It was last week that ski instructor Michel Vions reasoned in the interview with Bild that Russian skiers
- The idea of opening the door to Russia and Belarus is getting closer, he said then.
The statement caused the Swedish Olympic Committee's director of operations, Peter Reinebo, to react.
"Our position is firm.
Now is not the right time to discuss reinstatement," he wrote in a press release.
"Clearly misinterpreted"
Michel Vion's statement is now rejected by Martti Uusitalo, who is Finland's representative on Fi's board.
- His statements have clearly been misinterpreted.
There is no such will (to let Russia and Belarus back in).
And there have been no discussions about it, says Uusitalo to Ilta-Sanomat.
He believes that Michel Vion only spoke of Fis and the sports world "someday" having to prepare to let Russia in, but that it is not close to happening now.
- It requires at least an end to the military operations.
When the time is right, sports can be one of the first bridge builders.
But that time is not now – and no one on our board has raised the issue, says Uusitalo.
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