Kowalczyk can’t beat asthma

5th March 2011

Kowalczyk has spoken out against her competitors

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Four competitions into her World Cup, with three losses to the Norwegian Marit Bjoergen who purportedly suffers from serious asthma requiring medication, Justyna Kowalczyk has finally broken her silence, questioning how it can be that the entire Norwegian relay team suffers from serious asthma requiring medication. The Norwegian cross country relay team, which took gold in Oslo this Thursday, all suddenly developed asthma immediately following the last Nordic Skiing World Championships in Liberec, where Norway performed very poorly, winning a mere two silver medals.

Now, at their home championships in Oslo, the team is riding high, Marit Bjoergen alone winning four golds, three directly a ...

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