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World champion skier Henrik Kristoffersen had to be held back from attacking climate activists after they disrupted the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Austria on Saturday. Members of the Last Generation organisation entered the course and sprayed orange paint onto the snow.<\/p>\n
With the slalom event ongoing and five skiers waiting to compete and push for a spot on the podium, members of the \u2018Last Generation\u2019 group rushed onto the snow and spray-painted their surroundings orange.<\/p>\n
Others then held signs up around the course and also sat behind the finishing line in the hope of delaying the event \u2013 and their efforts proved successful. Stewards and local police rushed to escort the group away from the hill despite the activists’ attempts to outstay their welcome.<\/p>\n
Norway\u2019s most successful slalom skier Kristoffersen did not take kindly to the disruption though and quickly attempted to move towards members of the group. The 29-year-old lunged towards one activist as he tried to launch an attack towards the group, shouting his frustrations at other members of the organisation.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Football’s most rogue bans as Nigel Clough bars players from celebrating goals[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n A member of the police and several stewards had to prevent Kristoffersen from getting within touching distance of the activists and landing himself in trouble for defending his beloved sport.<\/p>\n Speaking after the event to Norway\u2019s national broadcaster NRK, he said: \u201cIt’s so disrespectful. Say what you want, vote and try to change things from there. But don’t ruin it for people. It’s completely disgusting.”<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/Kristoffersen-5073548.jpg?r=1700337787039\")
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