Forfang misses the high point of the year due to corona. The 26-year-old Norwegian informed about this on Monday night via Instagram.
Forfang had tested positive for the corona virus in January and was now unable to present the negative tests required for entry quickly enough. “It doesn’t feel fair at all. I’m living a normal life and exercising as usual, but I’m still not ‘healthy’ enough to enter China,” Forfang wrote under the social media post he shared with a Photo of him as a child with a helmet and ski goggles.
Tande will probably arrive
Forfang had won gold with Norway’s team in Pyeongchang in 2018. Team colleague Daniel-André Tande, who also missed the first weekend due to corona, should now be allowed to travel to China and would then be an option for individual and team jumping on the large hill.
Ten Olympic newcomers tested positive
Meanwhile, 24 other people in Beijing have tested positive for the corona virus. Most had just landed. Ten of the new cases were discovered among 142 Olympic participants who only arrived at Beijing Airport on Sunday (02/06/2022). As the organizers announced on Monday, there were also twelve athletes or team members among those infected.
A total of 385 corona cases
The total number of corona cases at the Winter Games has risen to a total of 385 since January 23. A strict corona security concept applies to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Everyone involved – from athletes to journalists – is completely segregated from the rest of the Chinese population.
Strict security concept
A strict corona security concept applies to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Everyone involved – from athletes to journalists – is completely segregated from the rest of the Chinese population. Anyone who has contracted the virus will be isolated in a specially designated hotel. Only after two negative PCR tests at least 24 hours apart can those affected leave before the end of ten days. After this period, only a negative PCR test is required.
Three German athletes still in quarantine
Three German athletes are also still in the Corona quarantine, including the two Nordic combined athletes Eric Frenzel and Terence Weber, who will miss the first competition in the combination on Wednesday. Medal candidate Frenzel reported from the quarantine hotel on Sunday and spoke of a big shock.