The scandal about the manipulated ski suits in the Norwegian ski jumping team continues to beat tall waves. Now the suspended trainer and the suit tailor have spoken.
The ski jumping world was shaken on Sunday. The Norwegian team admitted to manipulated their own suits. After a sponsor had already ended the cooperation with the Norwegians, the suspended coach Magnus Brevig and the suspended suit cutter Adrian Livten with humble words to the public.
Both of them confessed, expressly apologized to the world ski jumping and admitted mistakes. “There were several of us who made the decision – but I should have prevented it as head coach,” said coach Brevig in front of the building of the Norwegian ski association on Monday: “We regret it like the dogs, and I’m terribly sorry that this happened.”
Magnus Brevig answered the public questions on Monday
According to information from the Norwegian TV broadcaster NRK, Brevig is said to have threaded manipulation together with assistant coach Thomas Lobben and service technician.
At the apology, Ausstrech cuters were primarily aimed at their own team. The ski jumpers themselves had no fault in the fraud. “I would like to apologize to Marius and Johann (Lindvik and Forfang, editor’s note) for the situation in which they have gotten completely through no fault of their own,” said the chief technician in a press release.
Attachment cutter apologizes publicly
Livelten added: “I also apologize to the sponsors, the ski jumping family and the Norwegian people.” In addition, he clearly admitted the conscious fraud: “What we did with the suits should never have happened, and it is an action that I will regret all my life. We have always tried to optimize the suits within the rules, but cheating is completely unacceptable. “
Brevig also found clear words about the accusation of fraud and admitted mistakes: “What we did is manipulate or modify the suits in such a way that they violate the rules. It was a conscious act, so it was cheating. “
Brevig denies longer fraud
Assistant coach Lobben has not yet been suspended. It is unclear how things will go for him and the Norwegian ski jumping team.
Allegations that the fraud had passed for a long time clearly said that Brevig clearly said. “It is the first time that it happened,” emphasized the 41-year-old.
The International Ski Association (FIS) will take a close look at the incident. In the next few days, further details could come to light.