Called Ruka a piece of shit in an interview - then Frida Karlsson apologized: "Clear sign that I'm an athlete and not a politician".
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Frida Karlsson's naming of Ruka led to reactions. And the Swedish ski star poodled and admitted that she expressed herself badly. I have no problem with Ruka, she tells Expressen.
The terrorist attack in Brussels where two Swedish football supporters were shot to death has shaken Sweden.
The incident immediately led to increased security around national teams and events, and supporters have also been urged to be on their guard when traveling in Europe.
Even within the Swedish national ski team, they have now been given new guidelines to follow as a new world cup season is about to start.
- We have received updates from the entire organization. Some rules of conduct such as that we will travel civilly, says Frida Karlsson in an interview for SVT Sport .
Karlsson also says in the same interview that she feels safe traveling around when the World Cup starts. She also made a comment that was widely circulated in both Sweden and Finland.
- It is obviously terrible what happened. At the same time, we travel to places like Ruka and Livigno. It's like small shitty places and maybe not the worst terror sites.
Karlsson apologizes
It is the word "shit place" that provoked reactions. Karlsson tells Expressen that she has received many angry messages from Finland.
- The whole thing is a clear sign that I am an athlete and not a politician. I meant that Ruka is a small town if you compare it to, for example, Brussels. And thus not as risky, she says.
And Karlsson apologizes for his comment.
- I have no problems whatsoever with Ruka. On the contrary, I think it's great there. I apologize here and now to the entire Finnish people. It was I who formulated myself poorly, she says.
The timetable holds for the World Cup in Ruka
The World Cup starts in Ruka during the last weekend in November. In northern Finland, Karlsson's comment has not gone unnoticed and it has been discussed in Kuusamon Erä-Veikot's office.
- We thought about it and laughed. It didn't cause much of a stir, says Jukka Tahkola who is the race leader for the World Cup in Ruka to Yle.
- I have lived here for almost 60 years. No neighbor needs to come and tell me if it's a good or bad place.
And according to Tahkola, the preparations for the World Cup premiere have gone according to schedule.
- We are relieved that it was below zero. If southerly winds start blowing, it will quickly be plus five degrees, but we are happy with how it is now, he says.