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Reuters
30-03-2025
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Ski jumping-Prevc breaks men's world record with 254.5-metre jump
March 30 (Reuters) - Slovenia's Domen Prevc broke the men's ski jumping world record with a mark of 254.5 metres during the 2024-25 World Cup in Planica on Sunday. Prevc, who won the men's large hill event at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim earlier this month, beat Austrian Stefan Kraft's previous mark of 253.5m from March 2017. "I'm still shaking right now, really amazing," Prevc said after the jump in front of home fans in the Alpine valley in northwest Slovenia. "I feel like I'm reading a book, or watching a movie and seeing this character do it, so I can't quite believe it, but I felt I could do anything after the take off and it was just perfect." Despite Prevc's record-breaking jump, it was Slovenian compatriot Anze Lanisek who secured victory in Planica, marking his first Ski Flying World Cup win with a combined score of 482.1 points. Prevc came second with 475.00 and Germany's Andreas Wellinger (GER) third with 455.8.
New York Times
14-03-2025
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- New York Times
Norwegian Ski Jumpers Suspended for Illegal Alterations to Their Suits
There is a long tradition of teams trying to get an edge in ski jumping, making tweaks to equipment to try to gain a few feet in distance, or even a few inches. But a recent alteration to the crotch area of a team's ski suits went too far. Five Norwegian ski jumpers and three officials were suspended by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation this week, accused of cheating after altering the crotches of the team's ski suits. Some of the officials soon confessed to the scheme. The officials are accused of engaging in 'illegal equipment manipulation' at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, last week. The suspensions will continue while an investigation takes place. The suspended Norwegian athletes are Marius Lindvik, a gold medalist at the Beijing Olympics in 2022; Johann Andre Forfang, a gold medalist at Pyeongchang in 2018; Robin Pedersen; Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal; and Robert Johansson. Lindvik also won a gold medal at the world championships days before the suspensions. The federation seized all of the ski jumping suits used by Norway at the event. An inspection of those suits 'raised additional suspicions of manipulation' of the suits used by the men's team, the federation said. No irregularities were found in the women's team's suits. The ski jumping federation said it planned to toughen its 'suit control policy' at future events. The international federation did not immediately make an official available for an interview on Friday. 'What we have done is manipulate or modify the jump suits in such a way that it violates the regulations,' one of the suspended officials, the team coach, Magnus Brevig, told the Norwegian news media. 'It was a deliberate act. Therefore, it is cheating. It was a joint decision. I should have stopped it.' Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Reuters
11-03-2025
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Ski jumping-Norway suspends coach and one other over cheating at World Ski Championships
March 11 (Reuters) - The Norwegian Ski Federation has suspended two staff, including the team coach, after the governing body admitted that the country's ski jumping team cheated by manipulating jumpsuits at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim. The federation said its ski jumping committee requested the suspension of national team coach Magnus Brevik and equipment manager Adrian Livelten after two Norwegian athletes were disqualified on Saturday. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Acting General Secretary Ola Keul said the two's suspension was immediate and would remain in force until further notice. "The information that has emerged so far about the events... is so serious that it provides grounds for suspending their employment," the federation said in a statement on Monday. Stine Korsen, the chair of the ski jumping committee, said that Norway would welcome an investigation by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) into the cheating. "We take this matter very seriously and recognise that equipment has been deliberately manipulated in violation of FIS regulations in order to gain an advantage in the competition," Korsen added. Bine Norcic will act as coach while Brevik is suspended, the federation said.
Japan Times
10-03-2025
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- Japan Times
Norwegians admit to cheating at World Ski Championships
Trondheim, Norway – Norway's ski jumping team deliberately cheated by using manipulated jumpsuits at the Nordic World Ski Championships, where two of their competitors were disqualified during Saturday's ski jumping event, the Norwegian Ski Federation said on Sunday. Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang were disqualified from the men's large hill competition, while Joergen Graabak was also disqualified from Friday's Nordic Combined team event, but this was related to his bindings. "The support system has explained that on Friday, they chose to put a reinforced thread in the jumpsuit of Forfang and Lindvik," Norway Ski Federation general manager Jan-Erik Aalbu told a press conference.
Reuters
09-03-2025
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Ski jumping-Norwegians admit to cheating at World Ski Championships
TRONDHEIM, Norway, March 9 (Reuters) - Norway's ski jumping team deliberately cheated by using manipulated jumpsuits at the Nordic World Ski Championships, where two of their competitors were disqualified during Saturday's ski jumping event, the Norwegian Ski Federation said on Sunday. Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang were disqualified from the men's large hill competition, while Joergen Graabak was also disqualified from Friday's Nordic Combined team event, but this was related to his bindings. "The support system has explained that on Friday, they chose to put a reinforced thread in the jumpsuit of Forfang and Lindvik," Norway Ski Federation general manager Jan-Erik Aalbu told a press conference. "This was done knowing that this is not within the regulations, but with a belief that it would not be discovered by FIS's equipment controller. "The way I consider this. We have cheated. We have tried to cheat the system. That is unacceptable." Lindvik had finished second but was denied the silver medal following his disqualification after an equipment inspection, along with compatriot Forfang who had finished fourth. Race director Sandro Pertile said afterwards that they had received information prior to the event about possible manipulations of the suits, and had also received an official protest from three nations. The organisers found nothing untoward during the initial check, but after the race they discovered different material in the seams. Earlier on Sunday, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) said that their Independent Ethics and Compliance Office had begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disqualifications. "I welcome the fact that FIS is now also opening an investigation. And of course, we will cooperate fully with them," Aalbu said. Lindvik had earlier won gold in the normal hill event, and was also part of the mixed team which won the large hill while the Norwegian women won the normal hill. Aalbu said their cheating was related only to Saturday's event. "There is no indication that this form of manipulation has been used earlier in the season, or in this championship," he said. "I have been working again with the support system last night and throughout the day, that this was only, if you can use that word, two suits. Saturday's competition, and nothing earlier in the championship. "I would like to use the situation to underline the seriousness of this matter. We have cheated. "I would therefore like to apologise on behalf of the ski jumping camp to the other nations, the audience, everyone who has met at the arena, FIS and to the organisers."
