On Monday afternoon, the Norwegian national coach met the press outside the Norwegian Ski Federation’s premises at Ullevaal Stadium. – I have consented to a suspension. I think that is wise, says Brevig. Brevig and the national team tailor Adrian Livelten has been suspended from its positions for the time being. This was reported by the Norwegian Ski Federation (NSF) in a press release earlier Monday. Brevig further explains what they did with the suits in the sewing room. – What we have done is to manipulate or modify the jump suits in such a way that it violates the regulations. It is a conscious action, and ergo it is cheating. National team coach Magnus Brevig is suspended after the jumping cheating in the Ski World Cup. On Monday afternoon he met the press. He says it was a joint decision to change the suits. – We were several who took it, but I should have stopped it as head coach, says Brevig. -We stepped far above the border when Brevig met the press, it had been a day since jump manager Jan-Erik Aalbu admitted that Norway has deliberately tried to trick the system by changing the jumping suits of Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang. “Fart -blind”: Magnus Brevig sorry for what they did. Photo: Annika Burge / NTB Skandalen started with Brevig and tailor Livelten was sneaky while sitting behind closed curtains at the Norwegian Systue during the Ski World Cup at home. Here it seems that the Norwegian support system is dismantling and manipulating a jumping suit. -I somehow have nothing else to say but that we became a speed blind inside our World Cup bubble. Went the knit, or so, we stepped far above the border. We apologize, says Brevig Monday afternoon. Video: This is the video that will show that Norway was sewing on jumping suits that were already cleared. – How could you get to that point? – It is to be best equipped and prepared. Brevig says that they talked to the Norwegian jumpers after the gutter. – We lamented and flattened. -Trust Chief Sports Manager Jan-Erik Aalbu says that they have worked a lot for the past 24 hours to clarify what has happened. – After the latest findings we have received, today we chose to call for a discussion meeting with two people. After that, two are suspended. That work is not done, says Aalbu. He says they need time to update themselves and obtain more information. – I will do mine for us to get to the bottom at first and can start by raising the jumping sport again, after a proper reputation failure on Saturday. Called in for a meeting: Jan-Erik Aalbu says they will continue to investigate what happened. Photo: Annika Burder / NTB – Can Brevig come back as national team manager under your leadership? – I have to look at that. Right now there is a breach of trust here. I feel failed, to be perfectly honest. Because I should have known about things, and had I known about those things, it would not have happened. I had stopped that, Aalbu replies. – Laying us toad Brevig claims he was, Adrian Livelten and assistant coach Thomas Lobben who made the decision to change the suits in the sewing room. According to Brevig, the video was taken on Friday. news has tried to get in touch with the lob, so far without luck. When asked why they thought it was necessary to change the suits, Brevig replies: – I asked that so many times later. We regret as dogs and are terribly sorry that this happened. Photo: Annika Burder / NTB – Is it the first time it happens? – It’s the first time it’s happening, yes. The video clip quickly found its way to foreign jumpers and media. Poland, Austria and Slovenia joined forces to put in a protest against Norway in connection with the big hill race on Saturday. In retrospect, Lindvik and Forfang were washed from second and fifth place respectively. When Brevig and Aalbu met the press right after the disk was a fact on Saturday, they said it was a breach of rules. – Do you regret not admitting it right away? – Yes. Suspended with immediate effect The Norwegian Ski Federation writes in a press release that they look very serious about the case. Furthermore, the association states that they perceive that equipment has deliberately been manipulated in violation of FIS’s regulations, in order to gain an advantage in the competition. – That is why we also welcome FIS’s investigation, says the jump committee chairman Stine Korsen. It is the top administrative leader of the Norwegian Ski Federation, acting Secretary General Ola Keul, who has formally decided the suspension of Brevig and Livelten from their positions, in consultation with Sports Manager Jan-Erik Aalbu. JOP SCAND: This has happened on Friday night, national team coach Magnus 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, which can give the suits better aircraft skills. It is illegal. Both Johann André Forfang and Marius Lindvik were therefore washed. Photo: Anders England / news Jump manager Jan-Erik Aalbu and national team coach Magnus 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. On Monday morning, Help, long -time partner with the Norwegian jump, announced that they withdraw from the agreement with immediate effect. -It goes without saying that it is not compatible to have our logo on the suits of a team that cheats, wrote communications director Dag Are Børresen in an e-mail to news. On Monday afternoon, the Norwegian Ski Federation sent out a press release with information that Magnus Brevig and Adrian Livelten have been suspended from their positions with immediate effect. The reason was that the information that has emerged in the case is so serious that it provides the basis for the suspension of the employment conditions. Monday afternoon, the jump national team’s largest sponsor, Nammo, sent out a press release, where they come with strong criticism. They write that Nammo’s agreement with the Norwegian Ski Federation (NSF) has not been terminated, but that their logo will not appear on the national team for the time being. On Monday afternoon, the now suspended national team coach Marius Brevig met a unified press corps. There, Brevig said that he supported the decision to be suspended and admitted to cheating. He also lay flat and stated that he regretted. – I fully support and fully the jump committee’s request, and have therefore decided to suspend Brevig and the Livelten with immediate effect in accordance with the provisions of the Working Environment Act, says acting Secretary General Ola Keul of the Norwegian Ski Federation. SUSPENDED: Adrian Livelten has been responsible for adapting suits at the national team. Now he is suspended. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB Both Brevig and Livelten have consented to the suspensions. This means that for the time being, they will not be working for the Norwegian Ski Federation. – It was announced yesterday that the case will have consequences, which it is now doing. At the same time, we will take care of our employees who are in the midst of a crisis, and we expect human considerations to be shown, says Keul. Admission of cheating at a press conference On Sunday, jump manager Jan-Erik Aalbu admitted that they have deliberately tried to trick the system by changing the jumping suits of two athletes. – We’ve cheated. We have tried to fool the system. It is unacceptable, said S Aalbu on Sunday. Aalbu already stated then that it would have consequences, but he could not go into which. Brevig was not watching the press conference with Aalbu on Sunday, but provided a small update a few hours later. – 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 wrote in a message to news. Sports Manager: Jan-Erik Aalbu met the press on Sunday. Photo: Erlend Lånke Solbu / news Trust in Aalbu In the press release, the Norwegian Ski Federation writes that the jump committee has full confidence in Jan-Erik Aalbu. They further write that they believe he is the right man to continue to restore the confidence and reputation of the jumping sport. – There is nothing that indicates that Aalbu has neither known nor could have known what Brevig and the Livelten chose to do on Friday, the press release states. Published 10.03.2025, at. 16.02 Updated 10.03.2025, at. 18.49
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