Therese Johaug Explained

Therese Johaug
Birth Date:25 June 1988
Birth Place:Os, Hedmark, Norway
Nationality:Norway
Height:1.61 m[1]
Club:IL Nansen
Seasons:14 – (20072016, 20192022, 2025
Wins:82
Totalpodiums:149
Teamwins:18
Teampodiums:21
Individual Starts:246
Team Starts:24
Wcoveralls:3 – (2014, 2016, 2020)
Wctitles:5 – (5)
Show-Medals:yes

Therese Johaug (born 25 June 1988) is a Norwegian cross-country skier from the village of Dalsbygda in Os municipality who has competed for the clubs Tynset IF and IL Nansen.[2] In World Ski Championships she has won ten individual gold medals along with four gold medals in relays, and she is a four-time Olympic gold medallist.

In October 2016, Johaug tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug clostebol. She was suspended for 18 months, missing the 2018 Winter Olympics. She returned to international competition at the World Cup in 2019.

On 4 March 2022, Johaug announced her retirement from elite cross-country skiing following the 2021–2022 season.[3]

Athletic career

After skiing some domestic races in the 2006 season, Johaug took part at the Norwegian Championships in 2007, winning a bronze at the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event. She was selected for two World Cup races before the World Championships, finishing eighth and 33rd in two interval start races over 10 km, which was enough to be selected for competition in the 30 km distance at the 2007 Sapporo World Championships where she won a surprising bronze medal.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she won gold in the 4 × 5 km relay, came sixth in the 15 km pursuit and seventh in the 30 km mass start (classic) race.

Johaug won her first individual gold medal in the 30 km mass start race at the 2011 World Championships in Oslo. She also won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay, bronze in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit and fourth in the 10 km individual start. At the 2013 World Championships, she won her second individual gold medal in the 10 km freestyle race.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she won the silver medal in the 30 km mass start (free), the bronze medal in the 10 km classical, and finished fourth in the 15 km skiathlon.

Johaug and compatriot Martin Johnsrud Sundby became the first Norwegians to win the Tour de Ski when they won the women's and men's competitions in the 2013–14 edition of the race.[4] Johaug subsequently won the overall and distance competitions in the 2013–14 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.[5]

She won the Birkebeinerrennet ski marathon in 2015 with a time of 2.41.46. That year she also enjoyed her most successful World Championship performance in Falun, where she took three gold medals: two in individual events (the 15km skiathlon and the 30km classic mass start) and one as part of the Norwegian women's team in the 4x5km relay.[6] [7] [8]

Johaug followed her World Championship success with her best-ever World Cup season in 2015–16, winning a second Tour de Ski by overturning a 39-second deficit to Ingvild Flugstad Østberg on the final stage to complete the climb up Alpe Cermis with a lead of 2 minutes 21 seconds over runner-up Østberg.[9] She went on to capture the overall and distance World Cups, rounding off her season by winning the inaugural Ski Tour Canada in a similar fashion to her Tour de Ski win, eradicating Heidi Weng's 30-second lead on the final stage pursuit to take victory by over a minute.[10]

Until 2016 Egil Kristiansen coached Johaug, and was described (by media) as "in reality her best coach ... [and he had] helped her master freestyle" skiing.[11]

In August 2019, Johaug competed in the Norwegian national athletics championship and won the 10,000 metres on 32:20.87.[12] She followed this up with a time of 31:33.15 in May 2021 falling just 8 seconds short of an Olympic berth.[13]

Doping

In September 2016, Johaug tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug called Clostebol, an anabolic steroid. Johaug said that the substance came from an ointment for her sore, sunburnt lips, which she used from 4 to 15 September. She claims to have used the ointment called Trofodermin. It contains Clostebol. The word "Doping" behind a 'No Symbol' is normally printed on the back of its packaging in Italy; however, it's not an international or European standardized marking, it's not used in Norway, and some argue it can be interpreted inversely and should instead be an open circle.[14] [15] [16] Johaug said that the drug was given to her by the team's physician, Fredrik S. Bendiksen. Bendiksen said that he did not notice that it contained a forbidden substance. Under interrogation, he explained how in retrospect, a combination of three causes reduced his focus to allow the unlikely mistake to occur: 1) His wife's eye surgery (potentially cancer) had him to have to leave Livigno the next day. 2) Another athlete was hospitalized, 3) He had to prepare for a press conference presentation about the team's asthma medication protocols the next day.[17] [18] After the incident he resigned his position as a team's physician, but he remains closely associated with elite Norwegian skiing.[19] [20] [21] Bendiksen had previously worked for Pfizer, the medical company that produces the salve in question, but it is not a product marketed in Norway.[22]

