The reason is that the Icelandic national team coach Vegard Karlstrøm tested positive, in the same way as Norway's coach Eirik Myhr Nossum, when he arrived in Finland.
According to Nordlys, Norway paid around SEK 15,000 to receive express treatment with its control test.
Iceland was never informed of this possibility but kindly waited for a B-test, which did not arrive in time for the prologue.
- It's corona chaos here.
It's damn special, it's so complicated.
What the Norwegian national team has, which we were not informed about, is an express treatment.
They have been analyzing for 48 hours and it is not yet clear.
It did not become clear before I would start and therefore it did not happen for me, says Einarsson frustrated.
Einarsson competes as the only Icelander in Ruka.
He was born in Norway and has lived most of his life in Tromsö.
SEE MORE: Johaug about the quarantine chaos: "It could be like this this winter" (November 26, 2020)
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Johaug about the quarantine chaos: "It could be like this this winter" Photo: NRK / TT Nyhetsbyrån