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The end of the World Cup in Oberstdorf was a very dramatic story. When the five miles were decided, there were three names in between.
The Russian Alexander Bolshunov and the Norwegians Johannes Hösflot Kläbo and Emil Iversen. Bolshunov was the first in the mutiny, but Kläbo appeared side by side, breaking the Russian’s rod.
Kläbo crossed the finish line first, followed by Iversen and then Bolshunov. But that was anything but the end of that story.
Välbe suspects all Norwegian medals in WC
Russia submitted a protest to the Fis jury which decided to disqualify Kläbo. Norway, in turn, has appealed the dishwashing to Fis, who has 72 hours from the time the appeal is filed to make a decision.
As a result of that appeal, two big names in Russian skiing are now attacking Norway hard. Alexander Bolshunov’s coach Yuri Borodavko and spoiled Jelena Välbe, also a legendary skier in the country, suggest that Norway’s success stems from being allowed to use doping-classified asthma medications and receiving a medical exemption. for this reason, what is known as MAR.
– I have my questions and my doubts. Thus, the Norwegian national team uses 100 percent TUE. He is completely wrong and the FIS (International Ski Federation) closes its eyes to this, says Borodavko according to the Championat site.
This is a TUE
TUE, the so-called “Therapeutic Use Exemption” means that an athlete receives an exemption from a physician to use a preparation that is otherwise classified as doping.
Several of the most important in sport have been terminated from the AUT. Gymnast and multiple Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is licensed for her ADHD medication, and Serena Williams has been prescribed TUE for certain pain medications. In the Norwegian national ski team, Marit Björgen, among others, received permission to use an asthma drug classified as doping.
Wälbe on Therese Johaug: “Raises questions”
Jelena Välbe is on the same page as Borodavko and now demands that FIS publish everyone who uses the so-called TUE.
– I will never believe that Norwegians train more than, for example, Bolshunov or Chervotkin. There are other forces helping the Norwegians … It’s strange, I mean, that everyone on the same team suffers from the same disease. Everyone knows they have asthma, why ?, he says and continues:
– Let them use TUE, but then tell everyone.
Välbe then turns directly to Therese Johaug, 32.
– She is a woman who has won almost every distance race in the last three years. At the World Cup, she won by three minutes to second place (2.34.2 behind Heidi Weng in the three-mile race). It evokes thoughts in one, you have to agree to that.
Borodavko is, to say the least, a controversial figure in the ski world. After being involved in a series of doping cases, he was finally suspended for two years in 2010. At the time, many thought he had done his part in the world of skiing, but since 2019 he has played a key role in the Russian national team. . as a coach for a total of ten skiers, including Natalya Neprjajeva and Alexander Bolshunov.
The connection between asthma and the Norwegian national ski team has been the subject of debate on many occasions. In September 2016, VG conducted a survey showing that 42 of the 61 Norwegian Olympic medals in cross-country skiing from 1992 until then have been earned by skiers who have used asthma medications. The following year, it emerged that Norway had treated completely healthy Norwegian cross-country skiers with asthma medications in a multi-year research project.
Norway’s response: “That is not true”
Espen Bjervig, head of length in Norway, says that this type of statement comes from time to time from Russia, and that it is not possible “Relate to their credibility”.
– At regular intervals, we are asked to comment on various Russian statements, accusations or criticisms of Norway and individual practitioners. It is not possible to determine how credible such statements are. This also applies to alleged medical exemption statements that are not true at all. This has been thoroughly documented before, he says.
– It is well known how we work and train in Norwegian cross-country skiing. Every year we also invite the international ski club to train in Norway to gain new experiences.
