Overview
- Karoline Simpson-Larsen told Viaplay that Bakken sounded confident and said he planned to be there to watch her the day before he died.
- She won the final stage of the Tour de Ski and said competing after his death was more difficult than she had anticipated.
- Team-mate Johan-Olav Botn found the 27-year-old in his Lavazè hotel room on December 23 during training in Italy and said he immediately tried to get help.
- Botn has received psychological support since the incident and will not start at the Oberhof World Cup because of the flu.
- Officials have not announced a medical determination for Bakken’s death and no explanation has been provided.