“Stress level was a little too high”
Ski jumper loses consciousness during suit check
November 26, 2025 – 6:20 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
Isak Andreas Langmo was particularly looking forward to his home World Cup in Lillehammer. But it started with a moment of shock for the Norwegian. To make matters worse, a disqualification followed.
For Isak Andreas Langmo, the start of the World Cup in Lillehammer could hardly have been more unfortunate. The Norwegian lost consciousness in the control room before the first jump – and that was just the start of a bitter weekend.
Langmo appeared for a suit check on Wednesday last week. There his competition suit should be checked and chipped. But that didn’t happen: the 21-year-old collapsed. “I don’t remember it exactly. I was very nervous before the suit was to be checked, checked and chipped. The stress level was a little too high and I fell down,” said Langmo. “Suddenly I saw black.”
Afterwards, Langmo continued, he noticed how employees of the world association FIS supported him. “They understood what had happened and held me while I was gone.” He couldn’t say how long he was unconscious: “But the man from the Norwegian support team who was there said it was almost ten seconds. I came to myself.”
The inspection of his suit was initially suspended. On Sunday, Langmo was given a second opportunity.
But even on that day the Norwegian’s luck was denied. Although he passed the suit inspection this time, a zipper on his left arm opened during the qualification for the large hill competition.
The consequence: disqualification – and a yellow card. The newly introduced card system provides for a yellow card for the first equipment violation. Another would result in yellow-red, which means a ban for two competitions and the loss of a starting place for the respective country. After a Norwegian protest, the yellow card was withdrawn – the open zipper did not give Langmo an advantage.
However, he was not allowed to take part in the competition. It was Langmo’s second disqualification because of his suit – and that was in his fourth World Cup appearance.