Banned For Suit Tampering, Olympic Skiing Stars Still Escape Issues Involving National Duties Olympic stars who were suspended for manipulated suits face a ban, but the Winter Olympics remain open for

“We have cheated,” from Jan-Erik Aalbu, chief of the Norwegian ski-jumping team. “We have tried to trick the system.” During the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, two Norwegian Olympic skiers were disqualified from the men’s large hill event due to manipulated ski suits. One of them had even made his way to the second position on the podium, yet all that was handed to him was a DQ. An investigation took place. And despite the results not coming in their favor, the two remain clear for the Olympics.

At first, the Norwegian Ski Federation admitted that the team had manipulated the suits, while arguing that Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang were not at fault for the violations. But gradually, the athletes admitted to breaching competition rules and acknowledged they s