Northug will be the tv profile for career
According to Norwegian TV 2 will Petter Northug announce that skidkarriären is over tomorrow. Data to be confirmed by the Sportbladets sources.
But as of now Petter Northug chalk on to a new career – for the TV 2.
– The day he is put off is our collaboration going, ” says program director Jarle Nakken to the Norwegian Kampanje.
Petter Northug has had a heavy preseason. When the other’s squad members competed in the world cup have Petter Northug had to hunt down the shape of the other direction.
He has not participated in the world cup and is reported to the competitions in Scandinavian cup in Östersund, sweden, this weekend.
But during Tuesday night came a press release from the Norwegian ski association. Petter Northug will hold a press conference in Trondheim in the morning with a focus on their future.
According to Norwegian TV 2 will Petter Northug inform him to stop. Something that is confirmed by the Sportbladets sources.
”have Entered into a long-term contract”
But when his career is over need to skidstjärnan not to think about what he will do after the skis. In november, namely TV 2 that the contracted profile for the tv job in the future.
“I can confirm that we have entered into a long-term agreement with Petter Northug that he will be working with the program content and idrottsrelaterat content for TV 2 when he stops,” says program director Jarle Nakken to the Kampanje.
He says that Northug also can make entertainment programmes for the channel.
Northug himself was coy when the news was released.
” we’ll see, I don’t know what TV 2 has announced. But I get to play stupid and say I don’t know anything, “says Northug to PLEASE
” He has to focus on his skiing career. It is his priority now. The day he is put off is our collaboration started, continued, Nakken.
Petter Northug has won 13 world CHAMPIONSHIP gold medals and two OLYMPIC gold medals during his career.
the Olympic games:\n2 gold\n1 silver\n1 bronze
world Championships:\n13 gold\n3 silver