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Petter Northug left off Norway Olympic cross-country skiing team

Petter Northug, the most decorated Norwegian cross-country skier of the last 20 years, was left off the country’s Olympic team.

Northug, a braggadocious 32-year-old with 13 world titles and six Olympic medals, struggled each of the past two seasons.

He barely competed this season, placing 32nd in his lone World Cup start and missing recent races, reportedly due to health issues.

Northug may be the most known athlete in Norway, which leads the all-time Winter Olympic medal standings.

Norway also left off the Olympic team the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time, 43-year-old biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, a 13-time Olympic medalist who struggled this season.