Ski jumping scandal: New rules for fair competitions in winter!

Ski jumping scandal: New rules for fair competitions in winter!

In the ski jumping scandal around manipulated suits, the FIS (Fédération Internationale de Ski) took drastic measures to protect the integrity of sport. From now on, the athletes have to compete with a specifically defined competitive leap in the remaining World Cup competitions, which is already equipped with an identification chip. This new regulation comes into force in the upcoming competitions at the Holmenkollen in Oslo, such as OE24. This is to ensure that material controls are more efficient, and teams are called to support the new requirements.

The rules of the rule follow a scandal that made headlines during the last week of the World Championships in Trondheim. Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended due to the use of non -compliant suits that were supposed to offer additional stability in flight. This happened after it became known that an unpaid seam was integrated into the suits. Athletes such as Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang are at the center of these controversies, as well as starl-prschaft.at reported.

Important measures to purity the sport

The new provisions stipulate that every jump suit is checked before the competitions of FIS-officials. An additional suit as a backup can be kept ready during an event, the first suit should break. These steps are intended to ensure that fair competitions can take place by the end of the season. Racing directors Sandro Pertile and let Ottesen emphasize that the FIS takes the situation seriously and now pays attention to the material checks.

The FIS has set itself the goal of increasing transparency and fairness in ski jumping in order to secure the trust of the audience and participants. These new guidelines are a clear signal that the sport wants to distance itself from any allegations of manipulation, and the athletes must now adhere to the changed rules to ensure their participation in future competitions.