In a press release Monday wrote Ski Federation that they “are planning upcoming World Cup season with those athletes who have signed an agreement and will not take any further initiative towards Petter Northug or Coop.”
Now Petter Northug chosen to take the first step. Skikongen has since TV2 Sport experiencing written a letter to the cross-country committee and Skistyret. In the letter Northug about a meeting.
Håndsutrekningen from Northug comes the day after the parties went to the trenches and shot with sharply against each other.
Ski Federation sent Wednesday a new press release. They maintain that Petter Northug can not profile the Coop in the season.
«Petter Northug and his supporters argue that the Norwegian Ski Federation in 2013 gave him permission to conclude an agreement with Coop. We do not feel that the promises which it is claimed that we have given. “
” This involves simply that individual performers can not profile sponsors that conflict with Ski Federation sponsors. Petter Northug and Coop requires even having ownership of commercial rights also in competition season. This is the key issue, and some Norwegian Ski Federation can not accept. “
Read the press release at the bottom of the matter!
Northug believes Ski Federation must keep what they promised when he went out of the national team in spring 2013. According mosbyggen has FIS abandoned both their promises and changed the rules and their interpretation in order to force him back to the national team.
– There are enormous differences between what is presented and what we were promised in 2013. On the basis of it. Such rules are today and we’ve got them forth now, so Petter Northug fooled, said Are Sørum Langås to TV2 Tuesday.
Northug want to be treated equally like all the other private runners in Norway. Right now the difference between Petter Northug and a runner Tord Asle Gjerdalen (Team Santander) that FIS will enter a timed appointment with Northug, so he can profile Coop during the season. Private runner Gjerdalen profiling Santander in periods he represents Norway. This team believes Northug is unfair. Common to both is that they have to perform in the national opening on Beitostøl in November to be allowed to go in the World Cup.
Norwegian Ski Federation says Northug now offered the same deal as in 2014/15 season, a deal that associated claims gives Petter Northug commercial advantages and sporty freedom that no other national team runners have.
The press release Tuesday told Northug that he wants to participate in the World Cup.
– My goal is to go fast ski for Norway in the World Cup – for the winter and the coming winters.
– The only thing I have asked the Norwegian Ski Federation is about to stand by the conditions I was submitted prior to the decision to establish own initiative outside the national team. The rules still allow that I can be defined as representation runner, but FIS has not shown a willingness to use this room for maneuver. Therefore, I neither answered yes or no to the agreement I has been submitted, writes Northug.
What is certain is that Northug has much higher hand before this season than before last season. When Northug signed on the previous agreement did he do it after a turbulent year with a failure Olympics in Sochi and fill run in May as a backdrop. This year, he can count to four World Championship gold in Falun. In many ways Northug in the same negotiating position as after the 2013 season, when he took two gold in Val di Fiemme Championships.
Wednesday’s press release from FIS:
“Norwegian Ski Federation has always had a strong desire to have Petter Northug on the national team. Precisely why we have in recent years made major efforts to agree with Petter Northug and his team. That means we are very surprised and disappointed that he chose to write under similar agreement last year, an agreement giving him preferential treatment until season starting in November.
Last winter did the support of the Norwegian Ski everything they could to make Petter Northug to succeed, not least, this applied to the support in the lubrication trailer.
Petter Northug and his supporters argue that the Norwegian Ski Federation in 2013 gave him permission to enter into an agreement with Coop. We do not feel that the promises which it is claimed that we have given.
This is not about the possibility of a free and flexible sporting role for Petter Northug in the training. This he has full opportunity within the national team framework.
This involves nor of the right to personal sponsorship. It has all the athletes in the Norwegian Ski Association.
This involves simply that individual practitioners can promote sponsors that conflict with Ski Federation sponsors. Petter Northug and Coop requires even having ownership of commercial rights also in competition season. This is the key issue, and some Norwegian Ski Federation can not accept.
Petter Northug was offered a generous deal that gives commercial advantages and sporty freedom no second national team runners. Anything with a strong desire that he would participate in the World Cup.
Some basic principles must still Northug follow in line with all other practitioners. It should his supporters and Coop facilitated. Then we had all been able to look forward to a new season with Petter Northug and all the other great skiers in this country. “
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