no shortage of news given that this morning's news was a positive Covid that emerged within the Norwegian squadron, which is beating the field in the review that will start again tomorrow with the 10 km in TC on the snow of Oberstdorf. Fortunately, the one that struck Sjur Ole Svarstad, coach of the women's national team who contracted the virus, seems an isolated case, according to the result of internal tests carried out by the medical staff of the Scandinavian national team. The head of the federal structure himself, Ove Feragen, stated that there are currently no other Covid cases. In Rovaniemi, the awaited scene of the Scandinavian Cup appointment at the beginning of 2023, the problem instead relates to the polar cold which will affect the Finnish location even more in the coming days: the races were therefore canceled in advance, looking for a alternative venue, given that it will also reach -27 ° C. Some big Swedes such as Ebba Andersson, Linn Svahn and Jonna Sundling should have returned to the gate, they who are among the illustrious absences at the Tour de Ski.

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