- We thought and hoped that the PCR test would be negative and at 22.30 came the message that makes us both relieved but also extra charged for tomorrow, says national team manager Anders Byström in a press release.
It was after yesterday's quick tests that the news came that Linn Svahn tested positive for the coronavirus, but the national team doctor Per "Pliggen" Andersson immediately warned that Svahn should not be written off.
- Now we are investigating whether it could be a false positive answer, said national team doctor Per "Pliggen" Andersson before the evening's late announcement became known.
As a result of the first positive message, the entire Swedish team risked being washed up, a decision that was outside the control of the International Ski Federation, Fis, but was a case for assessment by Italian health authorities.
- It is not in the hands of Fis to decide, but it is the local authorities that do it.
We are outside that process, said length manager Pierre Mignerey.
The two positive Finnish tests have also proved to be negative.
The Tour de Ski's only positive covid-19 test came in the opening part in Val Müstair, Switzerland, where two French men's leaders had to cancel the tour and go home in their own cars while the rest of the team continued to Toblach in Italy.