2 Gold Medal Ski Ski Sumblers in the middle of a weird cheat scandal

A cheat scandal has rocked a ski jump, all centralized around the ski suits of two Olympic gold medal winners.

Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfangwho have both won ski jumping gold medals to Norway, were suspended on Wednesday, March 12, As part of an ongoing investigation to see if their suits had been treated to create an additional lift.

Lindvik, 26, and Forfang, 29, were both banned from the Nordic world skian championships in Trondheim, Norway, which ended on Sunday, March 9. The bans came days after Lindvik ended 2nd at the men’s big hills event on Saturday, March 8.

Three Norwegian Ski Team staff – Coach Magnus BrevikAssistant Coach Thomas lobben and a member of service staff Adrian livelen – Also suspended by the International Ski and Snow Federation (month) on Wednesday, after a video of the suits was interfered with in public.

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A federation official said the illegal changes were made by tearing the crotch area veins on the team’s ski suits separately.

The Norwegian Ski Federation admitted to the allegations after the video evidence made the claim irreversible.

“The way I consider this, we have cheated,” he said Jan-Erik AalbuNorwegian Federation Federation General Manager, during Sunday’s press conference. “We have tried to deceive the system. That is unacceptable. “

In receiving guilt, the Norwegian Ski Federation hosts Lindvik and Forfang who were unaware of the changes.

Lindvik won gold in the Men’s Big Hill individual at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018, Forfang won gold and silver medals at the Men’s Mawr Team Hill event and the usual men of the men, respectively.

Lindvik and Forfang professed their innocence through social media after the gardens were revealed, as Powder.com.

“This has been a nightmare. I’m broken and sad, ”posted Lindvik through his Instagram story.

Forfang wrote through his story, “I have always had great trust in the staff, which has worked tirelessly to develop competitive equipment. But this time, a clear line was crossed. “

“The situation is obviously extremely annoying and disappointing,” he said Michael VionFIS Secretary General. “Since the weekend, the Office of Independent Ethics and Compliance of FIS and the FIS Administration has been constantly working to take forward a broad and thorough investigation as fast as possible while also ensuring fairness and appropriate process.”

He added, “By its nature, skiing is a precise -based discipline, where equipment plays an important role. This is why, year on year, we have a strong focus on reviewing equipment regulations and controls: ensuring competitors are on a flat playing field. “

The World Cup season continues on Thursday, March 13 in Oslo, Norway. Forfang and Lindvik are not allowed to compete.