Thomas Alsgaard thinks it is a shame that Muhlegg will remain as a winner in the history books. Therefore he is present at the hearing between Muhlegg and the Norwegian Sports Federation in Lausanne on Tuesday this week.
The case is in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland this week, and the Norwegian Sport Federation’s goal is to strip Johand Muhlegg of all his medals from the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City (He has already been stripped of this 50-km Gold Medal). Thomas Alsgaard, Frode Estil and Krister Skjeldal will be present during the court hearing that will take place behind closed doors. They will however not act as witnesses.
“The case is difficult since the race in Salt Lake is history. The race is over, and Muhlegg managed to ruin it completely. So the point is not to fight for his gold medal, which I do not want. The point is that I do not wish for Muhlegg to remain in history as the big winner in Salt Lake. This is the reason I chose to go to Lausanne”, explains Alsgaard.
Alsgaard says he does not care for another Olympic Gold. However, he feels that it is all wrong that young skiers will read in the history books of Muhlegg as a winner.
“It is a shame for Cross-Country, for sport in general and especially for the Olympic ideal”.