KAZAN, August 31, Vadim Kuznetsov. Multiple Olympic champion Norwegian skier Johannes Klebo made a forced statement on the return of Russian athletes to international competitions, said four-time Olympic biathlon champion Alexander Tikhonov. Earlier, Klebo said that Russian skiers should be allowed to international competitions «for the common good», since he «always wants to compete with the best.» Prior to this, the Norwegian skier had stated several times that the decision to remove the Russian skiers was the right one. «Now there are a lot of problems with the doping scandal. It's great that Richard McLaren pressed them. It was necessary for a long time,» Tikhonov said. Skiing (FIS) at the end of February suspended Russian athletes from international competitions under its auspices due to events in Ukraine. This decision was open-ended until further notice while it remains in effect.
