MOSCOW, Oct 28 German cross-country team coach Peter Schlickenrieder predicted cancellation stages of the World Cup in the 2022/23 season due to the energy crisis in Europe. Previously, the Secretary General of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Michel Vion also allowed the cancellation of the World Cup stages for the same reason. «The energy crisis and energy prices are not allow the organizers to produce a lot of snow. And snow is an important basis for us. We will see the cancellation of competitions where the organizers decide not to produce snow,» Schlickenrieder quotes BR24.FIS at the end of February suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions due to events at Ukraine. FIS on October 22 extended the suspension of athletes from Russia and Belarus for an indefinite period.
