Lucas Braathen, who retired as an alpine skier before this season, has called for a press conference on Thursday. There he will provide an update on the future of skiing. That’s what one of his sponsors, Red Bull, writes in a press release. Exactly what kind of update Braathen will provide at Thursday’s press conference is unknown. When he quit in October, he said that a comeback in the future “doesn’t feel realistic now”. Lucas Braathen has called it quits after the controversial feud with the Ski Association. We remember these highlights best from the 23-year-old’s career. news expert hopeful That doesn’t stop news’s alpine expert Lars Elton Myhre from hoping. – The first thing I thought was “Yes!”, says Myhre. – There may be some good news here. He is a profile we have missed in the alpine circus, he adds. The question many are now asking is whether this can actually be a comeback as a top alpinist or whether it is something completely different under the auspices of the sponsor Red Bull. – What does your gut feel, Lars? EXPERT: Lars Elton Myhre. Photo: Lars Thomas Nordby / news – I don’t know if it’s hope or a gut feeling, but I was at least very happy and positive. It is very exciting, says Myhre. – Anything can happen at that press conference, but at the same time: He has been active throughout the winter, so it is safe to hope that he has felt the need for competition, Myhre continues. Norwegian Ski Association silent The Greek alpine skier AJ Ginnis has previously confirmed that he trained with Braathen this winter, and said he was “sure” that Braathen would compete again next season. Swiss alpinist Daniel Yule also trained with Braathen this winter. – I don’t think Braathen trains just for fun. I would bet a lot that he will race again next winter, Yule told Blick. WINNER: Lucas Braathen with the slalom ball as the visible proof that he won the slalom cup overall in the 2022/23 season. Photo: AFP news has been in contact with the Norwegian Skiing Association, which says the following about Braathen’s announced press conference: – At the present time, we have no comment, says Claes-Tommy Herland, press officer for alpine skiing in the Norwegian Skiing Association. – Need profiles like Lucas news’s alpine expert Nina Haver-Løseth agrees with Myhre: EXPERT: Nina Haver-Løseth. Photo: Cornelius Poppe / NTB “Anything can happen here.” As the press conference is under the auspices of the energy drink manufacturer Red Bull, she is careful not to make too strong a statement. – But you can hope for a comeback. Skiing needs profiles like Lucas Braathen, she says. The press conference takes place in Salzburg, Austria. It was last October that a tearful Lucas Braathen confirmed that he had quit at the age of 23. The background for the surprising decision was a long conflict with the Norwegian Ski Association. This is the conflict between the ski stars and the Norwegian Ski Association. The Alpinists 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, Braathen announced that he was quitting. In April, Klæbo turned down the national team. After several months of negotiations around a long-term representation agreement, it became clear this autumn that Klæbo will be able to make use of a standard representation agreement this winter. This means that he will have great commercial freedom between the World Cup weekends. – I will now embark on my own journey and find out what the next journey is. And I’m so excited about it. And I’m so glad that I am, Braathen said when he resigned in October. On Thursday we may find out what the next journey is. Absurd WC blunder: — What are you doing? 00:29 Scandalous scenes in the World Cup: – Oi! It is extremely dangerous! 00:47 Klæbo – he hugged me tightly 00:51 Mowinckel paid tribute to Kvitfjell 00:48 Show more
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