The World Cup in Toblach attracts many of the national team riders, those who will compete at the WC, from the SM.
This is due to changes in Fi's competition calendar which means that the events collide.
It is a situation that the Swedish Ski Association hopes to avoid in the future, as they want to have a strong starting field at national competitions.
- It is very important to us.
The Swedish Skiing Association is very concerned that there will be the best possible starting field at the SC and this unfortunate clash with the World Cup calendar and also the JVM and the U23 WC, I hope we never have to experience that again, says Cross Country Director Lars Öberg to SVT Sport.
Next year, the SM is moved after the World Cup season, and then there is no risk of a collision.
However, Öberg is already working to avoid a collision in 2025.
- I am already working with Fis to try to prevent us from ending up in the same situation in two years.
There is a risk that if we don't handle it better, we could end up in the same situation then and it must not happen again.
There, we from the association will do everything we can and perhaps also cooperate with other countries.
National championships in Sweden, Norway and Finland are extremely important for skiing, he says.