Drunken spectator brawls mar ladies’s cross-country race in Norway

The 50-kilometer ladies’s basic cross-country race in and round Oslo’s well-known Holmenkollen stadium Saturday was marred by drunken brawls among the many spectators.

Norwegian broadcaster NRK reported that a number of fights broke out, with some followers storming the boundaries towards the ski slope and falling over a fence there.

“There was preventing, and there was additionally lashing out towards the police,” Oslo Police mentioned.

In complete, 130 folks ages 16 to twenty required help from the Pink Cross station within the space due to both accidents or intoxication, a Pink Cross supervisor was reported as saying.

The race was gained by Sweden’s Frida Karlsson, who didn’t discover the spectacle however was booed as she approached the end line.

“It was actually ungrateful. I simply felt, ‘Cannot you simply really feel sorry for me, please?’ I wasn’t feeling so good in the direction of the tip,” she mentioned with a smile.

Swedish skier Moa Lundgren informed the newspaper Expressen that she had sensed a boozy ambiance as she raced.

“It actually smelled of alcohol and one thing candy out on the observe,” she mentioned.

“It was a naval battle,” she added, utilizing a typical Scandinavian expression for drunken chaos.