Scandinavian biathlete Sebastian Samuelsson is known not only for his victory at the Olympics in Pyeongchang, but also for his lack of faith in the purity of Russian sports. He urged Norwegian athletes to fight against the restoration of the rights of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). Notwithstanding that not all Norwegian sportsmen responded to his call to boycott the holding of the World Cup stage in Tyumen, he again draws them to the discussion of the doping scandal, believing that the leaders of sports organizations should get to know their point of view. "It is important that we can fight. For sports it would be better if the stars of biathlon spoke on this topic.

This would be useful for discussion and could affect the common cause, "VG quoted him. He chided the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for pressure on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). "If RUSADA is restored without complying with the mandatory points of the road map, this will be a serious problem, as it will become clear that WADA has very great pressure from the IOC and Russia," said the biathlete. At the Olympics in Pyeongchang, the athlete received a gold medal for the relay race and a silver award for the pursuit race.