Johann Andre Forfang can speak of a lot of bad luck. The Norwegian champion was very close to flying to Beijing, but on Wednesday, February 2, he tested positive for COVID-19 again.
“It was so close to a negative test it’s ridiculous. But I realize this can change a lot. You can test positive for six weeks after you fell ill. For training on there are still a few days of the large hill “- added the sensational medalist from Pyongyang. To enter China, you must obtain four negative test results in a row, the first test must be five days before departure.
End of dreams for Forfang. He won’t fly to Beijing
However, it turned out on Sunday that he would not be able to join the Olympic representation of Norway.
The decisive Forfang test showed that the CT value was too low, so he cannot board the plane to China on Monday. – Unfortunately, I do not have the values required to board the plane. This is how it was for me this year. I do not hide, I have had better days – Forfang said in an interview with Discovery, disappointed.
The Norwegians of Saturday’s competition on the medium hill are not going to be successful. The best of them was only the seventh. Robert Johansson took 20th place and was disqualified. There is also the Monday mixed competition on the K-95 medium hill ahead of them, as well as the competition on the K-125 large hill, where an individual and a team competition will be held.
Forfang will not join Lindvik, Johansson and Granerud, but as the jumper himself betrayed, it will work. Tande also contracted the coronavirus in mid-January but has already tested negative for COVID-19.
“At least we now have at least a very strong team to compete in,” added Forfang.
The mixed competition with the participation of 10 teams, including Poles, will take place on Monday, February 7 at 12:45 Polish time. Later the jumpers will move to the large hill, where the individual competition will take place on Saturday, February 12, and the team competition two days later.
Source: Sport
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