The ski star tried to conceal his illness.
Therese Johaug admitted that he was lying during the World Cup. Pasi Liesimaa
Therese Johaug He revealed in the summer that he was sick before the World Skiing World Championships. The woman, for example, left the Falun World Cup for this.
However, during the World Cup, Johaug and his background team assured that the superstar was in order. Swedish star Ebba Andersson You don’t understand why this was the case.
– What he did seems stupid. Especially when it comes to this, Andersson said To Expressen.
According to the Swedish, opening up afterwards sounds like an excuse that Johaug did not win any gold medals in the race. In addition, Andersson himself knew that Johaug had been sick during the World Cup.
– We skiers talk to each other. I knew about it.
Andersson believes that Johaug made his situation more difficult by lying.
– Why didn’t he say something then? It would have lowered expectations and pressure on Johaug, Andersson recalls.
Johaug’s personal coach Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass He admitted in September that secrecy may have been the wrong gaming movement during the race.
-It might have been better for us to talk openly about illness before the World Cup. In general, you should be as honest as possible. Then you don’t have to hide anything, Mikkelsplass admits.