The 31-year-old has had problems with his health for the past two years and suffered a stress fracture in his foot in the summer of 2020.

She competed at the beginning of last season, in Ruka, Lillehammer and Davos, but then failed the health tests and was forced to sit out the rest of the Olympic season.

Anne Kjersti Kalvå won the race, outclassing all the opposition.

The 30-year-old ran the mile 31.7 seconds faster than runner-up Heidi Weng.