VAL DI FIEMME (AP) Glad Message to Petter Northug (29) and partnership: A weak Norwegian krone makes it extra fat to be Norwegian winter sports athlete abroad.
For the best are talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars extra in prize money. And not least, comes the Tour de Ski, the pools are very nice.
Marit Bjoergen might blow all records if she comes up first monster hill here in Val di Fiemme Sunday. Winner she additional 10-kilometer Saturday (starting 15:45 hours), she has won every Tour de Ski stage.
It has never happened before.
Norwegian practitioners prize money worth much extra year. Reason: The Norwegian krone since November has been greatly weakened in relation to the prize money currency Swiss franc.
Last year at this time was obtained 6.80 million for each Swiss franc, according valutaveksel.no. Now you get 7.50 million.
– If the changer money and use them in Norway, so they’ve got a lucky time effect. Then they have cashed in, says Tom Staavi, economics commentator for the VG media house.
– High daily salary
Winner Mon rubbel and bit – something Bjoergen can be the first in history to do – we are left with 120,000 Swiss francs, or just over 900,000 dollars. At the same time last year were obtained 815.000 million for the same amount franc.
– There is a high daily salary just the day, but there is much work behind, says Marit Bjoergen VG.
– How big is the bonus from sponsors?
– I have not thought of. That has never happened before, so I must home to watch.
In glorious winter sunshine and one minus degree was the Norwegian skiers out and practiced Friday. Sundby could not be interviewed. He will focus on the two races remaining.
– If I do not set up, I become well caged says Northug and laughs.
11,000 more victory
After the VG can bonus part of Coop his salary constitute 20 percent of total salary. He can thus get a couple million bonus money with success in the Tour de Ski and World Cup. Northug also get bonuses of equipment supplier Fischer. In last year’s fiasco season went Northug miss three million in bonuses.
Martin Johnsrud Sundby gained around 1.5 million in clean prize money in 2014. He can earn rough on the weak Norwegian crown.
Every World Cup victory in cross country is now worth around 11,000 pounds more than the same time last year – if you are Norwegian. A victory gives 15,000 Swiss francs, nearly 113,000 dollars.
PS The same logic applies to other winter sports administered by FIS. Alpinist Kjetil Jansrud have run into around 180,000 Swiss francs this winter. It was worth 1.22 million dollars on this time last year. Now: 1.35 million.
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