Marius Lindvik thought he had taken a silver medal in the big hill in Trondheim before he was disqualified. Now he takes with Johann André Forfang the magazine from his mouth after the jumping team admitted cheating with the suits. – We are both completely crushed. None of us would have jumped with the suits we knew were manipulated. Never, they say in a statement sent out of the Norwegian Ski Federation. – Confidence in the support system has been great and they have always worked hard to develop competitive equipment, says the jumpers. THE JOURNE CANDAL: This has been done on Friday night, national team coach Marius Brevig and tailor Adrian Livelten sneaked sneaked while sitting behind closed curtains at the Norwegian Systue during the World Cup at home. The video shows that approved jumping suits were dismantled and manipulated, as a violation of the rules. Photo: Screenshot @jakubbalcerski / X Video clip quickly found its way to foreign jumpers and media, and Poland, Austria and Slovenia joined forces to put in a protest against Norway. It was initially rejected, but after the World Cup competition, where Marius Lindvik thought he had jumped down to the silver medal at home, the International Ski Federation (FIS) went to work more thoroughly. They opened the jumping suits and found that a stiffer material was sewn into the seams, making the suits stiffer. It is illegal. Both Johann André Forfang and Marius Lindvik were washed. Photo: Anders England / news Jump manager Jan-Erik Aalbu and national team coach Marius Brevig met the press after the disc. Both rejected it was cheating. Photo: Terje Pedersen / news The morning after the disclosure of Norway’s manipulation of jumping suits, FIS came up with the news that they are opening an investigation against Norway. On Sunday afternoon, jump manager Aalbu met the press again. Then he admitted that it was a conscious cheating. At the same time, he said that he had not known about it, and that this was going to have consequences. National team coach Brevig, who was in the video, was not at the press conference. Photo: Erlend Lånke Solbu / news Forfang and Lindvik sent out a press release on Sunday night stating that they were completely crushed, that they would never have jumped with the suits if they knew they were manipulated and that they had full confidence in the support system. At the same time, they admit that they too bear a responsibility for the equipment being in order. – We also have a practitioners to make the suit fit, but we have not had any routines to go through the work the support system has done, for example when it comes to stitching, they say. – We must learn from this. Now we want complete transparency about what has happened and look forward to talking to FIS’s investigators. The ship’s president: – Unacceptably ship president Tove Moe Dyrhaug calls the Hopplandslag’s admitted equipment cheat unacceptable. – The disclosures and acknowledgments that have emerged are unacceptable and violate the values of the sport. Cheating is very serious, and we know there are many now who know a huge disappointment at what has happened, says Dyrhaug in a statement along with acting Secretary General Ola Keul of the Norwegian Ski Federation. They say they expect the jump committee to get all the facts on the table. Want facts: Ship President Tove Moe Dyrhaug believes all information must be on the table. Photo: NTB news has been in contact with Stine Korsen, chair of the jump committee. She says she wants to comment on the case on Monday. – It is quite clear that this must have consequences, and we welcome FIS’s notified surveys, says Dyrhaug and Keul. Statement from the Norwegian Ski Federation: The disclosures and acknowledgments that have emerged are unacceptable and violate the values of the sport. Cheating is very serious, and we know many people now feel a huge disappointment at what has happened. We now expect the jump committee to get all the facts on the table. Openness and honesty from those involved are important for rebuilding trust and reputation to the jumping sports. It is also crucial to remove suspicions from innocent. It is quite clear that this must have consequences, and we welcome FIS’s notified surveys. The ski board is also waiting for an orientation from the jump committee’s work on this matter. As an organization, we are also concerned about taking care of everyone involved in this matter. Tove Moe Dyrhaug, Ship President Ola Keul, Art. General Secretary The National Team coach went home jump chief Jan-Erik Aalbu admitted at a press conference on Sunday that the Norwegian jumping team deliberately cheated with the suits of Marius Lindvik and Johann Forfang before Saturday’s World Cup in Storbakken in Granåsen. – We’ve cheated. We have tried to fool the system. It is unacceptable, Aalbu said at the press conference. National team coach Magnus Brevig was not present at the press conference, and had already traveled home. – I am incredibly sorry for what has happened. I would like to comment on the media, but would like to wait until tomorrow after talking to my employer, Brevig writes in a message to news. ROOF: National team manager Magnus Brevig (left) comments for the first time the jumping trouble after jump manager Jan Erik Aalbu admitted cheating. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB Aalbu would not say how much Brevig knew. – All those details I will come back to, but I will not go out with names at this time, says Aalbu. – Do you consider your own position? – Yes, of course. In the situation we have ended up in … of course. There is nothing to wonder about, says Aalbu to news. Sports peaks respond to the Minister of Culture believes the disclosures and concessions of cheating from the jump camp during the Ski World Cup are completely unacceptable. The sports president is aware that it must have consequences. “This is sad for jumping sports and completely unacceptable,” Minister of Culture Lubna Jaffery (Ap) told NTB. Sad: Minister of Culture Lubna Jaffery says the cheating is sad for the jumping sport. Photo: Rodrigo Freitas / NTB As Minister of Culture and Equality, Jaffery is also responsible for Norwegian sports policy, which is subject to the Ministry of Culture and Equality. – No one should try to cheat on benefits. Unfortunately, this goes beyond Norwegian sports. This must be addressed by the ski association, and it is important that the jumping management puts all the cards on the table, she says. Jaffery is worried that the scandal can throw dark shadows over the World Cup. – I really hope this does not ruin the fantastic folk party and the otherwise successful World Cup in Ski that has been in Trondheim, she says. The Norwegian jump scandal and admission go around the world: Big news: It is not just in Norway that the Norwegian jump scandal – and the concession of cheating – is big news. It is also big up in Slovenia. And in Poland. It is also mentioned in the Czech Republic. -Disappointing, serious and unacceptable sports president Zaineb al-Samarai is aware that the jump scandal during the Ski World Cup must have consequences. – It is disappointing, serious and unacceptable that this has happened. The regulations are clear, and we in Norwegian sports should be good role models and ensure that the regulations are followed, she says in a statement sent to NTB. Sports President: Zaineb al-Samarai calls the cheating unacceptable. Photo: Inger Kristine Lee / news – When a breach of rules is deliberately, it must have consequences. I am glad that the Norwegian Ski Federation takes the incident seriously, admits incorrectly and says it will have consequences. She is concerned about what the case is doing with the reputation of Norwegian sports. – Norwegian sports will lead by good values and good sports spirit. We know that such incidents damage the reputation, both for skiing and to Norwegian sports, says Al-Samarai. – Trust is being built over time, and I am confident that the Ski Federation will now do its utmost to restore this confidence as soon as possible. Also in the Netherlands, where the indoor European Championships in athletics are ongoing, jumping trouble creates reactions. – Those who know the jumping sports and are concerned about it, think it is very sad. This is not what you want to read about, says athletics president Anne Farseth to news. Talk about: Athletics President Anne Farseth says the jumping cheat is talked about among other nations. Photo: NTB – Do you fear that this will weaken confidence in Norwegian sports also beyond the jumping sport? – Now we see how this is handled further, but I don’t think I can say anything special other than that it is a very sad day for the jumping sport, and I realize that it is a very difficult situation there. But that it is devastating for the whole Norwegian sport, I think we all agree. Published 09.03.2025, at. 18.22 Updated 09.03.2025, at. 22.30
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