The long and heated conflict between the Norwegian Ski Association and Clas Brede Bråthen cost the association NOK 2,942,704.
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This is stated by the Norwegian Ski Association in one press release Tuesday.
Just over NOK 1.5 million is related to the lawsuit from LO. In addition, 700,000 will cover the legal costs of Handel & Kontor, which was part of the agreement entered into with Clas Brede Bråthen.
– There is no doubt that the jumping case has cost the ski association a significant sum. When the Norwegian Ski Association was sued, it was necessary to obtain legal assistance. The massive media influx also made it necessary to obtain some external assistance, says Secretary General Ingvil Bretten Berg.
The conflict between Bråthen and the association became known in August when NSF did not want to extend the contract with Bråthen as sports manager in jumping after this year’s season. The case ended with Bråthen signing a contract that made him national team manager – a new position. At the same time, Ståle Villumstad has become acting sports director with responsibility for the administration.
– It is with great satisfaction that I stand here now and have just signed an agreement with the Norwegian Ski Association that allows me to continue working with what I love. The sport of jumping and its development. I’m really looking forward to taking on that job, said Clas Brede Bråthen to VG, when the conflict finally culminated in him signing for four new years, in the new position.
The agreement means that Bråthen will no longer report directly to Secretary General Ingvild Bretten Berg, as he has done so far, but to the new sports manager who will be hired.
– The agreement signed is this: Bråthen resigns at his own request the position as sports manager with immediate effect to take up a new temporary position as national team manager in jumping for four years. The position entails the sporting leadership responsibility for the top sports investment in jumping. The position is also responsible for interaction between breadth and top sports, but not responsible for administrative tasks related to finance, the jumping committee, events and organizational development. The national team manager is not responsible for, but will also contribute with marketing work and recruitment work, said ski president Erik Røste at the press conference at the end of October, where the solution was presented.
The management of the Norwegian Ski Association originally wanted to get rid of the ski jumping manager when the current contract expires in April. They thought the 52-year-old had one unacceptable behavior which does not fit into Norwegian working life.
But after a tremendous pressure from both practitioners, sponsors and staff, took the whole thing a U-turn at the end of October.
Read more about the conflict between Bråthen and the ski association here
This was the case:
- Sports manager for the national jumping team, Clas Brede Bråthen, ended up in a conflict with Secretary General Ingvild Bretten Berg.
- Bråthen was accused of having unacceptable behavior in working life. He himself denied this. Both jumpers, coaches and sponsors were on Bråthen’s side in the case.
- In December 2020, Bråthen received a written warning from the ski association. It was largely about things he had stated in a case to Dagbladet, where he thought women’s jumps were downgraded during the corona pandemic.
- Bråthen responded by suing the Norwegian Ski Association, after having been on temporary contracts for 17 years. He believes this gave rise to a permanent job.
- The Hoppland team’s sponsors threatened to withdraw all financial support if the case did not find a solution.
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