Bø brothers: Double victory despite Corona

“We don’t know if we have it or not. But John and I had positive tests with a weak line,” second-place Tarjei Bø (34) told the Norwegian broadcaster NRK . The two Scandinavians wore mouth and nose protection at the award ceremony. “I don’t think we infected anyone. We were traveling all alone,” said Tarjei Bø. Teammate Sturla Holm Lægreid left before the start after a positive test, Frenchman Quentin Fillon Maillet did not join the chase because of a corona infection and went home.

“It was her decision to start. Our doctor told them it is their decision if they have no symptoms and no fever,” said Norwegian coach Siegfried Mazet. “They looked after the other athletes while shooting and warming up. Then they saw that everything was fine,” said Mazet. Norway's biathlon icon Ole Einar Björndalen, however, was critical. “I’m worried about possible consequential damage if you really have Corona,” he said TV2 -Expert. Health is the top priority: “What they did is risky.” “What they did is risky.” Be Einar Björndalen As in tennis, for example, there are “no longer any specific rules” in biathlon, said communications director Christian Winkler from the World Federation (IBU). “But there is a clear recommendation to pay attention to the health of the athletes.” Ultimately, however, it is a team decision.

Bø brothers defend themselves “We felt good during the warm-up and in the race,” emphasized Tarjei Bø. They also started in order not to lose any points in the fight for the overall World Cup, as there have been no more deleted results since this season. “That’s what happens when you can’t iron out a race,” said Johannes Thingnes Bø.

The Swede Sebastian Samuelsson showed understanding. “I understand that when you lead the World Cup you want to run. Many of us said this to the IBU when the rule change was presented. The risk is that some people will compete even if they are not completely healthy,” said the mass start world champion. He did that at the World Cup in France at the end of December. Health is the most important thing, but you feel a certain pressure, explained the 35-year-old.

A race break It has been clear since Sunday evening that the Bö brothers will miss at least one race. They tested positive for the coronavirus on both Saturday and Sunday, the Norwegian association confirmed. After consultation with the coaching and medical team, it was decided that both would return to their homeland and miss the start of the penultimate World Cup on Thursday in Östersund, Sweden.

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Bø brothers: Double victory despite Corona

The Norwegian biathlon dominator Johannes Thingnes Bø and his brother Tarjei celebrated a double victory in the pursuit race at the World Cup in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic on Saturday after testing positive for Corona.

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