Before the competition on a large hill during the World Championships in Trondheim Jakub Balcerski from Sport.pl revealed the backstage of the overalls scandal. After a while the Norwegians confessed to cheating, which caused Marius Lindvik to lose his silver medal. What were these fraud? On the duplication of chips and sewing strings that reduced the step in the suit. Poland, Slovenia and Austria protested it at Fiswhat brought disqualification.
– However, it is amazing to stick to the narrative that the players knew nothing about the practices of coaches. It doesn't work like that. Competitors They must know, otherwise it would be pointless to do such things if the jumper did not know about it. For some time we have shown that Norwegian overalls are unnaturally stretched because they were made of fabrics from the material at the shoes below. It already indicated that the overalls are fabricated – he said Adam Małyszpresident of the Polish Ski Association.
FIS decided to suspend Marius Lindvik, Johann Andre Forfang, Magnus Breviga (Norway coach), Thomas Lobben (coach assistant), Robert Johannson, Kristoffer Eriksen Sunday and Robin Pedersen. The Norwegian leader in Lahti will be Fredrik Villampumstad, and the staff will be complemented by Soelve Jokerud Strand, Sindre Ulven Joergensen, Adrian Thon Gundersrud and Isak Andreas Langmo.
Yes Ahonen reacted to a scandal with the Norwegians. “It's impossible and risky”
The daily Dagbladet talked with Pekka Holopainen, a Finnish journalist and commentator who wrote the autobiography Janne Ahonena. The journalist revealed Ahonen's reaction to the Norwegian scandal. “If you come to Lahti, you have to talk to Ahonen.” He has sewed his overalls for years and knows everything about them. He knows exactly what the Norwegians did. Janne just laughed when he was asked if the Norwegians knew nothing. “It's impossible. Jumping in an unknown suit is a threat to security,” he said.
– In my opinion, cheating the overalls has exactly the same effect as doping with blood in skiing. If you are on doping and you are caught, you will get a ban for two to four years, says Holopainen. The journalist indicates a system that could be introduced in doping cases.
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– If you are caught in March, the punishment begins in November. This could discourage jumpers from such behavior. If the five best Norwegian jumpers received long penalties, it would have a brutal impact on all jumps. There is a risk that the whole sport will have a broken spine for several years. If you don't cheat with the overalls, you don't win anything. This has been like this for centuries – explained the journalist.
“Dagbladet” reminds that the Finns also have a doping scandal behind them, but in skiing. It took place in 2001 during the World Championships in Lahti. – When the Finns later came to Holmenkollen, there was a very enemy atmosphere. Even Finnish jumpers who had nothing to do with doping said that it was terribly in Oslo. I don't think we experience it this time – recalls Holopainen. Then, in the organisms of runners, hydroxyethytulated starch was detected.
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