Some pieces of evidence corroborated Johaug's testimony. Her lip symptom was pictured in media two days after the cream was bought.[23] A receipt and the doctor's bank statement existed for purchase of the cream on the claimed date.[24] [25] Johaug filed the drug on the doping form prior to testing. The latter is quite extraordinary to alert the doping agency of which uncommon substance to test for when you don't have a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). It was also expressed by the plaintiff (FIS) that "the Clostebol found in Ms Johaug's system was a result of inadvertence" and that "she did not act with intention to cheat or gain any competitive advantage", but that "failing to examine the box and entirely missing the warning sign" did not put her in the 'No Fault (NF)' category, but rather in the 'No Significant Fault (NSF)' category, which under the WADA code warrants a 12-24mth suspension.[26]

The concentration of clostebol that was measured in her blood is by itself consistent with her explanation of using Trofodermin on her lips right before the test was taken. It is also consistent with using Clostebol in large doses in the weeks before the test. The positive drug test was taken after Johaug did not have any doping control for a period of four months.[27]

On 19 October, Johaug was suspended by Anti-Doping Norway for two months while the case was investigated. The Norwegian Olympic Committee later gave Johaug a 13-month suspension. This ban would have expired in time to allow Johaug to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics, but in March 2017, the International Ski Federation appealed this decision. They argued that the suspension was at the low end of applicable suspensions and failed to reflect the fact that the athlete had missed a printed doping warning label.[28] [29] On 22 August 2017 the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a decision "in which Ms Johaug is suspended for a period of 18 months commencing on 18 October 2016".[30] As a result of the suspension Johaug was not able to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[31]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20102167Gold
201425Bronze4Silver5
33

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
200718Bronze
2009201044
2011224BronzeGoldGold
201324GoldSilverBronzeGold
20152627GoldGoldGold
201930GoldGoldGoldSilver
32

World Cup

Season
Discipline
2014Overall
Distance
2016Overall
Distance
2019Distance
2020Overall
Distance
2022Distance
 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2007184423
200819181547421
20092087896
2010211714617
20112247010
201223384
201324394
20142532
20152639
20162716
20193072
20203117
2021329587
2022335

