FIS wants Kandahar departure in Garmisch

In the Alpine World Cup Winter 2022/23, there should be no men's departure on the legendary Kandahar of Garmisch. About appropriate plans of the International Ski Association FIS reported on Monday of Bayerische Rundfunk. Accordingly, the racing calendar "only two ladies races on the Kandahar and a slalom of the gentlemen on the Gudiberg" in Partenkirchen.

The responsible persons at the German Ski Association (DSV) and in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, said, be "very angry". He was "shocked correctly," said Florian Fischer, board of the Skiclub Garmisch, the Br. The Kandahar is besides the Lauberhorn descent in Wengen or the Streif in Kitzbühel to the most famous and most dangerous slopes. Since 1954 the race will be held.

The seemingly compulsive internationalization of ski racing must know limits.

Artur Auernhammer, Member of the Sports Committee in the Bundestag

FIS President Johan Eliassch wanted to give the calendar an international painting and forgive, for example, to China. The Council, the FIS decision-making body, re-arrives again in May 2022 to advise the racing calendar.

"In today's time race in the Bavarian Alps can be credited to race to China and Russia, is not to be able to understand. The seemingly compulsive internationalization of ski racing must know limits," said Artur Auernhammer, member of the Sports Committee in the Bundestag.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is located next to Crans-Montana / Switzerland, Narvik / Norway and Soldeu / Andorra for the orientation of the Ski World Cup 2027. The decision falls at the end of May.