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Here we have focused on the reactions of Swedish runners to their canceled participation.
Imagine being Swiss, American or Italian.
I understand everyone who hates us.
It is a shame that sport speaks so little of solidarity.
The fact that Sweden, Norway and Finland withdraw from the World Cup in December is not punishable and does not threaten the implementation of the races.
The rule that the competition is canceled if fewer than seven of the top ten nations participate is not applicable when countries voluntarily resign.
The blue-yellow message is also not surprising given that the Norwegians said the same thing the day before.
So it may seem difficult to complain, but I still do.
Because the decision is not supportive.
Took a chartered plan
The Swiss and German organizers have no sympathy for presenting a new collective offer. It sucks against opponents to talk about leaving the tour.
Before the season, a protocol was developed to reduce the spread of infection during the World Cup. It was a commitment, a shared responsibility trying to keep the sticks in the circus tent.
The first weekend in Ruka was largely successful, although some areas and passages were too tight. The worst was the imprecise rapid tests that allowed a Nordic combination practitioner to walk among the competitors for two days before it was discovered that he was infected.
That was bad. He asked for improvements, but not to pull the cord and let the season die on its own.
From the competition site, Sweden and Norway took chartered jets, which they also considered doing to Davos next weekend. The poorest unions don’t have that opportunity, but they bought regular plane tickets and went to Central Europe. The leaders cared.
What effort did they make? Two starless B weekends from which the great nations have averted their eyes.
Cross-country sport is on its knees and competitions are no longer broadcast in many countries. Consequently, sponsors and spectators move towards the biathlon and the mountain.
It is primarily the interest of Sweden and Norway that maintains the status of skis. Without our participation, the list of accredited journalists will remain slim.
I should have turned to Fis
Do the Swedes and Norwegians have an additional responsibility? Maybe. They should at least live up to the deal, at least they should start when everyone else does.
I understand the objection that health is the most important thing. You can’t compete if you’re scared, as Heidi Weng clearly demonstrated last weekend.
This is solved by letting each skier decide for himself if he wants to go to the World Cup. No union should force them. But staying home with the entire national team, despite the dissatisfaction of its own riders, is a slap in the face for all the small countries struggling to run the business during a crisis year.
If the Swedish federation considers that the competition in Davos is risky, they go to Fis and ask that the problems be solved or that the races move. They have enough influence to be heard. If the request is rejected, if nothing significant has happened since Ruka, then it is competition as usual. Then you line up. My God, in Ruka there were ski jumping and Nordic combination too, to Davos and Dresden only cross-country skiers come.
On the other hand, holding internal races in Sweden does not improve anything. It is not much safer and it is not pleasant either.
I know that argument weighs little these days, but that’s what I’m saying.
You should have been a little nice. You should have thought of all the others. You should have gone to Switzerland.
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