According to Florian Liegl, chief of the Austrian Federation, Austria, Poland and Slovenia protested against the start of the Norwegian athletes, because it is doubtful, that their suits are according to the rules.
I don't think they want matches between USA and Canada on the one side and the weakest teams on the other side in the tournament. It could be really grim. It's bad enough, that they have a realistic chance to make it into two digits against the other semifinalists.
Of course I was joking. I don't even understand why these events exist in first place. They are competing at the same exact same tracks as in normal races (of course), but for whatever reason the time only starts to run halfway through. What nonsense.