A sick member of the Norway national team in skiing, two-time Olympic champion Petter Nortug was isolated from the main team at the training camp in Italian Val Senales, so as not to infect his compatriots. King of skis sent to be treated at the hotel where the Russian national team settled. According to Langrenn, athletes from Switzerland and Finland live in this hotel.. "If they fear that Northug will infect anyone, this is a very strange decision.. There are a lot of other hotels nearby.. We also have one athlete ill, and we moved him down from a height of 2000 meters to the level of 600 meters.

I am not a doctor, but I am sure that they always do this when someone gets sick at high-altitude gatherings, "Marcus Kramer, coach of the Russian national team, was surprised by the Norwegians. It is noted that the 32-year-old Norwegian champion fell ill on Sunday night, October 21. Ski season starts on November 24th. This day in the Finnish Hand will pass the first stage of the World Cup 2018/2019.

The composition of the Russian team will be determined on the basis of test starts in Rovaniemi, which will be held from 15 to 18 November.