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)
Two Olympic Ski Jumping Gold Medalists Suspended Amid Cheating Investigation
A cheating scandal that has rocked the world of ski jumping came to a head Wednesday with the suspension of a pair of Olympic gold medalists. Johanne Andre Forfang and Marius Lindvik—both of Norway—were suspended by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Wednesday as the governing body investigates the extent to which individuals associated with the Norwegian team illegally manipulated suits to create extra lift.
Ski jumping-Norwegian ski jumpers suspended amid equipment investigation
Ski jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang have been provisionally suspended, along with three Norwegian team officials, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced on Wednesday.
Norway’s ski team suspends two staff members amid world championships cheating scandal
The Norwegian Ski Federation has suspended two members of staff amid a cheating scandal at the Nordic World Ski Championships that has rocked the organization.
Ski jumpers and staffers punished over alleged cheating scandal that rocked world championships
Two competitors and two staffers have been suspended over an alleged cheating scandal that took place at the Nordic world ski jumping championships.
Ski Jumping Scandal Rocks Norway: Top Athletes Suspended for Equipment Manipulation
Norwegian ski jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang, along with officials, have been suspended as part of a probe into equipment manipulation during the World Ski Championships. FIS aims to eradicate manipulation,
Alleged Cheating Scandal Rocks Norwegian Ski Jumping Team
"We have tried to cheat the system. That is unacceptable," said the general manager of the Norwegian Ski Federation.
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.
Norwegian ski jumpers Lindvik and Forfang have been suspended as suit tampering scandal escalates
Now ski jumping has its own scandal that escalated Wednesday. 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,
Norway ski jumping federation suspends 2 staff members over illegal suit alterations at worlds
The federation said coach Magnus Brevik and equipment manager Adrian Livelten were suspected of modifying ski suits by sewing in an extra seam in an attempt to create more lift in
Olympic champion ski jumpers suspended as cheating scandal rocks sport
Two Norwegian ski jumpers are now suspended and under formal suspicion in a cheating scandal, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) said Wednesday in widening its investigation of altered ski suits.
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A ski federation official said the illegal alterations were confirmed by tearing apart the suits’ crotch seams.
Fallout over Nordic jumping suit 'cheating' continues
The Nordic world ski championships in Trondheim may be over, but the controvery over the Norwegian team's manipulated ski jumping suits rages on.
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Following the scandal surrounding the manipulated suits of Norwegian ski jumpers, the World Ski Federation (FIS) has launched ...