Petter Northug (35) has announced that he will go cross-country skiing for the winter, but now he faces a big dilemma. According to several media, he risks being denied start as an elite athlete, but the solution may be simple.
If the athlete was on the ADAMs list when they resigned, they must again report to the database and be available for doping control for at least six months before they can participate in competitions that are on national or international term lists. shall also apply to touring races in the cross-country series Visma Ski Classics, of which, among others, Vasaloppet and Birkebeineren are a part. Bjørgen had forgotten to register in the ADAMs system in time and was therefore not allowed to start before the Vasaloppet at the beginning of March this year.