Ski Jumping: Serious Accusations in the Suit Scandal - Also Against Germany!

Serious Accusations Against Germany

Even weeks after the end of the World Cup season, ski jumping is not at rest. The cause is the suit scandal surrounding the Norwegian team. Now one of the victims has spoken out - and issued sharp criticism against the federation and German media.

The World Cup season in ski jumping is over, yet tranquility has not returned. The scandal regarding manipulated suits linked to the Norwegian team continues to resonate. As investigations proceed, one of the initially suspended athletes, Robin Pedersen, has made serious allegations against the world ski federation FIS and German media.

"What they accuse us of is untenable. All independent lawyers have determined that they have nothing against us. I made my suits myself, so I know that everything is fine with them," Pedersen told the RanaBlad newspaper. He drew a comparison to his Norwegian teammates Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang.

It only took "five minutes to find errors in Marius and Johann's suits in Trondheim, but a month to find anything in the spring. I found it very strange that they (the FIS, Ed. note) told the media they found something in our suits," he added. To recall, during the Nordic Ski Championships in Trondheim, a video surfaced showing the suits of the Norwegians being sewn. The affected top jumpers Forfang and Lindvik were suspended during the championships.

Criticism of German Media: "Attempting to Profit"

Soon after, Pedersen, like Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal and Robert Johansson, faced the same fate as the trio was preparing for the Raw Air Tour, the next competition in Oslo, despite having nothing to do with the previous scandal.

"We had just completed a jump at Holmenkollen and were on our way to the changing room when Robert received an email stating that he had been suspended," Pedersen recounted, adding: "I didn't even receive an email. I had to call Jan-Erik Aalbu (team manager, Ed. note) to ask what was going on. We wanted to jump, but were told that was not possible because the federation had suspended us."

Pedersen also targeted the German press. In Norway, rumors are circulating that German media threatened a TV boycott of the Raw Air Tour unless the Norwegian athletes were excluded from the World Cup. "They tried to capitalize on the situation to grab a few more medals. We three athletes are easy to vilify when it comes to millions in television rights," he made clear.