Norway Ski Team’s Sweater Gets Tangled in a Neo-Nazi Uproar
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Norway Ski Team’s Sweater Gets Tangled in a Neo-Nazi Uproar
But the "Passion" is Norway’s overall official sweater for next month’s Olympic Games,
while the "Attacking Viking" design is particular to the Alpine ski team’s season.
The Norwegian Ski Federation, which organizes the national teams, said each athlete could decide whether to wear the sweater — though it did confirm
that it had organized a second photo shoot of athletes in Dale sweaters after the issue came to light in the national news media in October.
Designed at a time when public interest in Viking culture is experiencing a renaissance, the theme for Norway’s
Alpine ski team uniforms this season is "the Attacking Viking," a homage to the team’s nickname.
Kristin Lysdahl, who will represent Norway’s downhill team, said she did not wear the "Attacking Viking" sweater herself — "and none of us use it in
front of reporters." Jonathan Nordbotten, a member of the men’s World Cup team who will also be competing in the Olympics, was equally reluctant.
In many countries a national ski team’s woolen sweater design would not be a major issue, but Norwegians take their knitting seriously.
"That does not mean we stop using that, does it?" The design is still the downhill ski team’s official sweater this season.
But the "Passion" is Norway’s overall official sweater for next month’s Olympic Games,
while the "Attacking Viking" design is particular to the Alpine ski team’s season.
The Norwegian Ski Federation, which organizes the national teams, said each athlete could decide whether to wear the sweater — though it did confirm
that it had organized a second photo shoot of athletes in Dale sweaters after the issue came to light in the national news media in October.
Designed at a time when public interest in Viking culture is experiencing a renaissance, the theme for Norway’s
Alpine ski team uniforms this season is "the Attacking Viking," a homage to the team’s nickname.
Kristin Lysdahl, who will represent Norway’s downhill team, said she did not wear the "Attacking Viking" sweater herself — "and none of us use it in
front of reporters." Jonathan Nordbotten, a member of the men’s World Cup team who will also be competing in the Olympics, was equally reluctant.
In many countries a national ski team’s woolen sweater design would not be a major issue, but Norwegians take their knitting seriously.
"That does not mean we stop using that, does it?" The design is still the downhill ski team’s official sweater this season.