A cloudy winter sky hangs over the Freestyle Skiing World Championships. Already deprogrammed from Chinese stations because of the health crisis, the competition was to find refuge in Canada, in Calgary, between February 24 and March 11. But the lack of confirmation from the Canadian government creates great uncertainty. “World Championships in Canada should have been confirmed earlier this weekmogul ski champion Perrine Laffont told us this Friday. And the Canadian government is pushing back validation every day … It’s worrying.»
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Retreat possible on the Old Continent
According to the athlete, the FIS would be looking for a new fallback solution, this time in Europe, and which could be Sweden. But the disastrous health situation in the Scandinavian country contributes to fuel doubts. “And for the United States, we’ll know when the new president (Joe Biden) will take up his duties. Maybe he will close the borders ”, says the skier from Ariège. ” I think the FIS will do everything to ensure that the World Championships take place», She reassures nonetheless. The competition must bring together the ski moguls, slopestyle, halfpipe and Big Air events.
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