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. Credit: AP/Matthias Schrader
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.
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.
Three more Norwegian ski jumpers suspended in cheating scandal
Three more ski jumpers have been suspended in a cheating scandal. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation says Robin Pederson, Kristoffer Sundal and Robert Johansson have been provisionally suspended due to suspicion of manipulation of equipment.
Fallout over Nordic ski jumping suit 'cheating' continues
It was triggered by a video shot anonymously in Trondheim, Norway, last Friday, the day before large hill event at the Nordic world championships ski jumping event, and leaked to the media. After Saturday's competition,
Norwegian ski jumpers suspended during suit tampering inquiry
Olympic gold medal ski jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang have been suspended and put under formal suspicion during an investigation into claims they used manipulated ski suits.
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 ...
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FIS suspends Norwegian officials and athletes under investigation
FIS has provisionally suspended three Norwegian team officials and two athletes who are being investigated for their alleged ...
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Klæbo sweeps all Trondheim golds with 50km win, Riiber also triumphs
Norwegian cross-country ski star Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won an unprecedented sixth gold at one world championship after a ...
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Nordic worlds hit by Norwegian ski jump cheating scandal. Sweden’s Karlsson wins cross country race
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Bach Disappointed by Equipment Scandal at World Championships in Trondheim
Thomas Bach, the President of the IOC, expressed his disappointment over the scandal at the championships in Trondheim ...
Swedish Star Frida Karlsson Takes Nordic Gold in Trondheim 50km Event
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Karl Quade applauds Trondheim 2025's inclusivity
During the celebration of the Nordic Ski World Championship, the Vice President of the German Disabled Sports Association ...
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Klæbo sweeps all Trondheim golds with 50km, Riiber and Prevc also win
Norwegian cross-country ski star Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won an unprecedented sixth gold at one world championship after a ...
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New recordings: Now also ÖSV eagles under fire!
Less than a week after the ski jumping scandal at the World Championships in Trondheim came to light, a Polish journalist has ...