World association takes action
Ski jumping scandal in Norway: ban is certain
Updated on 01/16/2026 – 05:14 amReading time: 1 min.
The manipulated ski suits worn by the Norwegians at last year’s World Cup sparked a scandal in ski jumping. Now the world association has taken action.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation FIS has banned head coach Magnus Brevig and two other members of the Norwegian ski jumping team for 18 months for suit tampering at the 2025 home World Cup. The bans apply retroactively from March 12th and mark a new, stricter line in international ski jumping.
Assistant coach Thomas Lobben and Adrian Livelten, a member of the service team, received the same punishment. In a statement to Norwegian broadcaster NRK, the trio expressed incomprehension about the severity of the measure: “We find the reaction to be disproportionately strict compared to previous practice in similar cases and have difficulty understanding why we are being treated differently than others in comparable situations.”
The lawyers of those involved emphasized that previously comparable violations of the rules had either not been punished at all or only been punished with a warning. They see this case as an example of a new, stricter line and raises questions about equal treatment and proportionality. It is considering appealing the case to the Cas International Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Charges had already been brought against the trio on August 11th. The manipulated suits affected ski jumpers Johann André Forfang and Marius Lindvik, who were also suspended. However, they served their bans before the current Olympic season. As a result of the scandal, the Norwegian association has largely replaced its coaching and support team.