On the sweaters of the Olympic team of Norway on mountain skiing, sewn to the Olympic Games in 2018 in Pyeongchang, found Nazi symbols. On this on Wednesday, January 31, reports the Daily Mail. As the newspaper writes, the clothing depicts a design from the runes of the god of war Tyr (Teivaz) and Algiz (the symbol of life and death), which are now used by members of neo-Nazi movements. It is noted that even though both runes come from Vikings and Scandinavian mythology, but they were used during the Third Reich. For example, the first as a reward was given to the representatives of the "Hitler Youth" for sporting achievements, also was the emblem of the 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division "January 30". The second rune in fascist Germany served as a symbol of pharmacies. In this case, sweaters with traditional Norwegian ornament are the national heritage of the country. According to the Daily Mail, a number of athletes from the Norwegian team have already stated that they will not wear these sweaters during the Olympics.

In the company that created clothes for the Olympians, they noted that they do not intend to remove sweaters from production, because they consider the runes to be part of the Scandinavian cultural heritage, not connected with Nazism. "Neo-Nazis are marching with Norwegian flags," said Hilde Midtel, CEO of Dale of Norway, the largest company in the production of yarn and wool products, at the New York Times.. "This does not mean that we stop using them, do we?" She added.. It should be added that the current extremist ultra-right groups in Norway use green banners with the image of the Teyvaz rune.