Next low point for Lindvik
Marius Lindvik ends the Four Hills Tournament prematurely. The Norwegian, one of the main protagonists of the World Championship scandal in March, had missed qualification for the Bergisel jumping in Innsbruck.
The out-of-form ski jumping world champion Marius Lindvik has withdrawn from the Four Hills Tournament early.
The Norwegian, one of the main protagonists of the World Championship scandal in March, had missed qualification for the Bergisel jumping in Innsbruck on Saturday, finishing 51st. Benjamin Östvold will replace him in the team for Bischofshofen.
For Olympic champion Lindvik, the series of unfortunate tournaments thus continues: in 2019/20 and 2021/22, he narrowly missed overall victory as runner-up in each case, and in 2020/21, he withdrew as a co-favorite due to toothache after the opener in Oberstdorf.
Four Hills Tournament: Lindvik highly controversial since suit scandal
At the home World Championships in Trondheim in the spring, there had been a scandal involving Lindvik.
The Norwegian had initially won gold from the normal hill ahead of Andreas Wellinger. A week later, he and other teammates were disqualified after the large hill decision, as manipulations to his suit had been proven through a secretly recorded video.