According to the company’s communications director, it is clear that its logo cannot be in the shirts of the team.
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Norwegian insurance company HELP will withdraw from the partnership of the Norwegian ski jumping team, says, among other things NRK and Vg.
The company that has been involved in the last six will immediately terminate the partnership. It has also informed the Norwegian Mountain Team and the Ski Association that their logo will be removed from athletes’ costumes and other equipment before the Holmenkollen World Cup.
– Needless to say, it is not appropriate that our logo is on the shirts of the team, the Communications Director Dag are börresen writes to NRK.
Norway was caught cheating over the weekend when three country jumpers were rejected on Saturday in the Suurmäki competition. Ski Jumping Team Manager Jan-Erik Aalbu admitted at a press conference that Norway had cheated on the system.
The International Ski Association FIS has opened an investigation into events.
– It is a shame that the Norwegian ski jumping has ruined its confidence in a few days, which was recovering. After a few seasons, those other than the hill have taken attention, Börresen writes.
Saturday’s race abandoned jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang comment on the case in the bulletin on Sunday evening. They said they were broken and claimed that they did not know about manipulation.
– We are both completely broken. Neither of us would have jumped in the costumes if we had known that they were manipulated, the duo assured in the release.
Poland is not believed in an explanation
As a competitor, coach and guardian in ski jump Grzegorz sobczyk did not believe According to Dagbladet In an interview with the Polish broadcaster TVP, athletes did not know about manipulation. According to Sobczyk, athletes are involved in the individual adjustment of the costumes.
– In addition, according to the rules, athletes are ultimately responsible for their equipment. If they had got something modified, they had to know it, Sobczyk claimed.
– What is the possibility that they didn’t know? Perhaps 15 percent, another anonymous source estimates TVP.
A video of the sewing of the costumes has also been released over the weekend. The video shows head coach Magnus Brevigwho has promised to give more comments on Monday.