Norwegian biathlon coach questioned U.S. suspension after Trump's words

Coach of the Norwegian national biathlon team Siegfried Maze asked whether American athletes would be suspended from international competitions after the Russians and Belarusians in light of the statements of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about the intention to include Greenland in the United States. The French newspaper Le Dauphiné wrote about it on January 10.

"After Russia and Belarus, will the United States be the next to be banned from international sports competitions?" - Maze signed the screenshot, which was published by the publication's SkiChrono section.

The material also notes that these statements of the future 47th President of the United States "shook the whole world".

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Earlier in the day, Trump published in the social network Truth Social video, where the inhabitants of Greenland ask him to buy the island. In the video, some of the islanders are wearing MAGA caps and answering questions. The video was shot by a group of the politician's son, who had previously visited the island.

Reacting to this, Danish media said that the participants in the video are vulnerable citizens bribed with a hotel dinner. It was reported that one of the locals was an eyewitness to the Trump team's attempts to get Greenlanders to praise the president-elect on camera.

Trump said that for the US "ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity" on December 22, 2024, announcing the appointment of an ambassador to Denmark. Prior to that, the U.S. politician had expressed interest in buying Greenland from Denmark in 2019, but was turned down. In the coming year, Trump was also indicated to Trump that the island is not for sale and will not be sold, but Denmark can cooperate more with the United States.