Norway's Olympic gold medallist ski jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang plus three team officials have been charged with ethics and competition violations following allegations of tampering with ski suits, the International Ski Federation (FIS) said on Monday.

Lindvik and Forfang, together with two coaches and a service staff member, face charges of 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 compatriot Forfang who came fourth.

The Norwegian Ski Federation admitted shortly after the competition that the team had manipulated the suits but said the ski jum

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