This is what Brignone and Tomba say about the ski ban

According to the Italian government, the ski slopes should not open until mid or late January due to the corona pandemic. Italy's winter sports icon Alberto Tomba cannot understand this: “Skiing is an outdoor and individual sport. Because of the way people dress when skiing, many people already use mouth and face protection. There are no distance problems on the slope itself,” said Tomba from the press agency Handle cited.

Alberto Tomba calls for the ski areas to be opened soon. © ANSA / Giorgio Benvenuti

How do you solve the problem in the lifts? The 53-year-old also has specific suggestions for using the lifts: “I don’t see any major problems there. On a chairlift with two or three seats, you should just ride alone. If there are five seats, you drive with three people. It would also be possible to reduce the number of seats in the gondolas so that maintaining a safe distance would no longer be a problem.”

Tomba sees greater difficulties in all the surrounding areas, for example in the shelters. “However, you can also restrict access here, as was done in restaurants in the past.” Tomba pointed out that masks must of course be worn and the minimum distance must be observed.

“It’s not difficult to keep your distance when skiing” Federico Brignone Federica Brignone has a clear opinion on the subject. © ANSA / PHILIPP GUELLAND / STF

Overall World Cup winner Federica Brignone also agreed with Tomba. At the same time, she made an appeal for the ski areas to be reopened at Christmas: “It is very important that the ski lifts are opened at Christmas, because that would be a positive sign for the entire population. Otherwise, the damage caused by the closure of the stations would also be irreparable. When skiing, it’s not difficult to keep your distance.” Flavio Roda is also pushing for an opening soon Flavio Roda, the President of the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI), also commented on this problem a few days ago. “Not opening the ski areas would be a catastrophe, also because an important industry for tourism would be lost,” Roda told the news agency LaPresse .

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This is what Brignone and Tomba say about the ski ban

The question of whether the ski slopes in Italy will open before Christmas is currently being hotly debated. Now Alberto Tomba & Co. have also commented on this.

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