July 03, 2010 – Marit Bjoergen of Norway who was nicknamed “Queen of the Olympics” where she captured three gold medals, one silver and one bronze will likely not take part in the Tour de Ski 2010/11. Bjoergen wants to fully concentrate on preparation for the Nordic World Championships in Oslo and will carry out a training period during Christmas/New Year. This strategy proofed to be successful for Bjoergen at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games so she’s not planning to change it for this coming season and will miss adding a Tour de Ski victory to her collection for now. Apparently the Norwegian star aims to capture the Tour de Ski title in the season 2011/12.

Norway's Marit Bjoergen - the Queen of Vancouver 2010. © Heinz Ruckemann