World Cup scandal widens: FIS suspends 2 ski jumping stars

The Ski World Association FIS has initial consequences on Wednesday Tightening scandal At the Nordic World Championships in Trondheim.

Normal hills world champion Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang became suspended with immediate effect. Three team-officials, including head coach Magnus Brevig, are also closed in the course of ongoing studies, as the FIS announced.

FIS: Situation “extremely worrying and disappointing”

Due to their alleged participation in equipment manipulations, the men’s big hill jumping is investigated against them last Saturday. “The situation is natural extremely worrying and disappointing“, said FIS General Secretary Michel Vion. It is” tirelessly working to carry out a comprehensive and thorough examination as soon as possible and at the same time ensure fairness and a proper procedure “.

The five Norwegians are temporary with immediate effect From participation in FIS events and at events organized by a national ski association, suspendedUntil the investigation and judgment procedure has been completed, the association said.

All Norwegian suits confiscated

In addition confiscated The FIS on Tuesday at the request of external investigators of the independent ethics and compliance offices of the FIS All jump suitsthat were worn by Norwegian teams at the Nordic World Championships. Both in ski jumping and in the Nordic combinationboth for men and the Women. The suits are presented as part of the ongoing investigation for another examination.

Anonymously filmed and published Videos Ski jumping has been worried in ski jumping since Saturday. On the moving images you can see how the Norwegian team works on competition suits in an inadmissible way. So was one unpublished seam attached, which should ensure more stability. The additional stability helps the jumpers to fly in the air. The scandal already has Personnel consequences led. Brevig and assistant coach Thomas Lobben were also suspended by the Norwegian association. Service employee Adrian Livelten also had to go.

Lobben admitted to being involved in the decision to manipulate the jump suits, said Secretary General Ola Keul, according to a message. The Norwegians promised, in the investigation of the World Association FIS “Completely cooperate” to want.

Serious allegations against the world association

It wasn’t just about Illegal changes on the suit, as the Norwegians reported. Shoes, gloves and even the underwear are manipulated. Tande reported that the Norwegians had changed their excessive suit material with a perforation machine in 2019 so that they passed the air permeability test. According to Tande, that would have Various nations doneanother team would even have it Machine of the Norwegians borrowed.

Die The main debt sees the trio At the World Association FISwho stimulate the jumper to fraud with his regulations – and does not always pass consistently. “The principle in the sport is, If you are not caught, you haven’t cheated“, said Evensen,” this is a problem of attitude that runs through the whole world of ski. ”

The problem is the FIS, said Tande. He claimed Controlors would not consider visible manipulations so that you have the right winner. “It is the best for the product when a Norwegian wins in Norweg or an Austrian in Austria. This is generally known,” said Tande.