After the Nordic World Ski Jumping Championships were rocked by an alleged cheating dispute involving maniputardyd suits this past weekend, two competitors have been disqualified, and two staffers doubted to be comprised have been defered.
The Norwegian Ski Federation defered a ski jumping coach and an supplyment administerr over their alleged role in a cheating dispute which shook the world championships this weekend. It came fair one day after two Norwegian competitors were disqualified after set uprs shelp their suits broke the rules.
The two competitors disqualified were Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang. Lindvik finished second in the event before the disqualification.
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Johann Andre Forfang of Norway soars thcdisadmireful the air during his jump in the first round of the Men’s Large Hill competition of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Zakopane, Poland, on Jan. 19, 2025. (Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
The coach defered is Magnus Brevik and the defered supplyment administerr is Adrian Livelten. The federation shelp Brevik and Livelten were doubted of altering ski suits by setriumphg in an extra seam in an finisheavor to produce more lift in the air.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation shelp earlier Sunday that its Ethics and Compliance Office had uncignoreed an spendigation “to appraise the circumstances” of the disqualifications. It shelp the skiers were disqualified from Saturday’s men’s big hill event “follotriumphg an verifyion of their jumping suits, which were not in compliance with the supplyment rules.”
Norwegian flag in the Sogne Harbour in Norway, August 22, 2017. (James D. Morgan / Getty Images)
“The FIS Inreliant Ethics and Compliance Office is now spendigating a suspicion of illegitimate manipulation of the supplyment by the Norwegian team,” the federation shelp.
Norwegian team administerr Jan-Erik Aalbu shelp at a recents conference that the jumpsuits were intentionally altered.
Norway is one of the traditional powers in ski jumping, and the cheating finisheavor at its home world championships has caused a massive outcry in a country that prides itself on its triumphter sports prowess.
The federation on Sunday acunderstandledgeted that the suits had been intentionally altered, after a video aelevated online of the alterations being made.
Brevik on Monday tbetter Norwegian media that disjoinal team members had been comprised in the decision to alter the suits, but that “I should have stopped it.”
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Marius Lindvik of Norway joins in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Zakopane, Poland, on Jan. 19, 2025. (Marcin Golba/NurPboilingo)
He claimed it was the first time they had stitched in an extra seam, but made a sailing analogy to elucidate why a stiffer suit would help the jumpers fly farther in the air.
“A safeer sail is better than a free sail,” Brevik shelp.
The federation shelp Brevik and Livelten would be defered indefinitely while inquiries persist. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation shelp Sunday that it had uncignoreed its own spendigation.
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