Three more Norwegian ski jumpers have been provisionally suspended over manipulated jumpsuits, the sport’s governing body has announced.
Olympic medallists Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang and three team officials were sanctioned on Wednesday for using manipulated suits to “cheat the system”.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has seized all Norwegian jumpsuits from the recent Nordic World Ski Championships for reinspection.
Robert Johansson, Robin Pedersen and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal were subsequently suspended on Thursday having competed at the event in Trondheim, Norway, last week with modified jumpsuits.
Lindvik and Forfang were both disqualified during Saturday’s men’s large hill event after an equipment inspection.
Lindvik, 26, had originally finished second while 29-year-old compatriot Forfang came fourth.
The FIS said Lindvik, Forfang, Johansson, Pedersen and Sundal are temporarily barred from participating in events under their auspices, as well as those organised by a national ski association, while an investigation is ongoing.
Three Norwegian team officials – including head coach Magnus Brevik – were also suspended by the FIS on Wednesday.
Norwegian Ski Federation general manager Jan-Erik Aalbu told a news conference that a reinforced thread was put in the jumpsuits of Lindvik and Forfang.
“This was done knowing that this is not within the regulations, but with a belief that it would not be discovered by FIS’s equipment controller,” Aalbu said.
“The way I consider this – we have cheated. We have tried to cheat the system. That is unacceptable.”