Swenn-Larsson frustrated: “That’s not fair play”

“Most of the time I’m happy, motivated and full of energy, but now I feel totally empty,” co-favorite Swenn-Larsson wrote on social media. She had to go into isolation with the Scandinavian team because she... South Tyrolean coach Christian Thoma tested positive. “This is not fair play,” she wrote. “Of course it’s intense” Felix Neureuther on the exclusion of the Swedes What caused a lack of understanding was that a number of negative tests among the athletes shortly before the race did not change the ban. “That is of course intense,” commented Felix Neureuther, for example, in the ARD . Active athletes such as the Italian overall World Cup winner Federica Brignone and France's top rider Alexis Pinturault also denounced the collective punishment ( SportNews berichtete ). The athletes are demanding answers from the world association FIS - although in Levi it was not responsible for the exclusion of the Swedes, but the Finnish and Swedish health authorities. For Pinturault, the fact that such scenarios will repeat themselves this winter is inevitable and raises questions about equal opportunities. Swenn-Larsson, for example, will miss the points from Levi's two slaloms in the fight for the World Cup ranking and good start numbers. The Swede finished fifth in the Slalom World Cup last season. Swedes plan to take part in races in Lech/Zürs The Swedish team has now returned home and is staying in the Storklinten ski area. The people are isolated, but are allowed to go for a walk, for example. “In consultation with the medical team, we have concluded that next all members of the group will undergo a PCR test to obtain confirmation that they do not have an infection. Then we’ll see what happens,” Alpine boss Tommy Eliasson Winter is quoted as saying on the association’s website. If the tests are negative, there is nothing stopping you from preparing for the Vorarlberg race. Because Sweden has its own rules for dealing with the pandemic, which override those of the Finns when crossing the border. This means that the strict quarantine no longer applies if the test is negative. “We will be represented in Lech, we will nominate the team on Monday,” said team boss Lars Melin.

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Swenn-Larsson frustrated: “That’s not fair play”

The exclusion of the entire Swedish women's team from the two slalom races in Levi was met with strong criticism. Now Sweden's top athlete Anna Swenn-Larsson has also commented on this.

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