The Norwegians and FIS were criticized during the Åre stop during the Ski Tour because Norway's national team was located at Copperhill, one of the resort's finer hotels, while at the same time, including Finland, were forced to stay at a military location.
Now the bad luck seems to have ended up with Norway.
- Don't think that Norwegians only live in luxury hotels. Sometimes we are also placed on poorer housing. Ingvild and I washed golf and windows and the towel was not white afterwards if you say so, says Therese Johaug to NRK.
Sweden does live a full 30 minutes drive further away from the city and the arena than Norway does - but at a larger hotel with significantly better standards.
- Our hotel is a bit away but I would rather stay here where I do not have to clean myself, says Swedish sprint specialist Maja Dahlqvist to SVT Sport.
Who is performing best in the tracks remains to be seen.
In Lahti, 10 kilometers are classically run on Saturday and relays on Sunday. The competitions are broadcast in SVT and Play.