- We immediately decided the war broke out to say no to all Russians who would come, which was 10-15, says Niklas Andersson who is the organizer of the competitions.

The money you receive from audience revenues will also be donated to the Red Cross for help to Ukraine.

"World-class courses"

The competitions run from Thursday to Saturday, and it is the total time from all three days that determines who wins in each class.

As I said, Östersund has not hosted before, but is praised for the competition arena and the courses.

- You show during the biathlon world cup that you are the best at making tracks, and it is just as good now.

From an international point of view, they say that they have never seen such good tracks, so all credit to the staff here at the stadium, says Niklas Andersson.

See more from the draft dog WC in Östersund in the clip above.