After the Nordic ski jump championships were shaken by an alleged trap scandal that involved manipulated demands last weekend, two competitors have been disqualified and two employees suspected of being involved have been suspended.
The Norwegian ski federation suspended a ski jump coach and a team manager about his supposed role in a trap scandal that shook the world championship this weekend. There was only one day after two Norwegian competitors were disqualified after the organizers said their demands broke the rules.
The two competitors disqualified were Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang. Lindvik ended second in the event before disqualification.
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Johann Andre Forfang of Norway rises through the air during his jump in the first round of the great competition of male hills of the World Cup of ski jumps FIS in Zakopane, Poland, on January 19, 2025. (Wojtek Radwanski / AFP)
The suspended coach is Magnus Brevik and the suspended team manager is Adrian Livertenn. The Federation said it was suspected that Brevik and Liverten modified ski suits sewing in an additional seam in an attempt to create more elevation in the air.
The Ski and Snowboard International Federation said early Sunday that its Ethics and Compliance Office had opened an investigation “to evaluate the circumstances” of disqualifications. He said the skiers were disqualified from the Hill Hill event on Saturday “after an inspection of their jump costumes, which did not comply with the team’s rules.”
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Norwegian flag in the port of Sogne in Norway, August 22, 2017. (James D. Morgan / Getty images)
“The Office of Ethics and Independent Compliance with FIS is now investigating a suspicion of illegal manipulation of the team by the Norwegian team,” said the Federation.
The manager of the Norwegian team, Jan-Elbu, said at a press conference that the monkeys were deliberately altered.
Norway is one of the traditional powers in the ski jump, and the attempt to trap in its World Interior Championship has caused a massive protest in a country that takes pride in its winter sports skill.
The Federation on Sunday admitted that the demands had been deliberately altered, after an online video arose from the alterations that are made.
Brevik told the Norwegian media on Monday that several team members had been involved in the decision to alter the demands, but that “it should have stopped it.”
Marius Lindvik in Norway participates in the Fis -ski jumping World Cup in Zakopane, Poland, on January 19, 2025. (Marcin Golba/Nurphoto)
He said it was the first time that they were sewn in an extra seam, but they made a navigation analogy to explain why a more rigid suit would help the jumpers fly farther in the air.
“A more tight candle is better than a loose candle,” Brevik said.
The Federation said that Brevik and Livente would be suspended indefinitely while consultations continue. The Ski and Snowboard International Federation said Sunday that he had opened his own investigation.
