The organizer had tried to speed up the corners but it didn’t help. The start was postponed by a quarter of an hour to further prepare the track.
– I didn’t go ahead. He was really frustrated out there. The skis disappear under one. It’s like an empty ice cream. You could have ridden Ski Classics and pointed around just as fast. I don’t understand how they could do such a bad job and not go to the track sooner, continues Ponsiluoma.
He joked that it was a skating competition
There was a joke in Le Grand Born that it was a skating competition.
– I guess they skied on the slopes last night, but it was very cold last night and froze. Maybe this morning they’d go out and dust one more time to tear it up and then we’d have “sugar,” but they’d appreciate it, says expert Helena Ekholm.
She is supported by the legendary Ole Einar Björndalen.
– I think it’s stupid. I think it’s bad than IBU says the icon according to VG.
“The Worst Condition I’ve Had”
Sebastian Samuelsson collected eleven positions from 17th to sixth place. But after that it was devastated.
– These are the worst conditions I’ve ever had from the Swedish Cup to the World Cup. It’s a shame when they had such good conditions to work with and then do it incredibly poorly. The organizer but also the IBU (International Biathlon Union) should have a lot of criticism for this, because in a sense they are ruining this competition, says Sebastian Samuelsson.
– We found out ten minutes before the start that they changed the course to avoid the worst corner, so it was very, very special. It’s sad considering how good it could have been today, continues Samuelsson.
The women’s race has also been postponed by a quarter of an hour.
The Swiss Jean-Marc Chabloz, Swedish shooting coach, who sits on the jury, tells SVT Sport that they did their best anyway and salted the curves.
