Scandal about Norwegian ski jumper: FIS under fire!
Scandal about Norwegian ski jumper: FIS under fire!
In the course of the suit scandal at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, the Norwegian ski jumper Robert Johansson, together with his lawyer Nicolai Loland Dolva, made serious accusations against the World Association FIS. Johansson was blocked, although no manipulation was found when he was a suit. Dolva sees Johansson's suspension as discriminatory and argues that Norwegian jumpers were not treated like individual athletes. The handling of the FIS with Johansson is referred to as "completely unprecedented, in the negative sense", such as Kreiszeitung Wesermarsch reported.
The controversy around the World Cup in Trondheim began when manipulated suits of Norwegian ski jumpers were discovered. These were equipped with a forbidden volume that should increase the stability after the jump. The affected suits were confiscated by the World Association in accordance with the World Cup and are now available for another examination. In addition to Johansson, his team -mate Marius Lindvik, Johann André Forfang, Robin Pedersen and Kristoffer Sundal also faced lockers, but they were lifted after the end of the season. Johansson also reported considerable financial losses and initially lived on his savings. Regardless of the lifting of the locks, the investigation in the World Cup scandal continues. Preliminary locks were also imposed against three officials of the Norwegian ski jumping team, including coach Magnus Brevig.
chronology of the suit scandal
ZDF provided a detailed chronology of events. On March 8, 2025, the final day of the ski jumping competitions, a video was published that shows a Norwegian material expert how he manipulated diving suits. As a result, the head coach Magnus Brevig and other team members were suspended. Attacks on the integrity of the Norwegian team followed quickly after material controllers discovered parts manipulated in the suits of Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang. Both jumpers were disqualified.The FIS reacted on March 11 and 12, 2025 with a comprehensive evaluation of the suits used and the accommodation of investigations by an independent ethics and compliance office. On March 13, 2025, all of the WM diving suits collected were examined for any irregular changes. No violations could be found in the suits of the Norwegian ski jumpers, but there were suspicions for illegal manipulations among the men's jumpers. In addition to Johansson, Lindvik, Forfang, Pedersen and Sundal were also suspended, which developed into an important scandal in international ski jumping.
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