This was announced by the Austrian Ski Association on Tuesday (02/01/2022). After the 20-year-old tested positive for the corona virus at the World Cup in Willingen at the weekend, a test in Salzburg gave another positive result.
Won six out of ten competitions
“This decision is anything but easy. But unfortunately her CT value is currently so low that a scheduled entry to China seems impossible. It is with a heavy heart that we have to remove her from the Olympic entry list.”, said the sports director Mario Stecher. Kramer was in top form this winter and won six out of ten World Cup competitions.
On Saturday, the high-flyer, who was born in the Netherlands, won the first individual in Willingen before she tested positive for the first time. The association had hoped until the very end that the World Cup leader would still be able to fly. “Our worst fears have become a sad certainty”, wrote the ÖSV, which nominated Lisa Eder as a substitute.
Althaus now gold favorite
This makes Katharina Althaus the gold favorite for Beijing. The 25-year-old from Oberstdorf convinced with two second places in Willingen and is also second in the World Cup. “I’m so sorry for her”, Althaus said on Sunday – she was still hoping to meet up with Kramer in China “battle” to be able to
Source: red/dpa/sid