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Scandal at the Ski Jumping World Championships: Lindvik loses silver because of suit manipulation!
ÖSV jumper Jan Hörl wins World Cup silver in Trondheim after disqualification from Lindvik. Suit manipulation scandal rocks the World Ski Championships.
Scandal at the Ski Jumping World Championships: Lindvik loses silver because of suit manipulation!
Scandal at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim! The Norwegian ski jumper Marius Lindvik is taking a step backwards full of drama: after initially winning the silver medal, it has now been revoked from him because of tampering with his suit. The world association FIS has decided that Lindvik, who won gold on the normal hill just six days ago, violated the rules, which also has consequences for his teammate Johann Andre Forfang, who also lost his fifth place. Both reported this crown as well as ZDF.
Jan Hörl from Austria can now look forward to silver after his name suddenly landed on the podium. “I didn't even know there was a protest,” Hörl admitted while talking about his surprising coup. Instead of the original bronze, he had unintentionally taken second place, crowned by a chaotic situation in which everyone suddenly became quiet and the news of Lindvik's disqualification spread. Dominic Prevc of Slovenia remained the undisputed winner, while Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan slipped to bronze.
Protests and suit manipulations
Austria, Slovenia and Poland had already protested during the first round when they expressed suspicion that the Norwegian athletes had changed their suits after the official chipping, which is intended to personalize the suits for identification purposes. This approach was strongly questioned by experts when the coach of the Norwegian team, Jan Erik Aalbu, stated that the suits from a questionable video were intended for the upcoming World Cup in Oslo.
ARD expert Sven Hannawald critically noted that the strict regulations were no longer consistently enforced at the FIS. The German Ski Association also expressed concerns and felt unable to support the protest. Nevertheless, the situation surrounding suit manipulation and the associated consequences remains a hotly debated topic in the world of ski jumping.