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William Poromaa reveals the brutal demand in Norway.
After the incident that shook the Swede’s life.
– Either you pay this or you have to sit in prison, says Poromaa to Expressen.
The World Cup weekend in Holmenkollen was highly dramatic for Swedish skiing William Poromaa. The 23-year-old was in the top fight for a long time in Sunday’s five-mile, but on the very last hill the Swede fell badly.
Poromaa’s accident
Poromaa injured one thumb and was forced to the medical examination immediately after the finish. Where the first message points to a sprained thumb for the blue-yellow skiing star.
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Another tough weekend on Norwegian soil for Poromaa and he has other bad memories from being in the neighboring country. At the end of last summer, “Wille” ended up in really windy weather after competing on roller skis in the “Top Sports Week”.
“It was nasty”
When he was driving home from Norway to Sundsvall, he was driving far too fast.
– It was rude of me. I had trouble with the car, was a little stressed and just wanted to go home, says William to Expressen.
– It simply went too fast, and they are strict with this sort of thing.
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A few months later came the phone call that shook Poromaa. When he was at a training camp in Livigno, Italy, dad called Larry Poromaa to the son.
– A small letter had arrived. And it landed at mother and father’s house, so father called me, the 23-year-old tells the evening newspaper.
– It was… Bad atmosphere. Dad just said: “Either you pay this or you go to jail.”
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The letter came to the Norwegian police and the demand was very strict. They demanded that William Poromaa pay a fine or serve a prison sentence of two weeks – and the Swede was prepared for the latter.
– I told my father: “I’m going there, I can sit out for two weeks”. But it had to be paid anyway. He thought it was better, the 23-year-old admits today.
– It was SEK 12,000. So it was very unnecessary. And stupid of me.
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