Kostelic attacks the ski stars: “Speak now or never”

The reason for Kostelic's angry posting was a spontaneous rule change by the FIS. One day before the men's slalom, the World Ski Federation decided that the top 30 would not start first in the second round, rather than the top 15. After the best 15, we continued with the 16th of the first round, then continued in ascending order until the last one. The reason for this rule change was the warm temperatures in Cortina d'Ampezzo and concerns that the piste would deteriorate dramatically. The former slalom world champion, who retired in 2017, was outraged by this rule change. For him it was a violation of fairness. “Where are you now, you ‘freedom fighters’ who stand up for fairness? Why don't you stand up and stand against the interests of the herd? You who swear by fairness.” “We’re looking for champions here – are there any among you?” Ivica Kostelic According to Kostelic, the price of this rule change must be paid by the young runners who are deprived of an opportunity to show themselves. “Where are you, you top slalom skiers? Are you afraid to speak out in the face of undeniable injustice? With your silence you support this injustice, for which young skiers in particular have to pay, whose chance of a fair competition is gone.” And further: “We are looking for champions here – are there any among you? A victory that is not achieved justly and honorably is worthless. And never forget: the greatest evils come from the violence of the few and the silence of the many. Speak now – or never again when it comes to fairness.” In this posting, Kostilic tagged numerous stars such as Marco Schwarz, Henrik Kristoffersen, Sebastian-Foss Solevåg and Alexis Pinturault. However, one looks in vain for a reaction from these aces.

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Kostelic attacks the ski stars: “Speak now or never”

Ivica Kostelic is one of the greats in ski history. He has now raised his voice on social media - and railed against the current ski stars.

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