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Local Norway
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Local Norway
Norway parts ways with three ski jumping officials amid cheating investigation
Coach Magnus Brevig, his assistant Thomas Lobben and staff member Adrian Livelten are suspected of having modified the suits of Norwegian athletes, to improve their performance in the air, in a way that ran afoul of the rules. Brevig and Livelten were secretly filmed in early March in a room where the suits were cut open and manipulated, according to Norwegian media. The incident prompted the International Ski Federation (FIS) to launch an investigation, which is still ongoing, and to temporarily suspend Norwegian athletes Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang. Three other athletes were also provisionally suspended the following day, including Robert Johansson -- the 35-year-old former Olympic champion and world record holder who announced this week that he was retiring. On March 10th, the Norwegian Ski Federation said it believed that "the equipment was deliberately manipulated in violation of FIS regulations in order to gain an advantage in the competition" and suspended Brevig and Livelten. Advertisement "We have always made it clear that we take this case seriously," Secretary General Ola Keul said in a statement on Thursday. "After a thorough process, we have now reached an agreement to end our working relationship," he added. "Brevig is, given the circumstances, satisfied that an agreement has been reached regarding his contract, allowing the athletes to fully concentrate on their preparation for the Olympic season," Brevig's lawyer Julie Hoydal Davik said in a statement to AFP.
France 24
22-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Norway parts ways with three ski jumping officials amid cheating probe
Coach Magnus Brevig, his assistant Thomas Lobben and staff member Adrian Livelten are suspected of having modified the suits of Norwegian athletes, to improve their performance in the air, in a way that ran afoul of the rules. Brevig and Livelten were secretly filmed in early March in a room where the suits were cut open and manipulated, according to Norwegian media. The incident prompted the International Ski Federation (FIS) to launch an investigation, which is still ongoing, and to temporarily suspend Norwegian athletes Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang. Three other athletes were also provisionally suspended the following day, including Robert Johansson -- the 35-year-old former Olympic champion and world record holder who announced this week that he was retiring. On March 10, the Norwegian Ski Federation said it believed that "the equipment was deliberately manipulated in violation of FIS regulations in order to gain an advantage in the competition" and suspended Brevig and Livelten. "We have always made it clear that we take this case seriously," Secretary General Ola Keul said in a statement on Thursday. "After a thorough process, we have now reached an agreement to end our working relationship," he added. "Brevig is, given the circumstances, satisfied that an agreement has been reached regarding his contract, allowing the athletes to fully concentrate on their preparation for the Olympic season," Brevig's lawyer Julie Hoydal Davik said in a statement to AFP.
Fox News
10-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Ski jumpers and staffers punished over alleged cheating scandal that rocked world championships
After the Nordic World Ski Jumping Championships were rocked by an alleged cheating scandal involving manipulated suits this past weekend, two competitors have been disqualified, and two staffers suspected to be involved have been suspended. The Norwegian Ski Federation suspended a ski jumping coach and an equipment manager over their alleged role in a cheating scandal which shook the world championships this weekend. It came just one day after two Norwegian competitors were disqualified after organizers said their suits broke the rules. The two competitors disqualified were Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang. Lindvik finished second in the event before the disqualification. The coach suspended is Magnus Brevik and the suspended equipment manager is Adrian Livelten. The federation said Brevik and Livelten were suspected of modifying ski suits by sewing in an extra seam in an attempt to create more lift in the air. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation said earlier Sunday that its Ethics and Compliance Office had opened an investigation "to assess the circumstances" of the disqualifications. It said the skiers were disqualified from Saturday's men's large hill event "following an inspection of their jumping suits, which were not in compliance with the equipment rules." "The FIS Independent Ethics and Compliance Office is now investigating a suspicion of illegal manipulation of the equipment by the Norwegian team," the federation said. Norwegian team manager Jan-Erik Aalbu said at a news conference that the jumpsuits were deliberately altered. Norway is one of the traditional powers in ski jumping, and the cheating attempt at its home world championships has caused a massive outcry in a country that prides itself on its winter sports prowess. The federation on Sunday admitted that the suits had been deliberately altered, after a video emerged online of the alterations being made. Brevik on Monday told Norwegian media that several team members had been involved in the decision to alter the suits, but that "I should have stopped it." He claimed it was the first time they had stitched in an extra seam, but made a sailing analogy to explain why a stiffer suit would help the jumpers fly farther in the air. "A tighter sail is better than a loose sail," Brevik said. The federation said Brevik and Livelten would be suspended indefinitely while inquiries continue. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation said Sunday that it had opened its own investigation. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