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
12006–07 Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
22007–08 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
3 Otepää, Estonia10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
42008–09 La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
5 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
6 Falun, Sweden5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup2nd
7 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
8 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
92009–10 Lahti, Finland7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
10 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
11 Falun, Sweden5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup3rd
122010–11 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
13 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
14 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
15 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
16 Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
17 Otepää, Estonia10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
18 Lahti, Finland5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st
19 Falun, Sweden2.5 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
20 Falun, Sweden5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup3rd
21 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
22 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
232011–12 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
24 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
25  Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
26 Rogla, Slovenia10 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
27 Oberhof, Germany10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
28 Oberstdorf, Germany5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
29 Toblach, Italy15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
30 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
31 Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
32 Otepää, Estonia10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
33 Rybinsk, Russia7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
34 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
35 Szklarska Poręba, Poland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
36 Lahti, Finland7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
37 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
38 Falun, Sweden10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
39 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
402012–13 Gällivare, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
41 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
42 Oberhof, Germany9 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
43 Toblach-Cortina15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
44 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
45   Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
46 La Clusaz, France10 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
47  Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
48 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
49 Falun, Sweden10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
50 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
51 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
522013–14 Rukatunturi, Finland5 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
53 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
54 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
55  Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
56  Lenzerheide, Switzerland10 km Mass StartStage World Cup3rd
57 Toblach-Cortina15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
58 Val di Fiemme, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
59 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
60   Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
61 Toblach, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
62 Lahti, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
63 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
64 Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup1st
65 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
66 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
672014–15 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
68 Lillehammer, Norway5 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
69 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
70 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
71  Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
72 Oberstdorf, Germany10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd
73 Toblach, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
74 Toblach, Italy15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
75 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
76 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
77   Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
78 Östersund, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
79 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
802015–16 Rukatunturi, Finland5 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
81 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
82 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
83 Lillehammer, Norway7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
84  Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
85 Toblach, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
86  Lenzerheide, Switzerland15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
87  Lenzerheide, Switzerland5 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
88 Oberstdorf, Germany10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
89 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
90 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
91  Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
92 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
93 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
94 Falun, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
95 Falun, Sweden10 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
96 Lahti, Finland7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
97 Montreal, Canada10.5 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
98 Quebec City, Canada10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
99 Canmore, Canada7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup2nd
100 Canmore, Canada10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
101 Ski Tour CanadaOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
1022018–19 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
103 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
104 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
105 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
106 Beitostølen, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
107  Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
108 Otepää, Estonia10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
109 Ulricehamn, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
110 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
111 Falun, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
112 Quebec City, Canada10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
113 Quebec City, Canada10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
114 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
1152019–20 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
116 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
117 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
118 Lillehammer, Norway7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
119 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
120 Lenzerheide, Switzerland10 km Mass Start FStage World Cup1st
121 Toblach, Italy10 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
122 Toblach, Italy10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
123 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start FStage World Cup1st
124  Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
125 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
126 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Pursuit CWorld Cup1st
127 Oberstdorf, Germany7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
128 Falun, Sweden10 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
129 Östersund, Sweden10 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
130 Östersund, Sweden10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
131 Åre, Sweden0.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
132 Meråker, Norway34 km Mass Start FStage World Cup1st
133 Trondheim, Norway15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
134 FIS Ski Tour 2020Overall StandingsWorld Cup1st
135 Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
136 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
1372020–21 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
138 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
139 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
140 Lahti, Finland7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
141 Falun, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
142 Falun, Sweden 10 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd
143 2021–2227 November 2021 Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup2nd
144 28 November 2021 10 km Pursuit F World Cup 1st
145 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
146 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
147 Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
148 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
149 Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
12007–08 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stJacobsen / Skofterud / Bjørgen
2  Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stStemland / Steira / Skofterud
32008–09 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBjørgen / Steira / Kristoffersen
4 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdStemland / Nilsen / Steira
52009–10 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSkofterud / Steira / Bjørgen
6 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stKristoffersen / Steira / Bjørgen
72010–11 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Steira / Bjørgen
8 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Steira / Bjørgen
92011–12 Sjusjøen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Steira / Bjørgen
10 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Jacobsen / Bjørgen
112012–13 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Hagen / Bjørgen
12 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stWeng / Steira / Bjørgen
132013–14 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stWeng / Steira / Bjørgen
142015–16 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFalla / Østberg / Weng
15 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stØstberg / Weng / Jacobsen
162018–19 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stWeng / Haga / Østberg
17 Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stWeng / Jacobsen / Østberg
182019–20 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFalla / Jacobsen / Weng
19 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stT. Udnes Weng / Østberg / Weng
20 2020–21 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st T. Udnes Weng / Fossesholm / Weng
21 2021–225 December 2021 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd
22 13 March 2022 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Mixed Relay F World Cup 3rd

Overall record

ResultDistance RacesSprintSki
Tours
Individual
Events
Team EventsAll Events
≤ 5 km≤ 10 km≤ 15 km≤ 30 km≥ 30 kmPursuitSkiathlonTeam SprintRelay
1st place412321656481462
2nd place171291728129
3rd place2113281330131
Podiums730763371610616122
Top 1015507838752215218170
Points2659108427302220418222
Others111611919
Starts2760108427462322318241

a. Classification is made according to FIS classification.

b. Includes individual and mass start races.

c. Includes pursuit and double pursuit races.

d. Withdrawn from 2009–10 Tour de Ski.

Sponsors

As of 13 October 2016, her sponsors were Tag Heuer, Huawei, Isklar and Eger.[32]

