Croatian Skier Sorry for 'Nazi' Remarks

World | January 17, 2003, Friday // 00:00

The Croatian skier, Ivica Kostelic, has apologised for comparing his state of mind before a race to that of a German soldier in June 1941. But he has rejected allegations that he holds Nazi sympathies and has accused the media of twisting his words in order to harm him and his family. In a statement on Thursday, the star of the Croatian men's ski team said he and his family "deeply despise Nazism" and consider it "one of the greatest ills in human history." He explained his comments as the use of a clumsy and unfortunate metaphor, chosen under the influence of a war movie he'd been watching. Mr Kostelic's remarks were reported in a Croatian news magazine, Nacional, which also published on its website the recording of an interview Mr Kostelic gave last May.

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