According to Expressen, the Swedish Ski Association has also announced that it will not send a team to Russia for the World Cup.
Ski Association announced on Thursday night that Finland will not send skiers to Russia for World Cup competitions. The decision concerns both the final competitions of the World Ski Cup in Tyumen and the Women’s World Jumping Cup in Nizhny Tagil and Tchaikovsky.
“We decided unanimously among the board that we will not send athletes to compete in Russia, given the gravity of the situation,” the chairman of the Ski Association Markku Haapasalmi said in a statement.
The races may be relocated due to Russia’s military action against Ukraine.
Even before the announcement of the Ski Association, Finnish skiers had made their own decisions not to go to Russia. A sprint skier who represented Finland at the Beijing Olympics Katri Lylynperä announced on his Twitter account that he will not enter the World Cup final.
“Due to the current situation, I have informed the Ski Association that I am not going to Russia for the MC closing weekend, even if I am selected for the team”; Lylyper writes.
Lylyper was involved in the 23rd free sprint in Beijing.
Another sprint skier has made the same decision Jasmi Joensuu, who reported this in the stories section of their Instagram account. Iivo Niskanen told about his decision in connection with the skiing competition at the Olympic Stadium.
Also The Swedish Ski Association is According to Expressenthat it will not send a team to the World Cup in Russia. Finnish member of the board of the International Ski Federation Martti Uusitalo in turn told Ilta-Sanomatthat Finland will miss the final competition as a national team if it competes in Russia.
Of the Norwegian ski stars at least Therese Johaug and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo have announced that they will skip the trip to Russia. Johaug told Dagbladet and Klæbo Verdens Gangille.
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