The sponsorship with Huawei ended in December 2020.[33]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. 2014. Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. Norway. 48.
  2. News: Johaug i Nansen. Berg. Stein. 6 September 2008. Østlendingen. no. 21 July 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100124071139/http://www.ostlendingen.no/article/20080906/SPORT/34338218/-1/TASTA. 24 January 2010.
  3. News: Therese Johaug to retire from cross-country skiing after triple gold at Olympics. NBC Sports. English. 4 March 2022. 4 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Johaug and Sundby of Norway win Tour de Ski . . 5 January 2014 . . 15 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Therese Johaug and Martin Johnsrud Sundby races into record books . . 20 March 2014 . Fédération Internationale de Ski. 15 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Therese Johaug wins third gold medal with dominant 30 km victory . . 28 February 2015 . . 17 March 2016.
  7. Web site: Johaug is Skiathlon World Champion 2015 – UPDATED . . 21 February 2015 . International Ski Federation. 17 March 2016.
  8. Web site: Norway retain relay crown in Falun . . 26 February 2015 . . 17 March 2016.
  9. Web site: Johaug and Sundby Champions of Tour de Ski . . 10 January 2016 . . 17 March 2016 . 11 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160111171642/http://www.fis-ski.com/cross-country/news-multimedia/news/article=johaug-and-sundby-champions-tour-ski.html . dead .
  10. Web site: Johaug and Sundby end impressive seasons with victories . . 13 March 2016 . . 17 March 2016.
  11. Web site: Therese blir nektet å få hjelp av sin beste trener. 19 October 2016.
  12. News: Therese Johaug. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. no. Rolf Bryhn, Stig Arild Pettersen. 5 August 2019.
  13. Web site: 2021-05-08. Johaug förlorade kampen mot klockan. 2021-05-08. SVT Sport. sv.
  14. Web site: Slik virker stoffet Johaug er tatt for. AS. TV 2. TV 2. 13 October 2016. nb. 5 March 2019.
  15. Web site: Eksklusive bilder fra det italienske apoteket stiller nye spørsmål til skandalelegens Johaug-forklaring. Tingve. Joachim Baardsen Pål Marius. 13 October 2016. Dagbladet.no. no. 5 March 2019.
  16. Web site: Vi kjøpte Johaug-kremen i Italia – ble møtt med denne dopingadvarselen. Trygsl. Nicholas Bergh Tine Dommerud Henning Carr Ekroll Sindre. Aftenposten. 13 October 2016 . nb-NO. 6 March 2019.
  17. Web site: Slik har lege Bendiksen forklart seg om hvorfor han sviktet Johaug . Vg.no. 7 January 2017 .
  18. Web site: Vg.no forum . Vgd.no (archived) . VG . https://web.archive.org/web/20220206093451/https://vgd.no/t/Vintersport/1832561/replies?page=144&sort=oldest . 6 February 2022 . dead.
  19. Anders Rove Bentsen et al. (13 October 2016) Johaug har testet positivt på forbudt stoff NRK
  20. Web site: - Fredrik Bendiksen tilbake på Olympiatoppen. Nettavisen. 3 October 2017. no. 5 March 2019.
  21. Fredrik Østberg Sandberg et al. (19 October 2016) Therese Johaug suspendert i to måneder Dagbladet
  22. Web site: – Bendiksen jobbet åtte år for Pfizer, som produserer salven. 17 October 2016. abcnyheter.no. no. 5 March 2019.
  23. Web site: Slik gikk alt galt i Livigno . Aftenposten . 13 October 2016 .
  24. Web site: Denne kvitteringen kan gi støtte til Johaugs og Bendiksens forklaring . 15 October 2016 . TV2.
  25. Web site: Idrettsadvokat kritisk til Johaug-etterforskning . 25 January 2017 . DN.
  26. Web site: CAS 2017/A/ 5015 & 5110 . tas-cas.org . CAS.
  27. Web site: Johaug gikk over fire måneder uten å bli dopingtestet. Bergh. Nicholas. Ekel. reas Bakke Foss Halvor. Aftenposten. 18 October 2016 . nb-NO. 5 March 2019.
  28. http://fasterskier.com/fsarticle/fis-appeals-johaug-decision-seeking-longer-sanction/ FIS Appeals Johaug Decision, Seeking Longer Sanction (FasterSkier, 7 March 2017)
  29. https://www.thelocal.no/20170308/norwegian-skier-johaugs-doping-ban-too-short-says-fis Norway skier Johaug's doping ban too short, says FIS (TheLocal.no, 8 March 2017)
  30. Court of Arbitration for Sport (22 August 2017) THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) DECISION IN THE CASE OF THERESE JOHAUG: 18-MONTH SUSPENSION CAS
  31. Web site: JOHAUG Therese . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 11 December 2019.
  32. Web site: Sponsorer slår ring rundt Johaug.
  33. https://www.nrk.no/sport/avtalen-har-fatt-knallhard-kritikk-_-na-avslutter-johaug_og_huawei_sama