Simen Krüger collapsed to 46th in the 10 -kilometer temporary start race.
Simen Krüger suffered from arrhythmias on Tuesday. Pasi Liesimaa
Double Olympic champion and triple world champion Simen Krüger31, unexpectedly collapsed on Tuesday to 46 in the 10 -kilometer temporary start race.
The star skier missed the winning of the race John Klæbo almost two and a half minutes.
After the race, Krüger hinted that he could suffer during the sake of the heart of the cardiac arrhythmia he had had in the past. Norwegian national team doctor Ove Farage However, was not worried about the situation.
– I spoke quickly with Simen when he arrived at the finish line. Then we did a quick check and everything looked pretty good.
The man was asked if the same could be repeated in these World Championships if Krüger was skiing.
– Fortunately, this is something that really happens, very rarely. I think we have a pretty good control, but there is never a guarantee. We have to follow him closely and evaluate one day at a time, Faragen said.
In addition to Krüger Erik Valenes has previously suffered from cardiac arrhythmias. However, Farage repeated that this was not a general phenomenon.
– There have been quite few cases of arrhythmia among athletes. It seems that hard -working endurance athletes have a greater risk of getting it. Fortunately, however, they rarely happen, Faragen said.
The doctor assured that heart problems were always taken seriously on the Norwegian team.
– If someone experiences such symptoms for the first time, we want a heart doctor to examine him.
Norwegian national team coach Erik nossum is not worried about their safety roads. He does not believe that Krüger’s heart problems would be renewed in the next few days.
– Last time it didn’t take long for him to do well again. It does not happen often. The next time you can go for a couple of years, Nossum said.
Krüger was not selected for the message on Thursday, but according to Nossum, the arrhythmia had no effect on the decision. In the Norwegian team skiing Erik Valenes, Martin Nyenget, Harald Amundsen and Johannes Klæbo.
Krüger himself did not think he was part of the message team, but instead he would like to ski a 50 kilometer kingdom on Saturday.
Source: NTB