“It wasn’t a fraud,” says sports director Jan Erik Aalbu after the trondheim bang.
After the suit scandal at the World Cup in Trondheim, Norway’s ski jumping chief coach Magnus Brevig granted mistakes and negligence, but the allegation of targeted manipulation expressly rejected the team’s sporting leadership.
“We have committed a regulation,” said Brevig in front of press representatives: “We are sorry that so good world championships end for the Norwegian skiing.”
In his function, Norway’s sports director Jan Erik Aalbu took on responsibility for the disqualification of the three affected athletes around normal hill world champion Marius Lindvik, but made it clear: “It was not a question of manipulation. This is not a fraud, this is not doping.”
“Manipulation” as an official reason for disqualification
After jumping from the Großchanze, three Norwegians had been disqualified, as the official reason the world association FIS stated “Suit: Manipulation”, i.e. manipulation of the suit.
Previously, video recordings had appeared to show Norwegian team members who have already edited suits with a sewing mahschine.
Due to these recordings, several nations had taken protest against the start of all Norwegians before jumping. However, disqualifications only occurred after the World Association after the competition.
It was initially unclear whether there will be further penalties and sanctions for the Norwegians.