Why Norway's Ski Jump Cheating Isn't a One-Off Scandal
Two Norwegian coaches admitted to modifying the jumpsuits of their athletes, but controversy around these suits has dogged ski jumping for years.
“We have cheated.”
It doesn’t get more blatant than that. These were the words of Jan-Erik Aalbu, leader of the Norwegian ski jumping team, this week after it was revealed that the jumpsuits of two Norwegian ski jumpers had been illegally manipulated.
Embarrassingly, this happened at home during the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway.
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