However, the message will not have as big consequences as one might think, when upcoming alpine competitions in the first Åre and then in the Slovenian Kranjska Gora are conducted before the end of the weekend.

The same goes for Sandra Näslund and the other skiers in ski cross, who run the last races of the season in Switzerland this weekend.

But after all, the message means that after Sunday there is a competition and training stop outside Scandinavia for Swedish riders indefinitely.

- This decision has been made with the knowledge and information we have today. We continue to follow the trend and then we see how the future is shaping up, says Tommy Eliasson Winter.