Head coach of the Russian national cross-country team Yuri Borodavko believes that the increase in the number of sprint races in the international calendar is turning the sport into a circus, noting that this decision is linked to making a profit.
— In my opinion, innovations kill the beauty of cross-country skiing. Vegard Ulvang (head of the FIS cross-country ski committee) is trying to change something, by increasing visibility through sprint distances. It is surprising that Ulvang puts his experiences in the whole world, and not in his Norway. Such proposals would lead to the fact that he would be sent to hell.
But it’s a business because during the sprint you can put more billboards and therefore show more to please advertisers. There are fewer and fewer classic interval races. Everything is going in the direction that ski races will turn into a circus that can be held in a closed stadium, – Borodavko quotes the words “Championship”.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) in March suspended the Russians from participating in competitions under its auspices until the end of the 2021/22 season.
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Source : MatchTV
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