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Tour de Ski has suffered its first crown fall.
French coach Alexandre Rousselet has tested positive, says Nordic magazine, and is now in quarantine.
-I was worried that this would happen to us, he tells the newspaper.
The crown rules during the Ski Tour are tough. Among other things, various nations have been observed to have neglected inter-racial mouth protection.
Now the tour has suffered its first crown fall. All the skiers, leaders and journalists were tested on Sunday, before the tour moved to the Italian Toblach. It was then that French coach Alexandre Rousselet tested positive. Now he is isolated in a hotel with his roommate and has to leave the tour.
“Passengers must fully concentrate”
– This is something that we had predicted could happen. We’ve always taken our precautions, so I hope I don’t pass it on to anyone else. Runners must be very careful in the competitions that await them in Toblach, he tells the French newspaper.
The female coach Thibaut Chêne now assumes responsibility. Junior coach Samuel Régé-Gianasso is also available to take over if necessary.
Norwegian cross-country skiers have chosen to forego the Tour de Ski due to the risks involved in traveling during the corona pandemic. Sweden, on the other hand, has chosen to go.
The tour continues tomorrow, after having a day off today, when the competition moves from Switzerland to Italy.
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