Heidi Weng left Planica behind.
Norwegian skier Heidi Weng has gone home from the World Championships in Planica without competing once. The Norwegian Broadcasting Company reported on the matter NRK.
– I was looking forward to the world championships, but I feel that things are not going as they should, so I’m going home and wish the others luck, Weng said in the press release of the country’s skiing association.
A more precise reason for the problems of the Sochi Olympic skiathlon bronze medalist has not been given.
Head coach of Norwegian women’s skiers Sjur Ole Svarstad says the decision made with the coaching and the team’s medical care is the right one.
Weng, 31, has finished on the podium twice in the World Cup this season. The woman who is part of the standard equipment of the Norwegian relay team was disturbed by Corona and a concussion last season. In Planica, Weng was expected to ski the 15-kilometer joint start and 10-kilometer free races in addition to the relay.
In Weng’s place, Norway has alerted a deputy member Ragnhild Haganwho travels to Planica today.
Heidi Weng’s races ended before they even started. PASI LEISMA