While most athletes were vaccinated against coronavirus, Sochi Olympic snowboard winner Patrizia Kummer decided to undergo a three-week quarantine in Beijing.
In addition, the 34-year-old Swiss does not have a certain nomination for the February giant slalom race, in which she could compete with gold defender Ester Ledecká.
Kummer will not get the vaccine for personal reasons. He will therefore fly to China this week and will be isolated instead of the World Cup races in the Austrian resorts of Bad Gastein and Simohöhe.
“After refusing vaccinations, quarantine is a logical consequence. I respect the regulations of the authorities and the International Olympic Committee,” said the 2014 Sochi Olympic champion. .
However, he is not sure of the nomination, because the national association will close it only after the World Cups in Austria. The Olympics will begin on February 4, with snowboarders riding a giant slalom four days later.
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