Johaug was banned for 18 months, which meant she missed the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang 2018.
The star ingested the banned steroid clostebol through a lip salve, something for which the then national team doctor Fredrik Bendiksen took responsibility, as he had mistakenly not compared the cream's contents with the doping list.
It was a lesson for me. I don't want anyone to end up in the situation I ended up in, says Johaug in the campaign video.
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It's actually only the athlete's own responsibility. You shouldn't accept medication from coaches or doctors without checking it yourself, she adds.
The Norwegian anti-doping agency, together with the International Ski Federation, has launched the campaign.
Johaug ended her career in 2022, but is making a comeback this season and has impressed, including a total victory in the Tour de Ski. Her big goal is the World Championship on home soil in Trondheim on February 26–March 9.
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