The Nordic world ski championships in Trondheim may be over, but the controversy over the Norwegian team's manipulated ski jumping suits rages on.
What exactly happened?
One of the biggest scandals in winter sports to date. It was triggered by a video shot anonymously in Trondheim, Norway, last Friday (March 7, 2025), the day before large hill event at the Nordic world championships ski jumping event, and leaked to the media. It shows a hotel room from the outside, the windows of which are covered with black fabric. Through a slit, however, you can see ski jumping suits being worked on with a sewing machine in the presence of Norwegian head coach Magnus Brevik.
After Saturday's competition, the skiing's world governing body FIS disqualified two Norwegians: silver medal winner Marius Lindvik and fifth-placed Johann Andre Forfang. After initially denying any wrongdoing, their team later admitted that what had been done was illegal.
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