Posted on 03/13/2025 9:11:26 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Three more Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport.
World championships medalists Robin Pederson and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal were provisionally suspended along with Robert Johansson over suspicion of illegal manipulation of jump suits, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said.
They follow the suspensions on Wednesday of Olympic gold medalists Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang in a scandal that came to light after Norway team officials manipulated suits to improve aerodynamics and help athletes fly farther.
FIS said it was asked to seize all jump suits used by Norway at the world championships in Trondheim last week and found no irregularities in those used by women’s or combined men’s and women’s teams.
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Isn't it part of professional skiing make make suits more aerodynamic to help athletes fly farther?
Some trans had more air drag when jumping without a suit.
Why can’t you use aerodynamic fabrics?
I always thought so.
That’s what I assumed too.
Much like swimming who has rules about swim suit fabrics used, organizing bodies have the "ideal" that all competitors should have access to the suit technology so the base line playing field is level.
There is so much money involved these days, the concept of 1950's amateur athletes and rules about what equipment can be used went out the window decades ago.
I wonder who flies farther - thin jumpers with less weight or heavier jumpers with more drag.
Yeah, if the playing field is not level, the winner might be someone who has access to better technology rather than the best athlete.
Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang were disqualified after officials discovered their suits had been altered with reinforced thread, a clear violation of FIS equipment regulations.
“The support system has explained that, on Friday, they chose to put a reinforced thread in the jumpsuit of Forfang and Lindvik,” stated Jan-Erik Aalbu, the general manager of the Norwegian Ski Federation, during 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’ equipment controller. The way I consider this, we have cheated. We have tried to cheat the system. That is unacceptable.”
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Living in Minneapolis, I did a double take in the names: nope no Bjorn Mohammed or a Mohammed Larson. Yes I’m saying Somali need math course on financial ethics.
Living in Minneapolis, I did a double take in the names: nope no Bjorn Mohammed or a Mohammed Larson. Yes I’m saying Somali need math course on financial ethics.
Threads used for stitching? Some threads are more aerodynamic than other threads? A “reinforced” threat is objectionable ... why? This needs to be explained.
At some point one has to wonder if there is any tangible competitive advantage involved or if some people high in the relevant federation have a financial stake in a particular supply chain.
Not that I could ever dream of thinking that international sporting federations are possible corrupt. Except for FIFA, of course. And the Olympic committee. And at the level of major national sports, the NBA, NFL, NCAA, etc.
Aside from that, the world of sports is a bastion of integrity. And never mind the agents hovering around four and five star high school kids.
Little mini jet packs built in?
The Olympic champions are all about 5'2" and 120 pounds.
What about formerly fat people that have really big flaps of skin? ;-)
My guess would be heavy goes further.
If you turn anything into a competition where the winner gets $ and sex, people will find a way to cheat at it.
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