He will not ski because he is ill and has pneumonia. He's back in Austria and had his last test today.

Yes, some athletes from the cross-country and biathlon teams did meet him. We are trying to find out exactly which ones and why.

They thought the spider wasn't a trademark. They covered it with tape.

We hope he's OK. You don't wish this on anybody. ... The athletes are very unlucky and this is not funny for Austria. It's very sad that this happened.