– We are completely broken. None of us would jump in the overalls when we knew he was falsified. Trust in the support system was great, and the staff always worked hard to develop competitive equipment and so it is still – Norwegian jumpers said at the Sunday press conference, who stayed on Saturday disqualified After a competition on a large hill.
And they were Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang. The first even finished the podium competition, and his disqualification changed the assignment of the medals. Silver finally went to Jan Hoerl, and brown to Ryoyu Kobayashi.
The cause of disqualification of the hosts' players were pierced overalls and strings sewn in, which stiffened the costumes. On Monday, Magnus Brevik and Adrian Livelten, i.e. the first trainer and technical head staff jumpers. Both were suspended by the Norwegian Ski Federation.
Lindvik and Forfang may demand compensation
As it turns out, Lindvik and Forfang may not only not suffer the consequences, but even have the right to apply for compensation. At least, that's what one of the lawyers claims that he believes that competitors They had no idea about Machlojki used by Brevik and Livelten.
– If it is true that they knew nothing about it, they have the right to feel pissed off. They will also have the right to compensation from people they were cheated – said Patron Jon Wessel -Aas, cited by Dagbladet.no.
– If they were cheated and had no chance to discover it, they can apply for money. It is difficult to estimate what amount it is, but players can apply for compensation from people who have deceived them or from the ski union as an employer – he added.
– When estimating the amount of compensation, remember not only financial but also image losses. Through this scandal of Lindvik and Forfang's career, they can drastically go back – summed up Wessel -Aas.
The problem is that it is hard to believe that the Norwegians did not know about the fraud made by their team members. “Lindvik and Forfang say that they would never jumped in overalls if they knew they were manipulated. Well, please.