Nordic Skiingthe great ex
The Norwegian champion of the fund confessed to journalists, during a press conference in Trondheim, all his difficulties a week after the case of the discovery of cocaine in his home.
Friday 21 August 2020 3 minutes reading time
Petter Northug literally presented himself in pieces, today in front of journalists from all over Norway to hear his words, the first in public after, on Thursday 13 August, the local police had stopped the multiple Olympic and world champion, who retired from the world of cross-country skiing in 2018, due to speeding and with the suspicion that he was driving under the influence of drugs, finding a small amount of cocaine in his home.
"I have a serious problem with the abuse of alcohol and substances including drugs and cocaine, taken at parties - he admitted during today's press conference, reading the prepared press release almost in tears - I have never taken everything too seriously this, I have hidden it even from the people around me and now the consequences are very serious. I can at least say that I didn't use drugs when I was still in business, but I failed again and can only apologize to all the people I have involved, from family to friends. Now I need help ”.
A cry of pain held inside for a long time: “The most difficult period dates back to a year ago, but in the spring and this summer things got worse. I started using cocaine in 2019. I did it all by myself, no other people are involved; when they stopped me, however, I didn't feel under the influence of drugs. I can say that I drove over 200 km / h (he was stopped for an infringement detected at 168 km / h on a road with a limit of 110, ed) in an area of 80 and I also filmed the incident. The video is available to the police ”.
The future is gray, but Northug now seems to have the intention to get up: “I don't expect any understanding, but it's important to tell my story and being stopped is an important wake-up call. I have to change my lifestyle and I have to do it right away ”.
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