Decision battle for ski jumping record: FIS rejects Kobayashi!

Decision battle for ski jumping record: FIS rejects Kobayashi!

In international ski jumping, it is bubbling hard! Due to a current scandal that questions fairness in sport, the World Association (FIS) took drastic measures. Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang from Norway and three official people were suspended after a protest from the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) was submitted for alleged fraud. According to the statement, this happened that the Norwegians competed under unusual circumstances, but there is no concrete evidence of fraud, as Jakub Balcerski from the Sport.PL portal reports. The new regulation determines that athletes can only go into the competition with a specially identified jumpsuit, which is now valid until the end of the season. Each suit is checked before the competitions to secure the integrity of the competitions.

But that's not the only sensational topic in ski jumping! Ryoyu Kobayashi, the Japanese superstar, recently caused excitement with a 291-meter jump in Akureyri, but the FIS did not recognize it as a world record. Frederic Zoz, his sign of French ski jumping trainers, sharply criticized the World Association and described the impending sanctions towards Kobayashi as "a big shame". According to Zoz, the FIS contradicted the idea of celebrating the record, although the suit of Kobayashi was almost identical to the model used in the World Cup. "This is a team that is managed by dinosaurs who do not advance the business," he said. These statements are highlighting the challenges with which skiing is currently confronted, while the FIS is trying to ensure that everything is right.

In the middle of these controversies, the FIS is said to be the FIS, according to the race directors Sandro Pertile and let Ottesen ensure that the controls are also carried out more efficiently, and the changes to the rules aim to ensure the highest fairness in the competition. A fact that will be crucial for the future of ski jumping, since athletes and associations have to reorient themselves among the new regulations in order to protect the integrity of sport.