The Swedish Ski Association wants the government to deny Russian skiers visas for the World Championships in Falun. Similar discussions are now underway in Norway, where several parties in the Storting are pressuring the justice minister, NTB reports.
SportsThe Swedish Ski Association wants to stop Russian cross-country skiers from competing in the World Championships in Falun. Together with the Swedish Sports Confederation (RF), it is trying to get the government to deny the skiers visas. “The war is not over just because it’s the World Ski Championships,” Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M) tells TT.
SportsSeveral Russian athletes have passed the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) inspection and been approved to compete in the upcoming ski season. They include cross-country skiing star Saveliy Korostelyov.
SportsSaveliy Korosteljov took Russia's first podium finish since the country was welcomed back to the FIS Ski World Cup. Korosteljov, competing under a neutral flag, finished third in the 10-kilometer classic in Lahti.
SportsJohannes Høsflot Klæbo did it again. The Olympic gold medal in the five-mile final meant that the Norwegian cross-country king swept the championship for the second consecutive time. Far behind, the Swedish men completed a record-breaking Olympics.
SportsRussia's war in Ukraine casts a long shadow over the Olympics, with "neutral" athletes and flags visible even though they shouldn't be. Caught in the middle are high-level politicians.
SportsWhen should you do the race of your life if not in an Olympic debut? Truls Gisselman was the Swedish exclamation point in Sunday's skiathlon. It's surreal, you can't believe it's true, says the 24-year-old from Bollnäs after finishing seventh.
SportsThey are banned from biathlon and ice hockey, but welcome in cross-country skiing and other sports. Several Russians and Belarusians will compete in the Olympics - despite the ongoing war in Ukraine. "I think it feels really strange," says Sebastian Samuelsson.
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