Lake Louise without some sprinters? It is possible due to vaccination: meeting in FIS on October 1st

There is still no agreement with the Canadian government, as you can only enter the country with a double dose to avoid quarantine. From France to Switzerland, vaccination is not complete in many situations.

Tuesday 21 September 2021 3 minutes reading time

Different regulations and problems that are linked to the World Cup and in particular to the first appointment with speed, which foresees two descents and a super-g for the boys in Lake Louise, in the last weekend of November, and the same program for girls the following week. Yes, because in Canada you can only enter with a double dose of vaccine to avoid quarantine and, just over two months from the appointment that will mark the return of the maximum circuit in North America after the cancellation of 2020, there are no news on an agreement with the government. Stéphane Bulle, the same doctor from the French federation, talked about it to his colleagues at Ski Chrono. “Many are in the same boat, because European legislation requires the vaccination program to be complete with a single dose for people who have already had Covid. At the moment, we don't have a solution to vaccinate our athletes a second time ”. Ramon Zenhaeusern himself had spoken to the “Blick” about the vaccination issue, with Swiss-Ski itself having several athletes without the double dose. Bulle added that many of the boys on his national team are worried, including Alexis Pinturault who has planned the Lake Louise stop in his racing schedule and the hypothesis of a two-week quarantine is not a viable option already in the heart. of the season. The French 7-a-side rugby team experienced the same problem last week, resulting in the loss of a tournament in Vancouver and Edmonton. On October 1st there will be a meeting in FIS to discuss the issue, which concerns the Canadian stage and, as is well known, the Beijing Olympics themselves, given that, even in that case, the quarantine problem is far from resolved.

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