On 20 January 2021, a family member notified the creators of the series, writes VG. It was ten months before the last season of the TV series Team Ingebrigtsen was broadcast on news. “They must think very carefully about how they show Gjert in particular,” the notice said. The brothers Jakob, Filip and Henrik Ingebrigtsen. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB Far from the truth The email was received by the production company Zapaca Films. In it, it was also claimed that the picture drawn by Gjert Ingebrigtsen in particular and family life in general was “as completely outside the truth as it is possible to get”. It was also claimed that people would not watch the series if they knew the real truth. The sender explained the warning by saying that things were going on in the family that were “not good”. The last season of the series premiered on 3 December 2021. In February 2022, it became clear that brothers Henrik, Filip and Jakob Ingebrigtsen ended their coaching relationship with father Gjert. In October this year, they came forward and told about both violence and threats in their upbringing. Gjert Ingebrigtsen has denied all guilt in the case all along, and does not recognize himself in the grounds for suspicion. Followed up Linn Therese Amundsen is the director and photographer in the series. She tells VG that they followed up on the email. – At that time, we at Zapaca Film had spent five years with the family. During this time we have had many long, and what we perceive as confidential conversations with most of the family members. It was in this context that the email was read and handled by us. According to her, the whistleblower himself was filmed, and was sent episodes afterwards in order to give feedback. The company says they also communicated with news about the matter. Jon Ola Sand is head of strategy and development for the external department at news, and is responsible for what is bought in from others. He says news became aware of the content of the e-mail on Tuesday 28 November. He says they have had a close dialogue with the production over many years, but cannot think of a concrete conversation about this e-mail. Jon Ola Sand is head of strategy and development for the external department at news. Photo: Hege Bakken Riise / news He tells VG that they didn’t receive the email either. – But, the production company never considered that these conflicts were as serious as it seems now in retrospect. Gjert Ingebrigtsen’s lawyer, John Christian Elden, has been informed of the case. Heidi Reisvang at Elden Advokatfirma tells news that they will not comment on the case. This has happened in the Ingebrigtsen conflict, from golden smiles, reality shows and jubilation, to family quarrels and accusations of violence. Here is the timeline of the Ingebrigtsen conflict. It became known that the running brothers Jakob, Filip and Henrik Ingebrigtsen had broken off their collaboration with dad and coach Gjert Ingebrigtsen. Jakob Ingebrigtsen commented on the break with his coach father. – Some things don’t last forever, he commented after the first race without Gjert. A month and a half after the news of the break-up, Henrik Ingebrigtsen opened up a little more and said that “after so many years it didn’t work anymore”. At the same time, he asked Gjert to step more into the role of father than into the role of coach. Just over a week later, Gjert also broke his silence. – We knew that this wear and tear in the family would sooner or later strike. It has been tough, said Gjert Ingebrigtsen to news. Gjert continued to train Narve Gilje Nordås and Per Svela. He was therefore present during the EC in Munich in the summer of 2022, where he stated that it was special to be in a championship without accompanying his own children. The following six months Gjert student Nordås and the Ingebrigtsen brothers were at the same training camp. Then there was an episode that only became known in the autumn. Henrik Ingebrigtsen expressed that Nordås could not sit at the same table as him, and the association had to introduce measures. Only months after the episode between Henrik Ingebrigtsen and Narve Gilje Nordås, the parties were again at the same training session. The atmosphere must have been bad there too, according to the latter. Late in 2023, the conflict escalated in the public eye, when it became known that Gjert did not receive accreditation for the WC in Budapest. – It has been decided in a meeting today that he will not receive one of the coaching accreditations, based on an overall assessment, said Erlend Slokvik, head of sport in the Norwegian Athletics Federation, to news. The championship was characterized by noise and war of words, and the ice front between Jakob and Gjert student Nordås became very visible. A month after the WC, Nordås spoke out about the WC row and the argument with the Ingebrigtsen brothers. – I hope that people can travel around for conventions and championships to live under the same roof without it being so uncomfortable and tense, so that you almost can’t even be in the same arena, he said. news revealed the aforementioned episode about the incident between Henrik Ingebrigtsen and Narve Gilje Nordås at a training camp. On the same day, the Norwegian Athletics Federation announced that Gjert will not be accredited for the championships in 2024 either. Knut Jæger Hansen went out on news and described Henrik Ingebrigtsen’s behavior as “bullying and harassment”. The Ingebrigtsen brothers wrote a column in VG in which they opened up about the background for the protracted conflict. They described the father as violent and controlling. On the same day, lawyer John Christian Elden rejected all claims on behalf of Gjert. A short time later, the Norwegian Athletics Association made a statement: – The Norwegian Athletics Association’s intention is to provide safe surroundings and a healthy performance environment for our athletes, coaches, managers and people in the support apparatus. Based on Jakob, Filip and Henrik’s statements today, we will take responsibility for intensifying this work, parts of it read. – Based on the information that came to light through the media yesterday, it is natural for the police to investigate whether there is reasonable reason to initiate an investigation,” police inspector Terese Braut Våge told news the day after the brothers’ chronicle. – Yes, that is the plan, Narve Gilje Nordås said when asked by TV 2 whether he intended to continue with Gjert Ingebrigtsen as coach. In an article published in TV 2 and VG, Martin Ingebrigtsen, the brother of Jakob, Filip and Henrik, said that he “has never feared dad”. The police decided to proceed with the case after carrying out initial investigations. – The information that has come to light has meant that we have now opened a criminal case, said police inspector Terese Braut Våge in the Sør-West police district. Mette Yvonne Larsen, legal counsel for several members of the Ingebrigtsen family, said that a report had recently been lodged against Gjert Ingebrigtsen. She told Aftenposten that it was a family member who had reported Ingebrigtsen. The public assistance lawyer also said that several members of the Ingebrigtsen family had been in for questioning in the case. In a press release on 28 November, the police stated that they are continuing the investigation, and that Gjert Ingebrigtsen has the status of a suspect. – Based on the information in the case, it was natural to give all of the children the status of offended. All the victims have now been questioned. Gjert Ingebrigtsen has the status of a suspect. He has been questioned and does not recognize himself in the grounds for suspicion, said police inspector Terese Braut Våge. Show more
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The creators of Team Ingebrigtsen received notice about the family in January 2021 – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
