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Shock first statements by Petter Northug after a night of revelry and the'' incident that he was the protagonist in the night between Saturday and Sunday.
Monday 5 May 2014 3 minutes reading time
A Storlien, Sweden, just a few miles from where he usually trains Northug (Meråker), Petter Northug of Norway has granted to the head Adressa.no, his first interview after the incident'' driving his Audi Q7 who also had resulted in the wounding of his friend sitting as a passenger in the car''.
Given his drunkenness, Northug said they had to spend quite a bit of time before being able to talk to the police. The skier is in fact been taken to prison, where he slept several hours before the first interrogation.
When you are woke up it was still quite confused, and some say it is that because of incorrect information given to the police. On why both escaped is justified in saying that there was fog'' and was in shock, and after being assured that his friend was right, was not able to think in that moment, but that is back on itself after, and who provided statements to the police of his own volition.
"We drank until 5 in the morning," in'' all'' afterparty following exit from the club where they had gone Northug and his friends held their own in house Northug. When Northug is got home all the others slept, until it is the police came to pick him up.
Deny the hard way that this episode is the end of his career, but in fact this is necessary for him to make changes in his life. His parents are obviously disappointed, but support it, and if it sufficient energy will train even in these days.
"I'm not afraid to receive the punishment that I deserve" he says, in relation to the thought of going to jail for months, and this obviously affects his winter training. He hopes that the sponsors do not go away from him before next season, and in general says that the first person to disappointed is himself.
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