Employed at New Highs and desired by Northug – Aftenposten

Eirik Myhr Nossum is still associated with the company as plaintiff known Norwegian skier.

GATWICK (adressa.no): The chaos around Petter Northug continues Monday and reached a peak when it became known that the company New Highs, who organized skiing stars support last winter, has sued Northug. They require replacement after 28-year-old said the contract with them two years before it ran out.

– Do not come with offers

conflict with New Highs comes on top of all the noise lately. Fill scandal, where it will be trial shortly, and disagreements with Ski Federation on a new representation agreement is causes the repeated non-sporting media stories, as well as the controversial publication of the book.

How adressa.no understand the matter has Northug and his team did not come with an offer of financial compensation to new heights after the three-year contract was canceled in the spring.

It has, after what adressa.no know, for several months been clear in people who are close to the process that the conflict would be sent to court.

desire that skit ester

After Northug DUI 4th ​​of May it was announced that the main skiing stars Coop required the cooperation with New Highs terminated, if the food supply chain would continue to cooperate with Northug. Both Are Sørum Langås and John Northug went out of new heights after the agreement was terminated. Both are among skiing stars kins supporters now.

– Northug not offered to new heights one dollar

skiing stars sued by the management he scrapped before the contract expires.

Man which has been Northug right hand for years, Eirik Myhr Nossum, is still employed by the company. Myhr Nossum was Northug personal trainer until spring, but left that position to Stig Rune Kveen after the season.

Opposite adressa.no confirms Myhr Nossum that he has been requested by Northug team to join that skit ester coming season. In addition to his position at New Highs went Myhr Nossum recently as general manager and coach in Lightning Ski.

The lawsuit, the former Northug coach not comment.

Do not conflict

– It is not my task to do, it will bring Lars (Christian Engen, CEO of New Heights). I have no knowledge of the case, he says to adressa.no.

Myhr Nossum says he has not talked with Petter Northug on time.

– I have received a request to test skis, but we need to get back to. It will prove whether it fits so I can join. Petter is busy training and I’m busy with my, he says to adressa.no.

Fast skit ester success year

While Northug was still a part of the national team, was Myhr Nossum with that Northug skit ester and driver both in the Tour de Ski and the championship. Then he Strindheim-runner’s personal trainer, then Northug broke with the national team.

– It’s been a while since I was asked to join this season. The agreement is that we will look at it when the season is approaching, says Eirik Myhr Nossum.

New Highs leader Lars Christian Engen has not answered inquiries from adressa.no Tuesday. Petter Northug Manager Are Sørum Langås declined to comment, referring to the lawyer Ola Haugen. The lawyer did not respond to requests adressa.no.