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The negotiations were long & egrave; successfully completed: Petter Northug has found a three-year agreement with the Norwegian Federation, will participate & agrave; therefore in all competitions tier until the Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Sunday 25 October 2015 3 minutes reading time
L & rsquo; ad & egrave; It was made today by Erik R ø ste, President of the Norwegian Ski Federation: & ldquo; We are pleased that Petter Northug has accepted the & rsquo; agreement that we were able to offer. Far & agrave; part of the national team throughout the season and will have & agrave; the same rights and obligations as the other team members & rdquo ;.
The conditions are the same as agreed in the last season, but the duration is not & egrave; pi & ugrave; annual, but valid for the next three seasons. R ø ste says: & ldquo; We considered the desire for Northug to sign a long-term agreement. We are pleased to have agreed for three years & rdquo ;.
The Norwegian champions, by an official, is deemed satisfied: & ldquo; I am glad to have found an agreement with the Federation of Norwegian Cross Country Skiing. Avr & ograve; maximum freedom & agrave; and potr & ograve; continue racing & nbsp; for Norway. My goal & egrave; to do well in the World Cup and the next main event. I trained hard in the summer and will continue & ograve; to do so for the next year & rdquo ;.
Northug concludes: & ldquo; As I already & agrave; explained in the fall, I want to win races and medals for Norway. I am pleased that & rsquo; agreed to give me a chance & agrave; to participate in all the major international competitions, now it is just me find the perfect shape and finalize the great work & rdquo ;.
Northug will & agrave; So one of the men to beat in the World Cup that scatter & agrave; Kuusamo in a month, especially considering that there will be the main event in the course of & rsquo; winter.
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