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From: Anton Johansson
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Photo: Pontus Lundahl / TT / TT NEWS AGENCY
Lindsey Vonn along with Swedish icon Ingemar Stenmark.
The Swedish alpine women’s national team cannot compete in the Levi slalom premiere after a positive corona test on the leading side.
It evokes more than just Swedish reactions.
“I don’t think this is fair,” says Lindsey Vonn.
Sweden’s great slalom jump Anna Swenn-Larsson was saddened after news that the entire Alpine women’s national team was quarantined at Levi after female coach Christian Thoma tested positive for COVID-19.
– I was glad that there were two competitions this weekend. But now it’s the worst that could happen. It’s a fifth of our slalom season that only one was taken away, he told TT Nyhetsbyrån.
Delays until December 29
The 29-year-old tested negative and the next World Cup slalom competition is on December 29.
Swedish runners are very disappointed and have expressed this in interviews and social media. Sara Hector, Emelie Larsson Wikström and questioned Swenn-all rules and received great support in their comment fields.
“I’m so sorry Anna. I don’t think this is fair at all. I hope you can find a solution.”Writes Lindsey Vonn in the Swenn-Larsson publication.
Critical Olympic medalist
Another who is very critical is Federica Brignone, Olympic bronze medalist in giant slalom.
“What are they testing us all for? How is it possible that all athletes in a nation (who have tested negative three times) where a leader has tested positive cannot compete? It’s fair? What happens if one person from each team tests positive? Will no one be allowed to compete then? This is going to happen all the time this season and everyone knows it! “ she writes on Instagram.
She continues:
“Why is it possible to continue playing in football, where there is close physical contact between players, even though there are some positive cases? Give us clear and equal rules. All my support for the Swedish girls.”
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