Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang accepted three-month periods of ineligibility for their roles in ski-suit tampering at the World Ski Championships in Trondheim. The suspensions will be reduced by the provisional suspension time already served. Each athlete agreed to pay fines of 2,000 Swiss francs. Two coaches and a service staff member were also charged over equipment manipulation. Lindvik had finished second but was disqualified and denied the silver medal; Forfang came fourth and was disqualified. The Norwegian Ski Federation acknowledged that the team had manipulated suits while asserting the jumpers were not at fault. Lawyers said communication between support staff and athletes should be improved.
Norway's Olympic gold medallists Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang have accepted three-month suspensions for their role in the tampering of ski suits during a competition in March, the International Ski Federation (FIS) said on Saturday. Lindvik and Forfang, together with two coaches and a service staff member, were charged this month over equipment manipulation in the men's large hill event at the World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway in March after an FIS investigation.
Lindvik finished second but was denied the silver medal having been disqualified following an equipment inspection along with Forfang who came fourth. The Norwegian Ski Federation admitted after the competition that the team had manipulated the suits but said the ski jumpers were not at fault for the violations. The FIS Ethics Commission said Lindvik and Forfang had admitted to breaching competition rules and had agreed that they should have asked questions about the adjustments to their suits.
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