A statue of Charlotte Calla was vandalized at his home in Tarindo earlier this year.
This was mentioned by Haparandabladet.
– It appears to have been the act of a pure bastard, says Jean-Eric Blomquist, a resident of Tärendö and the initiator of the restoration of the statue.
In the summer of 2010, a statue of Tärendö pride and ski queen Charlotte Cala was erected.
About 300 people – more than those who live in a small village in the municipality of Pagala – were there to see it rise and the hero himself was moved.
“I did not think that there would be so many people, I was almost shocked when I saw all the people,” said Cala Norbottens Kuririn.
The statue should have remained intact for more than ten years.
But in May earlier this year, it was vandalized and both copper skis broke, Haparandabladet now reports.
– I had no idea about it. Charlotte hasn’t said anything about it, Cala Torbjorn Nordvall’s personal press agent tells Sportbladet.
“a fraud”
Damage to the statue was not immediately discovered.
According to Haparandabladet, it was Jan-Erik Blomquist, who lived in Tärendö for more than 30 years, who took the initiative to repair it and it has now been restored by artist Gunnar Hansson, who created the statue.
– I can’t imagine anyone would hate Charlotte Calla, who is loved throughout the skateboarding world. Jean-Eric Blomquist tells the newspaper that it appears to have been a pure, pure act by physically adult people to be able to break copper skates, but they haven’t fully grown in their heads.
‘Tragic for Charlotte’
Sculptor Gunnar Hanson only sighs of misery.
– They think some young men were there and made a mess. I don’t know exactly what happened, but it’s sad, he told Sportbladet.
How did you react when you heard about it?
– I didn’t react much. I mostly think it’s tragic for Charlotte and her father.
Was it difficult to repair the statue?
– Maybe it went well, but you should have some things to cook. Not only do the ski ends break, you need soldering, silver soldering, and other things. But it went well in the end. Now it’s fixed, says Gunnar Hanson.