Corona pandemic has affected many sports events and there is a risk that competitions at the end of the year will be affected. One example is the alpine world cup where the competition places are different from weekend to weekend and the journeys thus many.

In the International Ski Federation of Fis there are now discussions about organizing several World Cup competitions in the same places - in other words, there would be fewer competition places.

- I believe that there is a great opportunity for a restructuring and to review the competition schedule from both a sustainability perspective for the active ones based on load but also from an environmental perspective. How we move and how we can optimize the way our riders compete, alpine manager Tommy Eliasson Winter tells SVT Sport.

Takes energy to travel

The World Cup was scheduled to take place in 34 different locations in fifteen countries this past winter unless the corona eruption had ended the season prematurely. The alpine tour is a huge circus that moves week in and week out.

Eliasson Winter is positive about any change.

- I welcome the discussion even though I have no clear answer on exactly how it should be resolved. This is a very complex system.

What are the benefits of less competition?

- Less load, moving a lot loads. The circus that is, however, is a great burden on the individual and on the structure. It takes a lot of resources to travel and you consume a lot of resources and energy.

Wiberg: Grabs the checkout

SVT Sports expert Pernilla Wiberg agrees.

"It sounds like a very good alternative based on both the corona and the travel situation which is brutal for the injury statistics, according to most of the World Cup working with healthy," says Wiberg, who also sees some difficulties with this solution.

- Everyone is looking to get more competitions to their country. Arranging a World Cup competition gives you a crunch at checkout.

Eliasson Winter also sees negative sides with fewer competition places.

- There's another page. Tradition, culture and relevance in several places. It is a World Cup because it is represented in several places around the world and there is a threat. If you stop competing in certain parts of the world, the interest falls there? It can make the World Cup weaker over time.