"Yes, we stand by the offer we gave Einar," says Emilie Nordskar, secretary general of the Biathlon Association, to NTB.
Ideally, Hedegart would like to continue biathlon. But when he didn't get a spot on the elite national team, the double Olympic gold medalist in skiing chose to focus on skiing next season.
Bjørndalen wants to keep the 24-year-old in biathlon and wants to find a solution for Hedegart.
"I'm involved, but I probably don't have much influence on this," the biathlon legend tells Nettavisen.
And he is right: the Biathlon Association is not changing. The offer Hedegart received, a place on the development national team, stands.
