Piered the speed rider critically at the ski association:
Felix Monsén was petitioned from the national team last year but chose to invest on his own.
It took him both to the World Cup and to a personal best in the World Cup as ten (Super-G). But in order to get it all around, he was required to collect millions, and it will be the same this year.
Admittedly, sheep Sweden’s only speed skater at the elite level this season more support from the Swedish Ski Association – according to the acting national team manager Per Jonsson, among other things, about vehicles, materials and transport:
– But the problem is that we simply do not have the resources to set up an entire national team business around him.
30-year-old Monsén has this year hired his own service man for his team and expects the season to cost him around SEK 2.4 million.
Following the union’s support and private sponsors, he lacks about one million.
– It still takes a lot of work by myself for the coming season to get rid of, he says.
He’s alone left from it offensive on the speed branches that started by the union ten years ago. The goals were soaring set, but the bet discontinued himself, Riders quit and the money ended.
The failed speed venture has created headlines over the years. So even last year’s pressed financial situation in Alpin-Sweden, dissatisfaction Among the national team skiers and replacements in the leadership staff.
With your gaze a little from the side, how is Swedish alpine skiing right now?
– I would probably say that it feels pretty bad, says Felix Monsén.
– The economic seat is also a sign that we have not made results in recent years. We have a few who have made fantastic results, but as a whole squad it is not good at all.
He continues:
– We do not get the riders we need. I do not know what it is because we are still a skiing nation and we have a lot of good young riders – but it is about how we take advantage of their skiing.
– I think we have gone wrong somewhere. And that the riders may feel more pressure than support from the union.
