Mazaloom Excluded from Snorthia International Winter Cup!

(Year 231, Fall) Only weeks before the big event takes place, the Emperor of Snorthia has announced that Mazaloom's athletes are no longer welcome to participate! The sudden boycott affects several of our elite athletes that were already planning to participate in Snowboarding and Skiing.

Tomarang: Emperor Orchor of Snorthia boycotts Mazaloom's athletes!

There's no doubt that Emperor Orchor of Snorthia did this in response to the ongoing cultural conflict between Empire of Snorthia and Mazaloom kingdom. What started with our king's Royal Chief Attendant, Ms Patricia Maiden (50), revealing that Snorthia's "old" and highly treasured painted portrait actually showed Ms Maiden's mother. Emperor Orchard claimed that Mazaloom had offended the empire deeply by ruining their cultural treasure, and that it will take a long time to mend the relation. And, now he shows that he is serious by boycotting Mazaloomian winter sports athletes.

The Snorthian culture covers the empire, which 190 years ago was built on three old kingdoms; Simerinia, Yacothia and Komorebi. Yacothia includes City of Yacothia as well as Tomarang (pictured). Yacothia is still the empie's administrative center, while the Winter Sports Cup normally takes place at Mt. Komorebi.

Among our affected athletes are Ms Valeria Phlum, San Myshuno and Lilly Kammin, Gloomville. They both rank pretty high within the Winter Sports Association.

Kammin and Phlum at a skiing camp in Mt. Komorebi last year.

- This is a huge disappointment!, Phlum (28) states. She holds a decent club rank in both Snowboarding and Skiing. - I have prepared so well, and it took lots of efforts aside of my current university study. I was really looking forward to the Cup at Mt. Komorebi.

Lilly Kammin (28) is ranked 4th i Skiing.

- It's terrible that the conflict is now ruining our sports season, just because a painting turned out to be not as old as they first thought. I can't really see the link to us athletes. President Wilder needs to address this immediately! This cup takes place only every other year, the consequence is 4 years without ANY international competitions!

President Wilder has not yet commented on the boycott.