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Last year, Emil Hegle Svendsen and his teammates ended up at the center of a controversy because Khanty-Mansiysk had celebrated the victory of Tora Berger in the overall lowering his pants to the passage of biathletes during the mass start final. The college prank, because this was, he had no consequences except for some criticism. Instead, the "companies" made in Pokljuka from twenty-eight to Trondheim and brothers Bø aftermath have had far more heavy.
Friday 11 April 2014 3 minutes reading time
The Norwegian federation has fined fact Svendsen and Tarjei Johannes Thingnes 100,000 crowns each (just over € 12,000) for having "committed misconduct and committing acts of vandalism after drinking too much alcohol."
In the night between 6 and 7 March at the party of the stage, however Frassinoro Biathlon organized by the Friends, the three have gone to deflate the tires of several cars and buses parked in the vicinity of the hotel.
At the expense of the means of Swedes and Austrians, even over all'' car of a certain Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. '' In fact, this last had words of his father to the trio were wrong in saying that despite'' raise too much to drink, it includes a willingness to "detach mentally," especially at the end of the season.
Definitely more tough competition for the director Arne Botnan and especially Ola Lunde, a former engineer and now Bjørdnalen voice technique for the broadcaster NRK'', which spoke of "childish and irresponsible behavior."
Perhaps the best summary of what happened comes from Liv Grete Poirée: "It is unfortunate that such an episode had so much media coverage. A fine of 100,000 crowns is a very severe punishment, but apparently the management of the team came to the conclusion that it was a'' necessary action.
Simply the boys are young and have a life outside of the sport, but they should not forget also to be professionals and to take seriously their business competitive because When I'm traveling around the world represent not only themselves, but also Norway. "
For sure who was in Pokljuka is witnessed what happened and reported that the episode'' tire is deflated was only the most striking the terrible trio that on the night of March 6 and 7 is literally given to the mad joy.
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