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 limitations towards the ski slope and falling over a fence there.
“There was combating, and there was additionally lashing out in opposition to the police,” Oslo Police mentioned.
In whole, 130 individuals ages 16 to twenty required help from the Crimson Cross station within the space due to both accidents or intoxication, a Crimson Cross supervisor was reported as saying.
The race was received by Sweden’s Frida Karlsson, who didn’t discover the spectacle however was booed as she approached the end line.
“It was definitely ungrateful. I simply felt, ‘Cannot you simply really feel sorry for me, please?’ I wasn’t feeling so good in direction of the tip,” she mentioned with a smile.
Swedish skier Moa Lundgren instructed the newspaper Expressen that she had sensed a boozy environment 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 standard Scandinavian expression for drunken chaos.
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