Ski jumping scandal: Manipulated suits shake the World Cup!

Ski jumping scandal: Manipulated suits shake the World Cup!

The ski jumping scandal, which shakes the Nordic World Cup in Trondheim, causes unrest in sport. Anonymously filmed videos opened that the Norwegian team under head coach Magnus Brevig manipulated his competition suits to improve flight stability. The originally runner -up Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang were disqualified after the competition on the Großchanze, although Lindvik kept his gold medal from the normal hill. Despite claims by Lindvik and the sports director Jan Erik Aalbu, the Austrian sports director Mario Stecher demands the annoyance of all the results of the Norwegians and speaks of a far -reaching suspicion of manipulation, such as derStandard.at reported.

There is resistance from other active people: Andreas Wellinger, who took second place in the normal hill, is skeptical. He does not believe in the ignorance of the athletes concerned nor in the fact that only in individual cases was cheated. Wellinger, who has to prepare for the upcoming competitions in Oslo, commented: "I have relatively little desire to meet Norwegians on the hill", and described manipulation as a 'fooled' towards the other athletes. Critics such as the former coach Werner Schuster and Olympic champion Sven Hannawald are calling for a clear reaction of the FIS and a revision of the set of rules. Schuster demanded: "Those responsible have to ask themselves: How could it get that far?" And emphasized the importance of improved controls and more transparency in the future.

skepticism and demands for consequences

The allegations have caused outrage for many athletes and officials. The claims that only two suits have been changed and that the jumpers have not noticed anything are considered unbelievable by experts. According to Hannawald, trust in the fairness of the competition is at stake, which is why immediate measures are required. In the current situation, the entire ski jumping feels under pressure, the FIS is asked to clarify how the manipulations in such a sensitive sport were possible. Also vienna.at emphasizes that the situation is no longer only concerned with the Norwegians, but rather the integrity of the entire ski process.