FIS bases its decision on the fact that fluoride ponds are hazardous to health, they want to reduce costs in skiing, and environmental considerations.

The fluoride walls are today superior to more traditional products. The difference can be about minutes during a ski race and therefore they dominate the ski sports overall.

Researches on compensation

At the Mid-Sweden University's Sports Tech department in Östersund, for some time, you have a research project together with ski and whale producers where you try to find something that works just as well as a fluorine wall.

The test results are still secret for so long, but in terms of performance you are not quite there yet. At the same time, it is also about developing something that is not hazardous to the environment and health.

- It's dangerous, you know that for a long time. This type of compound is used in just about everything. Among other things, it was seen in the US that those who worked with teflon coating of frying pans became ill and had malformed children, says Professor Mikael Bäckström.

Available in many products

Fluorocarbon is thus not only found in ski walls, but in a wide range of other products. For example, as impregnation of clothing, in extinguishing foam used by the Rescue Service, in make-up, frying pans and baking paper, etc.

- When you know it is so dangerous we should not have it, that is my attitude, says Mikael Bäckström.