– Yes, that is the plan, Gilje Nordås told TV 2 when they met him at Sola on Friday afternoon, and asked if he intended to continue with Gjert Ingebrigtsen as coach. – It is clear that there are many indents. I try to keep up with commenting, I think it’s wise, he says to news after landing at Gardermoen. But Nordås confirms that he plans to continue with Ingebrigtsen as coach. The reasoning is as follows: – Of course, now not all the facts are on the table, but I can’t say much more until all the facts are available, he says, and adds: – First of all, it’s just an allegation, he says to news. On Thursday, Henrik, Filip and Jakob Ingebrigtsen wrote the following in a column in VG: “We have grown up with a father who has been very aggressive and controlling, and who has used physical violence and threats as part of his upbringing.” On Friday, Sørvest police district confirmed to news that they will assess the accusations: “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”. Nordås in the dark Gjert Ingebrigtsen has both Thursday and Friday distanced himself from the accusations via his lawyer John Christian Elde: “The fact that the police are investigating whether there are grounds to investigate is not the same as the fact that a criminal case has been opened against my client. He is neither suspected nor charged with any criminal offence.” Between the bark and the wood stands Narve Gilje Nordås, who is still coached by Gjert Ingebrigtsen. TV 2 met Nordås at Sola on Friday afternoon, and then he confirms that the plan is to continue with Ingebrigtsen as coach. At Gardermoen, Nordås was also asked if he knew about the accusations before yesterday. – I have no comment on that, Nordås said before rushing on. EXPERT: Vebjørn Rodal. Photo: Sigmund Sagberg Andersen / news Rodal: – Will get reactions – He is not making it easy for himself to make that choice, says news’s athletics expert Vebjørn Rodal, and elaborates: – He will get reactions. In the polarizing debate with people who express themselves for or against on social media in harsh terms, he has to stand his ground. By making this choice, he will probably not become close friends with Jakob, Henrik and Phillip. When he once again chooses Gjert’s side, he burns that opportunity to his racing colleagues. news has asked the Ingebrigtsen brothers’ press contact Espen Skoland about how they react to the fact that Nordås will continue with Gjert Ingebrigtsen as coach despite the accusations of violence, but has not yet received an answer. Denied accreditation news has also been in contact with sports manager Erlend Slokvik in the Norwegian Athletics Federation, who will not comment on Nordås’ statement that the plan is to continue with Ingebrigtsen as coach. – It is too early to say anything about that, says Slokvik. The collaboration between Nordås and Ingebrigtsen has led to friction in the national team over the past two seasons. The Norwegian Athletics Federation refused Ingebrigtsen accreditation for this summer’s WC in Budapest, and has also given notice that he is unwanted in both the indoor WC and EC in 2024. This is a decision that both Gjert Ingebrigtsen and Narve Gilje Nordås have reacted to. Ingebrigtsen has engaged lawyer John Christian Elden, and will have a meeting with the athletics association on Wednesday next week. Lawyer Elden believes it is natural that Nordås and Ingebrigtsen continue their collaboration. – They have a very good relationship. He is a good trainer, he has a good student as a trainer, but it is only natural that they continue their collaboration and do not allow themselves to be influenced by the claims made about this. He is Narve’s coach and will continue as such, says Elden. On Saturday, Nordås will run the Hytteplanmila. 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”. Show more
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