– Then I was a bit like “ah, father”. That’s what Mina Fürst Holtmann tells news about the feeling she got in her body when she realized how far behind she is leading Federica Brignone. One second and 61 hundredths is the merciless truth. – It was only my fault. I just drove badly. I have to toughen up, she continues. And Holtmann is by no means alone in finding it tough in the World Cup opener in Sölden. – It was hard and difficult, is Thea Louise Stjernesund’s conclusion after the first round. She is a full 2.30 behind the Italian leader, and she looked genuinely surprised in the finish area. – How is it to reset after everything that happened yesterday? – You just have to drive. I’m looking forward to the second half, Stjernesund replies. – I think it’s worse for many others But yesterday was anything but a normal start to the World Cup season for the Norwegian alpine skiers. Teammate Lucas Braathen had called a press conference on Friday morning. There he informed that he was giving up on the day, at the same time that he made scathing criticism of the Norwegian Skiing Association. A collective disk world was deeply shaken. – It is clear that this has taken focus and that the pressure from everyone around has increased, says Lars Elton Myhre, news’s alpine expert. At the same time, he points out that there are always extra denominators before the season opener, and that the fact that Braathen becomes the main focus can actually be positive for the runners this weekend. This is the conflict between the ski stars and the Norwegian Ski Association The Alpinistene and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo are in conflict with the Norwegian Ski Association over marketing rights and the national team agreement. The conflict has been going on for several years, and mainly deals with the question of the extent to which the performers themselves are entitled to their own image rights. A statement from the Norwegian Ski Association’s legislation committee in winter 2022 gave the athletes complete victory in a dispute over image rights. It states that the athletes and NSF must agree on the extent to which the association will be allowed to use the athletes’ image rights in commercial agreements. This means that the athletes have the right to greater influence in NSF’s negotiations with sponsors. What the athletes are now waiting for is for the parties to negotiate a new national team agreement that is in line with the legislative committee’s statement in 2022. Although they have not yet signed a new contract, the athletes are subject to their previous contracts due to a clause that regulates the duration of the agreement . In September, Lucas Braathen nevertheless stood up in a campaign for a competitor to one of the Ski Association’s sponsors. It must have caused strong reactions. On 27 October, Braaten announced that he was quitting. – You are primarily here to ski. I think it’s worse for many others than for us, says Ragnhild Mowinckel about what it was like to reset before Saturday’s race. She is the best of the Norwegian drivers, but she has 1.13 up to the top. – It went well. I think it was fine at the top, and actually almost all the way down, she summarizes after the round. A big mistake made her lose a lot of time. – I think you can see that skiing is there. The speed is there. Anything can happen, says an optimistic Mowinckel. – Just want him to be well For Maria Tviberg, the season opener was over almost before it had begun. She could not cope with the harsh conditions and drove out. – I was unable to adjust when I felt that I was beginning to slip a little, she explains. Tviberg says that the Norwegian team has had a lot of bad training conditions, so she is not quite where she should be. – I did not feel that I had the same preparations. I think I need a little more time, she says, but denies that the last 24 hours have played tricks on her. – I respect Lucas’ decision. If that’s what he feels, then that’s what he feels. I just want him to be okay. The final round is at 1:30 p.m. You can follow it here, but it will be without Kristin Lysdahl. She finished 4.35 behind the leader, which means she is finished for the day.
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