Halfway through the Swedish-Norwegian ski tour you can see that the organizers received criticism from many different directions.

Iivo Niskanen posted clips on Instagram from the Finnish national team's accommodation in Åre, a military training site with smelly rooms and where 30 people would share two toilets. The Finns were quick to change housing, but other countries were equally disappointed. Austria's Teresa Stadlober annoyed that their national team had to stay far away from the upcoming competitions in Åre and Storlien.

Ski Tours CEO Guri Knotten Hetland agrees with one criticism, but not the other.

- The criticism from Finland was clearly justified. I am very happy that within an hour we managed to get new housing for them. It shouldn't have happened, but it did, and I'm glad we solved it quickly, she tells TT.

- But when it comes to the criticism that they live far from the center of Åre and the arena, it is because it is sports law and the most hectic period in Åre, and we have to use housing outside the city as well. It was not possible to solve any other way.

Teodor Peterson is one of the Swedish national team's field representatives. He thinks it is strange that no reasonable hotels have been found for the hauliers, and mainly refers to the case with Finland.

- I've been with myself for many distances. It is not something we have appreciated, but there is not much to do about it. But if it is too low a standard ... you still want to strive for it to be something almost fair. And it doesn't seem to have been, says Peterson.

A major topic of discussion has also been the handling of the smaller nations' whaling team. When they were moved to a garage in an apartment building in Åre, without ventilation, several servicemen refused to work.

- 20 years ago, it often looked that way, but in recent years all organizers know that certain requirements are set for ventilation. It's just to complain and hope the organizer also realizes it and apologizes for it, and makes sure to do better if you get more chances, says Teodor Peterson.

Guri Knotten Hetland folds flat again.

- We can only complain, we have not done our job. That garage has been used every year in the World Cup in alpine skiing, but then ventilation has been added. It was resolved in the end, but it should have been clear by the time the team got there, she says.

Clip: CEO Guri Knotten responds to the criticism

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The audience has been involved from the start anyway. In Östersund, 6,000-7,000 spectators saw the competitions in place on Saturday, around 5,000 on Sunday, and even Tuesday's sprint up the slalom hill in Åre attracted a few thousand ski hangers. However, the organization itself, with a sprint in an alpine slope, received much criticism from the riders.

"Hopefully, there won't be that many more sprints going in a slalom hill," said Sweden's Linn Svahn, among others.

But here Ski Tours CEO turns away.

- My personal opinion is that it became a good and interesting counter-back. Some riders thought a traditional sprint would have been better, but others liked this. There are always different perceptions about competitions, and so it should be. But I thought it was something new and different.

Unfortunately for the tour, in addition to the organizational misses, the weather was not included. This applies more than anything else on the tour's intended parade stage on Thursday, 38 kilometers in the mountains across the Swedish-Norwegian border, which had to be replaced due to harsh winds.

In addition, there have been some objections to the tour's key words: sustainability. Because even though the riders have to ride trains between the stages - otherwise they are washed - the national team buses between the competition places, almost empty.

- It's a good idea, I understand the idea. But now you have those empty buses that still run the routes. That makes it feel a bit pointless, Heidi Weng told Expressen the other day.

Clip: The Vallata team's criticism continues

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