Canada's biggest longtime star of the past decade, Alex Harvey, retired before last season.

It was noticeable on the results.

In fact, the best Canadian in last year's World Cup, Dahria Beatty, did not finish better than 79th in the overall World Cup.

Eleven falls in the national team

And when the new season begins next week in Ruka, Finland, there will be no advanced Canadian placements.

In fact, there will be no placements at all.

The national team has namely been affected by an outbreak of covid-19.

The Canadian Ski Federation's spokesperson Chris Dornan tells CBC that no less than eleven cases of covid-19 can be linked to the national team.

- The Canadian Ski Association assists the affected individuals and those who have been in close contact with them.

These individuals are now in quarantine and follow all protocols issued to protect themselves and the whole society, says Dornan.

The Canadian Ski Federation has now decided not to participate in any World Cup competitions on this site at the turn of the year.

CLIP: Why Stina Nilsson switched to biathlon (November 17, 2020)

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In March, the news came that Stina Nilsson is changing sports.

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