Ski jumpers get flak for arms maker's sponsorship
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- Created on Thursday, 16 September 2010 00:20
- Written by Dena Rosenberry
The Norwegian women’s national ski jumping team is catching flak even before the season gets under way.
Sports bureaucrats have approved its sponsorship by an arms manufacturer, and critics claim the deal defies Norway’s image as a champion of peace. Read more here.
“Improving jumping skills is not what Nammo usually does,” wrote commentator Erling Borgen in newspaper Dagsavisen. “The truth of the matter is that the women ski jumpers are going to be promoting a company that makes products that kill people."
Maybe the arms maker can figure out the most efficient way for the jumpers to shoot off the lip of the jump!
Oddly, the offiicals who approved the deal were critical of a cross-country skier's sponsorship by Red Bull.
Hmmmm. Energy drink = bad. Arms manufacturer = good.
Oh, hey! I see where the men's team coach thinks this is good because the rocket scientists (!!) might help the jumpers with their aerodynamics. Great minds, and all that...
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