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The Canadian slalomgigantista raises the alarm on the situation related to the national team and the possibility of training in the time of the Coronavirus.
Saturday 20 June 2020 3 minutes reading time
A cry of pain, that emitted by the words of Erik Read that denounces all the problems on the chances of working in the snow for athletes of one nation or another, with all the existing restrictions around the planet.
Canada is paying dearly for this situation, if we think that the son of art and the whole North American team have not been training for over 100 days, as the same class slalomgigantist '91 explained yesterday, on skis for the last time last March 11, three days after the technical races of Kranjska Gora that should have ended the World Cup, but were then canceled. “When will the rest of the Canadian team return to the snow? We still don't know - the words of Read released via social media - I am envious, of course, of American and European colleagues who have the opportunity to train in the localities of their respective countries or in the surroundings.
Here in Canada we had the Farnham glacier, but there is no possibility to exploit it and we have explored various opportunities locally, all unable to accommodate us for various reasons related to Covid or other. It is our fault that we find ourselves without being able to ski, but I believe there must be a discussion with the FIS on fairness, safety and accessibility to have a competitive World Cup and healthy sport.
There are times and there are other priorities, I understand it, but I strongly believe in the power of sport and that we can all participate in safety and health ".
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