The FIS reacts with horror to the manipulation scandal in ski jumping. Spicy: A accused won gold a few days ago in front of Andreas Wellinger. Those responsible at the DSV are also “sad and angry”.
The Ski World Association FIS has been horrified at the manipulation scandal in ski jumping at the World Cup in Trondheim and announced a precise processing of incidents around Norway’s stars.
“I’m shocked. We would not have expected something like that, ”said FIS racing director Sandro Pertile after the disqualification of Marius Lindvik, Johann Andre Forfang and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal in competition from the Großchanze.
“After the competition, we were able to better control the suits. Some had something striking, ”said Pertile:“ Here the seam was the problem. It was another material in the seam. We now have to look at the situation in peace and make an analysis. “
Lindvik cannot lose its gold medal
Piquant: Lindvik won gold from the normal ski jump in front of the German jumper Andreas Wellinger six days earlier. A subsequent disgrace of a title is probably not conceivable.
“When the controls are finished, the competitions are ready. We also don’t know when that happened. We got some pictures that were from last night, ”said Pertile. On videos you can see how Norwegians probably sew on their suits in the team hotel.
The German Ski Association (DSV) also reacted with shake of the head. “That makes me sad and angry alike. For me it seems that it will be made systemic. That is the decisive factor for me, ”said DSV sports director Horst Hüttel.
Hüttel cannot imagine canceling older results – with one exception: “Unless there are any further information and clear evidence. But I’m not a lawyer. “
German sports director vehemently contradicts Norway
The Norwegians had argued that the suits that can be seen in the video were intended for the upcoming World Cup weekend in Oslo. Hüttel could hardly believe this argument.
“When the technicians of the other nations heard that, it torn them up. That is as if someone takes unauthorized medication here and says that he takes it for next week. I can’t follow at all. “
Austria’s head coach Andreas Widhölzl announced details of the manipulation. The point in question on the suit is “basically from the knee to the step where the seams run on the inside”, there “a stiff ribbon sewn in, then sewn together again and glued together. And that is clearly manipulation, which is not allowed either. Of course it has an advantage. Therefore, it is also good that it is then sanctioned. “
How Hüttel assumes that this did not happen for the first time.