– It must not become more drastic. But I actually understand his choice, says the alpine star to news. For Henrik Kristoffersen knows very well what it is like to be in a conflict with the Norwegian Ski Association. He did that himself for a number of years. – I have been through something similar, and there is no doubt that it costs money. I’ve been in the same tracks and thought the same myself, at times. So I can understand the decision he has made, he says. Earlier this week, Kristoffersen told news that he believes the same conflicts will appear again and again if there is not a better balance between what you give as a performer and what you get. – I think a lot is rooted in the fact that you have to give and take a little. As of today, there will be a lot of ‘take’ from one front and there is a part that is not completely satisfied with that, said the 29-year-old. – The problems I point to there, you can see the result of that now, says Kristoffersen . – Need strong profiles Kristoffersen is on the national team, but he is not part of the ongoing conflict between the other national team runners and the association. That’s because the 29-year-old has his own sporting plan, and he signed a limited-time agreement with the association when it came into place. He therefore has a national team contract that lasts until the coming season and has followed the apparently deadlocked conflict, a number of other skiers are now standing a little on the sidelines. A conflict Braathen gives as the reason for his retirement as a 23-year-old. DUEL: Henrik Kristoffersen thanks Lucas Braathen for the “fight” after the victory in Wengen in January last season. Photo: AFP – What do you think of the Skiing Association putting itself in that situation? It’s a shame for the sport, because a sport needs strong profiles. Although Lucas and I are very different in many ways, Lucas has an extremely strong profile in sports. There is no doubt that it is a shame for the sport to lose such a profile, sums up the world champion. – Has no answer to what the Norwegian Skiing Association emphasizes that they think it is very sad that Braathen is giving up. He used a good part of the time during the approximately 20-minute long session in Sölden on Friday to direct strong criticism of NSF before revealing his career full stop. – Henrik Kristoffersen says that he has considered the same. How will you prevent this from happening again? asks news Skiforbundet. – We don’t have an answer to that today either, answers sports director in alpine skiing, Claus Ryste. – We have to look at that, and there is certainly something we could have done differently. And then what we say is a very complex issue because we have a lot to take into account. And then you have to look at it, not least together with all the athletes, answers ski president Tove Moe Dyrhaug. 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. Wants evaluation Hans Petter Buraas, who became Olympic champion in 1998, supports Braaten and several of the alpinists in the image rights battle, and recognizes several of the issues. He calls today’s solution old-fashioned. – Leaning on Norwegian main sponsors and the like is great, but I think you have to open up to see the world. That it is possible to be more flexible, adaptable and tailor more, instead of being locked into large agreements that bind federations and runners both arm and leg, believes “Burre”. – I think that the Ski Association should now at least hold an extraordinary board meeting and lay down some good guidelines for how they should treat their runners, their coaches and their support apparatus in the right way, he adds. news’s expert Nina Løseth also has advice for the Ski Association. – It is clear that a review should now be made of what could have been done differently. There should certainly be an evaluation of how to handle future conflicts, says Løseth.
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