Title fights in Trondheim: Anger and disqualification: World Cup ski jumping ends in chaos

The last World Cup decision and ski jumping gold winner Domen Prevc fully came to a minor matter in the suit chaos of Trondheim. Instead, there was maximum confusion and a dispute held on the open stage, which should also harm the World Association FIS and the entire sport.

Nations trio demands drastic consequences

The background is an anonymously recorded and widespread video, which is apparently supposed to show dubious processing of the Norwegian suits. At the end of the competition, the FIS disqualified the two Norwegian world -class jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang. Lindvik had actually occupied second place and won silver.

Previously, the three top nations of Austria, Slovenia and Poland protested against a starter permit from the Norwegians on the large hill. The Nations trio not only wanted to rule out the Norwegians, but apparently also requested a cancellation of all World Cup results in Trondheim. The German Ski Association (DSV) did not sign the protest, but explicitly asked the World Association in a letter.

Ski jumping coach outraged

“I saw a few things where a nation does wild things that are completely though. You can’t turn it under the carpet. The responsible people have to react,” complained national coach Stefan Horngacher in the ARD.

Before the competition, material controller Christian Kathol had said that all suits had been checked and found to be compliant. The Norwegian Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal was then disqualified after the first jump – Lindvik and Forfang suffered the same fate after the end of the competition.

Who did how and when? Much of this memorable ski jumping day from Trondheim initially remained in the vague. The fact that the Slovenian Prevc and not Lindvik triumphed when jumping hardly relaxed the situation – because the subsequent disqualification caused a lot of stir. The Austrian Jan Hörl won silver instead of bronze, Ryoyu Kobayashi from Japan unexpectedly slipped onto the bronze rank. Philipp Raimund landed fifth after the deletions.

Wellinger: “In the end it is actually too stupid for me”

The otherwise diplomatic Horngacher spoke plain text in a calm tone. “Things have happened that are completely unacceptable. There are limits and the limits have been completely exceeded. It is difficult for the ski jump. Unfortunately, there are always people who span these things again and again,” said the Austrian. Sports director Horst Hüttel said that the arguments of the Norwegians are “dismantled by all leading experts – completely”.

The suit topic repeatedly smeared during the World Cup. ARD expert Sven Hannawald suffered sharp criticism of strikingly large suits, Polish media attacked Karl Geiger on the normal hill. “I was also accused of something on the small ski jump, which I found in order at all. That minimized the sporting performance,” complained a noticeably hit violinist.

The protest was largely removed from the athletes. Olympic champion Andreas Wellinger only learned about the scandal after the competition and said spontaneously: “In the end, it is actually too stupid for me. The topic is only on my nerves. Suits, bonds: Can we please concentrate on ski jumping?

“Absolutely bizarre videos” in circulation

Wellinger had won the World Cup silver behind Lindvik almost a week ago and could now be declared world champion. The 29 -year -old Bayer unmistakably demanded his eighth place in the big ski jump single: “If one believes, he should be thrown out.” In terms of content, he could not comment on the indictment regarding the Norwegian suits.

The German Association is now hoping for an answer from the FIS to the letter. “We see a considerable need for processing. Videos are going around here that are absolutely bizarre. You have to check: Where do they come from, who made them?