Bjoerndalen at the Olympics after all, as Domracheva advisor

Berlin (dpa) - Norwegian biathlon legend Ole Einar Bjoerndalen will go the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after all - as personal advisor for his Belarussian wife Darya Domracheva.A spokeswoman of the Belarussian biathlon federation told the Interfax news agency on Tuesday that an accreditation request for Bjoerndalen has been accepted by the International Olympic Committee.Bjoerndalen, the most decorated Winter Olympian with eight gold, four silver and one bronze, had failed to make it into Norway‘s team for the February 9-25 Games in South Korea.Domracheva is a three-time Olympic champion from the 2014 Games in Sochi.