US EditionSki jumping-Norway coaches hit with 18-month suspension over suit tampering at 2025 Worlds
- On Thursday, head coach Magnus Brevik, assistant coach Thomas Lobben and staff member Adrian Livelten of the Norwegian ski jumping team received 18-month bans.
- In Trondheim last March, Norwegian team suits preapproved and microchipped were restitched to increase their size, allegedly circumventing the FIS preapproval process and microchips.
- Secretly filmed footage published during the Trondheim championships showed alterations confirmed by tearing apart the crotch seams of team suits worn by Johann Andre Forfang and Marius Lindvik.
- An independent panel led by Michael Beloff endorsed the International Ski and Snowboard Federation sanctions, backdated to the world championships and expiring in September.
- Ahead of the February 6-22 Winter Olympics, the case tarnished Norway's reputation and hosting in Trondheim, just weeks before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening next month.
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After the suit scandal in ski jumping around two Norwegian top athletes, the FIS has locked three functionaries for longer periods of time.
Their competitors tried to cheat by wearing illegal clothing at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim in March.
Norwegian Officials Slapped With 18-Month Ban After Ski Suit Scandal
One of the things I love most about the Olympics is when countries are good at very specific sports for very specific reasons. Like, do you know why the Netherlands produces great speedskaters? Because they're zipping around on frozen canals before they can walk.I thought the reason Norwegians were studs when it came to any event that involves strapping skis to your feet was that you can't get anywhere in Norway without them for a big chunk of t…
Back in March, a scandal broke out in the world of ski jumping after it was revealed that Norwegian competitors had extra seams to help them fly further.
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