Ski star Therese Johaug has decided to isolate herself from the Norwegian Tour de Ski team to avoid getting sick.
10:47•Updated 10:59
The Norwegian Tour de Ski team is currently suffering from a wave of flu, which has forced no less than three skiers to leave the tour.
Was third in the overall men’s competition Harald Östberg Amundsen announced on Thursday that he would suspend the Tour due to illness. In addition to Amundsen Mathilde Myhrvold and Martin Löwström Nyenget have left the game unfinished.
As a result, struggling to win the Tour Therese Johaug said Thursday at the press conference isolating himself from the rest of the Norwegian team. The World Championships in Trondheim are also ahead.
– I try to be as relaxed as usual. We do our best to avoid contamination. However, if I get sick, then I get sick. The most important thing is not to panic, says Johaug.
Johaug is on tour together with his spouse Nils Jakob Hoffin and his daughter Kristin’s with.
– We travel in our own car. We don’t sit in restaurants and we don’t eat the same buffet dishes as others.
Cross-country skiing’s Tour de Ski continues on Friday in Italy’s Val di Fiemme with traditional skiing sprints. will show the competition on TV2 from 13:10.