Cross-country skiing: Therese Johaug can’t believe her eyes
Remember Trondheim (Norway), packed grandstands and breathtaking spectacle in many events. Today, all that seems to have taken a back seat to the revelations about the financial losses of the 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships, which have become so widespread in recent weeks.
Indeed, as the Norwegian media revealed, the organisers were unable to manage their various calculations and ended up with a loss of almost 34 million kroner. A bitter failure for an entire nation that had seen things through.
“It’s an unprecedented fiasco. I find it hard to understand,” former world champion Emil Iversen told VG. An investigation has since been opened. Denied a gold medal for her comeback at this event, Therese Johaug spoke toExpressen.
Although she recently announced her retirement, the 36-year-old cross-country skier made no secret of her disappointment and surprise at seeing her nation in such a situation. I was as shocked as you were,” she admits. There are things that need to be clarified. There’s no doubt about it. It’s a crazy amount of money and I just hope we can get to the bottom of what happened. It’s a real shame and I think the whole skiing community agrees.
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