Will Petter Northug represent Norway in the World Cup next season? Ahead of the last three seasons, there have been negotiations between Northug camp and the Norwegian Ski Federation. Both in 2013 and 2014, the parties agreed.
This year is the preliminary knot in the thread. It confirmed Ski Federation said in a statement Monday.
“The Board of the Norwegian Ski Association was at the board meeting last weekend informed of cross committee chairman Thorbjorn Skogstad, that Petter Northug and Coop not has accepted the appointment he was offered.
The agreement is the same as the one he had in success-season 2014/15. Skistyret takes note and regrets that Petter Northug did not want to join the national team and the World Cup on the same terms as all other landslagsuttatte practitioners. “
Northug is offered a one-year contract, but 29-year-old would like to have a three-year deal, writes VG.
In addition Northug want greater freedom. Previously Northug represented the national team from the beginning of November to April. Now he wants the representation period will be shorter.
Monday sent Ski Federation issued a press release about Northug situation:
The Board of the Norwegian Ski Association was at the board meeting last weekend informed of cross committee chairman Thorbjorn Skogstad, that Petter Northug and Coop have not accepted the deal he was offered.
The agreement is the same as the one he had in success-season 2014/15. Skistyret takes note and regrets that Petter Northug did not want to join the national team and the World Cup on the same terms as all other landslagsuttatte practitioners.
Norwegian Ski plan upcoming World Cup season with those athletes who have signed an agreement and will not take any further initiative towards Petter Northug or Coop.
Norwegian Ski Federation is in favor of long-term, individual sporting preparations for our athletes, something Petter and other runners have had in several years. We are also positive and contribute to our athletes can enter into personal sponsorship deals, which all of our best athletes have today. However we can not accept that such agreements are in conflict with the union’s own exclusive agreements. This is the case with Petter Northug all about.
It is impossible for Norwegian Ski Federation to deviate from the principle that anyone who represents Norway and qualified it must respect the national team’s commercial rights. It is these rights that ensures national team operation and financing of the community in Norwegian skiing. Norwegian Ski Federation has a responsibility for the whole and for ensuring that new generations have the same opportunities as Petter Northug and his generation.
Background
After a long, thorough and demanding process, the federation adopted skistyret at its meeting on June 16 that cross-committee could offer Petter Northug a spot on the national team for the season 2015/16. An agreement had, however, be in accordance with NSF’s rules and not cause us to violate any of our obligations.
Cross Country Committee decided on the basis of this mandate to offer Petter Northug a similar agreement for the season 2014/15, a deal that worked very well sportier. The agreement opened the way for Petter Northug could have sporty freedom and maintain agreement with its private sponsorship Coop until season start, but that he must join the national team in the season with the same rights and obligations as every other national team athletes.
Skistyret have taken note that Petter Northug has not accepted the offer. Northug has given feedback that he wants commercial freedom also through the season. Therefore, all this is not just longer on sporting preparations. Norwegian Ski Federation has since the spring of 2013 was positive that Petter Northug could get a freer individual athletic programs.
About Coop’s role
The sports movement and the cooperative movement are our two greatest people movements worldwide. Both are built on community tank and community solutions. For this reason, the Norwegian Ski Association very surprised that it is precisely Coop that challenges the Norwegian national team model, a model that aims to make Norway to be a nation of skiers, but also the world’s best ski nation.
This model has provided great success in all our branches, and has also been crucial for a coherent athletic success as ski-Norway has never experienced before. Coop challenger Norwegian sports lover, and thus the community in Norwegian sports.
Norwegian Ski Federation has a responsibility to enable future generations to have the same opportunities as the current generation . We note that Coop downplaying their own role, but it is a fact that it is Coop that finance Petter Northug private initiative. In virtually all meetings that have been on this issue for several years, representatives of top management in Coop been actively present.
What does this mean?
No athletes are taken to represent Norway in international competitions without an agreement with the Norwegian Ski Federation. The Board of the Norwegian Ski Federation has maintained that Petter Northug has not wanted to sign an offer from cross-committee to deal for the coming season, a deal that is similar to the agreement that he signed before last season.
We apologize greatly when we are of the opinion that Petter Northug has received a generous offer to participate in the national team coming winter.
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