Did the German team (too) reach deep into the trick box at the Nordic Ski World Cup in Trondheim and illegally enlarged Karl Geiger’s ski jumping suit? The Polish camp says: Maybe. And also in Norwegians they sense a possible violation of the rules.
Karl Geiger’s ski jumping suit has withstanded the exams of the FIS control keepers, but the competition believes that the German eagle jumped in fourth place with too much material on Sunday.
Extremely critical voices came out of the Polish camp, which spoke of a possible “loophole in the rules” and in the person of Association President Adam Malysz in a great way: “Something is wrong here.”
“I agree that it looks suspicious”
This tenor is also available in the Norwegian camp. Former jumper and today’s TV expert Andreas Stjerne told the newspaper “Dagbladet” with a view to Geiger’s suit: “I agree that it looks suspicious.”
Where exactly is the problem? The TV pictures clearly show that a bump formed in the crotch on Geiger’s suit before the start. This was also recognized after his landing. According to the rules, however, the fabric may not stand out from the body by more than four centimeters – this was, at least the pictures suggest, but the case with Geiger.
In view of these pictures, Stjerne understands the excitement, but does not yet want to talk about material fraud. However, it is a bad sign in his eyes that this discussion is now being conducted. “That is exactly what the FIS wanted to get rid of a few years ago.”
Ex-ski jumper with a clear announcement to the Poles
The exposed to Geiger’s suit already looked “wild”, the former jumper admitted. On the other hand, you also have to trust the material controls. “If there had been a violation, he would have been disqualified. Or he had been told that he had to change the suit,” said the Norwegian.
“You can always speculate when you see such pictures. But as long as you don’t see the suit completely stretched, there is no evidence. I think the poles should first look at their own material and their own jumper before they attack the suits of the Germans,” said Stjerne.
Norway’s top jumper Johann André Forfang did not want to comment on “Dagbladet” demand on the topic and said briefly: “No comment. I will not kick off this topic. People should judge it for themselves. It is difficult to say whether a suit is legal or not if you are sitting. A suit is not made. It always looks a bit strange.”