Swedes in quarantine – “Is that right?” Ski World Cup runners criticize Corona rules: sport

The exclusion of the Swedish team due to a crown case encounters misunderstandings among the competitors.

After the entire Swedish team was not allowed to compete in the World Cup in Levi (FIN) over the weekend due to a positive crown test with a coach and must be isolated, criticisms of these measures are now being voiced by athletes .

The overall winner of the World Cup Federica Brignone (ITA), for example, is annoyed on Instagram: “What is everyone trying for? How can it be that all the athletes of a nation (who are all negative in 3 tests) are not allowed to run because of a positive coach? It’s right? “

Swenn-Larsson was impressed as the best candidate

A Swedish manager reported positive results on Thursday. The responsible authorities then ordered the entire Swedish team to be quarantined. This means that podium candidate Anna Swenn-Larsson will miss the two slaloms on Saturday and Sunday in Lapland.

Brignone compared the situation with that of football and asked: «Why is it allowed to continue playing in football where there is physical contact between the players, even if there are positive cases? Please give us clear and equal rules. ”Several world cup athletes shared the contribution.

Pinturault sees equal opportunities at risk

Frenchman Alexis Pinturault meanwhile has in an interview with Ski Chrono he expressed his concern that equal opportunities are at risk. If the rule remains that the entire team is hit immediately in a crown case, then he too could skip competitions. This, although like other athletes – such as Brignone or Norwegian World Cup winner Aleksander Aamodt Kilde – he was already infected with the crown and therefore should actually have antibodies.