MOSCOW, Jan 27 Two-time Olympic champion in cross-country skiing Norwegian Simen Högstad Kruger has tested positive for the coronavirus, VG reports, citing a statement from the Norwegian Ski Association. «He is isolated in a room. Outwardly healthy, there are no symptoms. This is, of course, a very sad situation for Simen,» said the doctor of the Norwegian national team, Øystein Andersen. Earlier it became known that the Norwegian skiers Heidi Veng and Anne Kjersti Kalvo received positive test results for coronavirus. Also at the training camp in Italy, Arild Monsen, the coach of the Norwegian cross-country skiing team, became infected with COVID-19. Four years ago, Kruger became the Olympic champion in skiathlon in Pyeongchang and also won the gold medal in the relay.
