Norwegian skiers, other Olympic hopefuls positive for virus

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Two members of Norway's women's cross-country ski team have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of next month's Beijing Olympics, the team said Wednesday, as other countries also face tense waits to see whether their own infected athletes can recover in time.

Swiss hockey players, Russian bobsledders and German skeleton sliders are among other would-be Olympians facing a nervous wait. Also on that list: U.S. bobsledder Josh Williamson, who revealed a positive test Wednesday and will not accompany his teammates on their Thursday flight to China — though he remains hopeful of getting to the Games in plenty of time to compete.

Heidi Weng, a two-time overall World Cup champion, and Anne Kjersti Kalvå contracted COVID-19 at a training camp in the Italian Alpine resort of Seiser Alm and are now isolating.

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Norwegian cross-country manager Espen Bjervig said in a video call their participation in the Olympics was uncertain.

Team doctor Øystein Andersen said Italian rules mean that Weng and Kalvå will be in isolation for 10 days, until Feb. 3. The opening ceremony is on Feb. 4 and the Olympic cross-country skiing program starts the next day.

"This is a shocking situation," Andersen said.

FILE - Norway's Anne Kjersti Kalvaa competes during a women's cross country skiing freestyle 10 km pursuit competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic event in Kuusamo, Finland, on Nov. 29, 2020.  (Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva via AP, File)

Weng is the top-ranked Norwegian and a five-time world champion.

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