HITRA / OSLO (Dagbladet): Top sports week is underway at Hitra, but the event is marked by a gloomy backdrop.
Northug’s rough driving – and the drug seizures at his home – have hit like a bomb in the cross-country environment. On Friday, we will hear the former ski king’s own version of what has happened.
It happens at a press conference in Trondheim at 12.00.
IN TROUBLE: Petter Northug. Photo: Bjørn Langsem view more
Helene Marie Fossesholm and Erik Valnes won 20 kilometers of roller skiing at Hitra on Thursday night. But afterwards came the inevitable questions: How have the practitioners reacted to the Northug news?
In total, he is charged with three counts. In the worst case, a prison sentence awaits.
– I was very sorry on his behalf, says Niklas Dyrhaug when Dagbladet meets him at Hitra.
He is clearly moved.
– I know he’s having a hard time. But of course he must be responsible for what he has done. It is important that he receives proper follow-up and help – professional help – so that he can recover from the disability he has come up with.
– What did he say to you?
– We have not talked so much. It’s heavy, of course. There’s not much more to say about it, really. We’ll find out a little more tomorrow, I think.
– Did you know that he did other things than alcohol?
– No, I did not know. It’s sad, so you get to see what comes out of the blood test.
ROLE MODEL: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo shares his thoughts on Petter Northug. Photo / reporter: Andreas Særsland / Kristoffer Løkås view more
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Johannes Høsflot Klæbo believes the case can be divided into two dimensions:
– It is the action itself, and the man Petter Northug in this. The action is something I strongly dissociate myself from. As a role model and role model, you have a responsibility. As a motorist in traffic, you also have a responsibility. It is completely irresponsible to put oneself and others in human danger in this way.
Klæbo continues:
– But we must also see man in the whole thing. I hope he gets help from those around him. I myself have sent him a message. What we have talked about will remain between us. He must take the spoon in hand and take responsibility for what has happened – and the future.
NB: Top sports week continues with a sprint in Aure on Friday and ends with a hunting start in Granåsen in Trondheim on Saturday.
TOP SPORTS WEEK
20 km roller skiing on Hitra (top six)
Men:
1) Erik Valnes, Bardufoss og Omegn 40.48,0, 2) Ole Jørgen Bruvoll, Regionlag Midt-Norge 0.31.3 min. back, 3) Gjøran Tefre, Førde 0.37,6, 4) Harald Østberg Amundsen, Asker 0.41,6, 5) Simen Hegstad Krüger, Lyn 0.44,3, 6) Emil Iversen, Varden Meråker 0.46,3.
1) Helene Marie Fossesholm, Eiker 46.20.9, 2) Tiril Udnes Weng, Nes 0.05.5 min. back, 3) Mathilde Myhrvold, Wind 0.19.0, 4) Hedda Østberg Amundsen, Asker 0.23.8, 5) Anne Kjersti Kalvå, Regional Team Central Norway 1.14.9, 6) Anna Svendsen, Tromsø 1.37.9.
