After the Nordic World Ski Jumping Championship, an alleged cheating scam involving the suit manipulated over the last weekend was shaken by scam, disqualifying two contestants, and two employees have been suspended suspicion of joining.
The Norwegian Ski Federation suspended a ski jumping coach and a equipment manager, shook the World Championship later this week. It came a day later when two Norwegian contestants were disqualified when the organizers said their suits broke the rules.
The two contestants disqualified were Marius Lindwick and Johann Andre Forfang. Lindwick finished second in the incident before disqualification.
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Johan Andre of Norway slept through air through air during his jump in the first round of the men’s big mountain competition of FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Zakopen, Poland on January 19, 2025. (Wojtek Radwanski / AFP)
The suspended coach is Magnus Brevik and the suspended equipment manager is Adrian Livelten. The Federation stated that Brevik and Livelten were suspected of modifying the ski suit by stitching an additional seam in an attempt to create more lifts in the air.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation on Sunday earlier stated that its morality and compliance office had opened an inquiry to “assess the circumstances of disabilities”. It said that the skier was disqualified from the large hill program of Saturday men “after inspection of their jumping suits, which were not in compliance with the equipment rules.”
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Norwegian flag in Norway Sogne Harbor in Norway, on 22 August 2017. (James D. Morgan / Getty Image)
“The FIS independent morality and compliance office is now investigating the suspicion of illegal manipulation of equipment by the Norwegian team,” the federation said.
Norwegian team manager Jan-Arich Albu said at a news conference that Jampasut was deliberately replaced.
Norway Ski is one of the traditional powers in jumping, and an attempt to cheat in its home World Championship has created a large -scale resentment in a country that proud of its winter sportsmanship.
The Federation on Sunday admitted that the suit was deliberately replaced, after the online changes of a video were online.
Brevik told the Norwegian media on Monday that several members of the team were involved in the decision to change the suit, but “I should have stopped it.”
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Norway’s Marius Lindwick participated in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Zakopain, Poland on January 19, 2025. (Marsin Golba/Noorfoto)
He claimed that this was the first time he had stitching an additional seam, but to explain a sailing analogy to explain why a stifer suit would help jumpers to fly in the air.
“A tight sail is better than a loose sail,” Brevik said.
The Federation said Brevik and Livelten would be suspended indefinitely, while the inquiry is on. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation said on Sunday that it had opened its investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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