– Thank you for the money. That’s what Quentin Fillon Maillet said when the French took the podium after their victory in the mixed relay on Saturday. In Norwegian it translates to “Thank you for the money”. – I was joking because we always tend to joke about money. I was joking on the podium, but I didn’t expect that it was a camera that caught it, says Fillon Maillet to news and continues: – Some people are motivated by the money, but my motivation is to win. – So it is the Norwegian men who are concerned with the money? – I don’t want to mention any names, but some people like the money and I respect that, replies a cryptic Frenchman. SECOND PLACE: Tarjei Bø, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Karoline Knotten and Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold took second place in the mixed relay on Saturday. Photo: NTB – Big focus on money In the video, it looks like the thanks are directed to Knotten, who shot Norway away from victory. But she denies that to news. – No, he told the boys. I felt he said it to the Norwegian team, but it was directly to the guys. – It was a funny joke we had at the front there. Quentin was very happy with the victory, and we saw that, says Johannes Thingnes Bø to news. Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen reveals to news that the video of Fillon Maillet was diligently shared by the biathletes after Saturday: – It was probably hot in our private group on Instagram. It was commented there so to speak. There has perhaps become a big focus on money for the French. I guess we’ll have to jack them down a bit on the trail here eventually, I think. The background for the money joke can be explained by the fact that the first place was awarded 26,000 euros in sharing, corresponding to approximately 312,000 Norwegian kroner. By comparison, second place received 20,000 euros, or 240,000 kroner. According to Karoline Knotten and Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, there is a lot of money talk about the men when they are with the national team on tour. – Immediately I thought that there is a completely different focus on those guys than on us. At least based on my simple research. So there is clearly a high focus on that, says Tandrevold to news. Knotten agrees: – Ingrid has been talking for years that the boys might talk a little too much about prize money and all that. When Fillon said “thank you for the money”, we think it’s strange then – that that’s the focus. – I think it is connected to the fact that we are a lot more concerned with managing them correctly, smiles Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen. INVESTING FOR THE FUTURE: Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen says that the biathlon masters discuss investments over the breakfast table. Photo: AP Throwing the money away on the stock exchange Christiansen does not understand which of the Norwegian biathletes Fillon Maillet thinks is interested in the prize money, but he admits that he himself likes to invest it. He points out that the career was not eternal and that they are not permanent employees. – We simply don’t get paid. We have to make sure that our whole life will be comfortable, not just the years we do biathlon. Taken together, the career is very short, says Christiansen and continues: – We talk a lot about it, how we choose to invest our money for the future. Then some tips are passed around the breakfast table. The girls listen to them too I think, but I don’t know if they want to take as big a risk as what we guys do. It is “high risk, high reward”. – I don’t care Tandrevold and Knotten say that they don’t care much about the prize pool. – I don’t care so much about how many thousand Swedish kroner there is in difference. The guys can handle that. I’d rather take podiums and fourth places, me. I will be satisfied with the positions I get, says Knotten, who secured fourth place in today’s normal distance. – If I had been thinking about prize money during the shooting, I don’t think it would have been a success formula for me. Fortunately, that’s not what I’m mainly competing for, smiles Tandrevold. CONFIRMED SUSPICION: Tandrevold has long believed that her male colleagues are a bit concerned about money. Photo: AFP Christiansen agrees that money is not the most important thing: – If you are most concerned with making money, then I think it is time to give up. Then there is much else you can do. I like to waste my money on the Oslo Stock Exchange. If I had been most happy about it, I would have stopped biathlon and started wandering down there in the hope of winning back as much as possible. The “Spy King” surprised: – Best known for spy clips on VGTV 00:48 Regrets after declaring fiance 00:46 Receives a very special greeting from Ingrid in Demenskoret 01:03 This is how much the cross-country stars must have to participate in Maskorama 01:07 Show more
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