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Norwegian Ski Jumpers Suspended for Illegal Alterations to Their Suits
The skiers tried to find an extra edge to fly farther by adjusting the crotch of their suits. “We regret it like dogs,” the team’s coach said.
Five Norway ski jumpers, three officials suspended while FIS investigates illegal suits
Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang were disqualified after a World Championships event on Saturday for illegal suits.
Olympic Ski Jumpers Accused of Cheating by Altering Crotch of Uniform
Norwegian Olympic gold medalists Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang are accused of adding extra material to the crotch of their ski suits, potentially allowing them to travel further in air.
Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping, topples Olympic champions and shakes Norway’s lofty reputation
=Marius Lindvik, of Norway, soars through the air during his first round jump of the ski jumping men’s team large hill competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Athletes, coaches suspended for cheating in Norway ski jumping scandal
All five members of the men’s team who competed at the world championships were found to have cheated and have now been suspended, along with their head coach and two staffers.
How would ski jumpers cheat? Look at the pants, investigators say
It was revealed in video secretly recorded from behind a curtain then sent by a whistleblower to international media. An FIS official said the illegal alterations were subsequently confirmed by tearing apart the seams of the crotch area on the ski suits in question.
Norway suspends 2 staff members in ski jump cheating scandal at world championships
The Norwegian ski federation has suspended a ski jumping coach and an equipment manager over their alleged role in a cheating scandal which shook the world championships this weekend.
More Norwegian ski jumpers have been suspended due to a major cheating scandal
Team officials are accused of altering athletes' suits to enhance their aerodynamics. The suspension by International Ski and Snowboard Federation (IFS) follows last week's FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Norwegian ski jumpers Lindvik and Forfang have been suspended as suit tampering scandal escalates
Cheating by Norway team officials manipulating ski suits has shaken a national reputation for fair play and high-minded principles at their home Nordic world championships.
Three more Norwegian ski jumpers suspended in cheating scandal
Three more Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport.
New equipment control policy after Norway ski jumping cheating affair
Ahead of a news conference on Thursday, ruling body FIS has announced adjustments to its equipment control policy in ski jumping and Nordic combined following the Norway cheating affair. Each athlete will be allowed to use one suit until the end of the 2024-25 World Cup season.
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