Charlotte Kalla, 21, has a cold and will miss Tour de Ski that started today in Oberhof, Germany.
– I was hoping that I could come to start but unfortunately I have to cancel. The cough is obstinate, says the regnant queen of Tour de Ski.
It was after a training pass on Sunday that Charlotte felt an irritation in her throat. It was cold outside and because of that she thought it was just the cold.
But when she woke up on Monday she was not well. She coughed and had phlegm in her throat, training was cancelled. And on Tuesday it was even worse.
– It is just a normal cold. I have no fever, but the cough is obstinate. You can not ski when you feel like this, says Charlotte.