2023-10-29 11:07:27
Published on October 29, 2023 at 12:07 p.m. Modified on October 29, 2023 at 12:12.
Ragnhild Mowinckel, who usually never loses her good humor, said in tears on Norwegian television: “I didn’t want to cheat!” Sixth in the first round of the giant slalom in Sölden, which Lara Gut-Behrami would win at the start of the World Cup season, the 31-year-old skier had just learned of her disqualification.
Abnormally high fluoride values were detected during the control carried out by the International Ski Federation (FIS). Ten times more, according to various indiscretions, than authorized by the regulations which came into force this season. Ragnhild Mowinckel is his first victim; probably not his last, we fear in a climate of widespread suspicion.
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