Athlete from South Africa had planned to speak at the Universiade champion's title defense before the championship of the planet in South Korea, but decided not to risk it and miss the competition in Shenzhen, so as not to aggravate the injury. Author: BBC

In Oslo, the Norwegian has won three gold and two silver, and now needs rest. In this case, Northug expects to appear on the final two stages, in Stockholm and Falun. We note that earlier a similar decision was made leader of the Swedish team Marcus Hellner. "Petter ...