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Ski jumpers do not start the new year without a crown: during tests before leaving for Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a Russian ski jumper tested positive, two athletes are in quarantine.
As confirmed by the Four Hills Tournament organizing committee before qualifying for the New Years event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a Russian ski jumper tested positive for the corona virus.
“The affected athlete is in quarantine. In addition, 3 other members of the Russian ski jumping team, including another athlete, were classified as Category 1 contact persons and were also quarantined, ”said Martin Fleckenstein, director of the New Year’s Jumping Medical Committee.
The athletes in quarantine are Danil Sadreev and Ilya Mankov, while Evgeniy Klimov and Mikhail Nazarov will start the classification.
“We are in constant contact with the Garmisch-Partenkirchen health department and have coordinated the decision together. Over the course of the day, the authority will decide how to proceed with the people involved and then inform them accordingly about the next steps, ”the statement said.
Also interesting: The 67-year history of the Four Hills Tournament has produced many strange anecdotes. skispringen.com take a look back – you can read here about drunken Finns, a fake winner, Swiss fin gloves, “Eddie the Eagle” and a blackout at the beginning.
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