SKIERS SUSPENDED FOR SUIT TAMPERING

The World Ski Championship is something every skier dreams of participating in. So, when someone makes it through to compete among the best, the odds are expected to be fair and equal.

At the men’s large hill event held in March in Norway, the home team’s Olympic gold medalists Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang went against those odds.

Lindvik finished second and Forfang fourth, but neither was recognised for their achievements because they were put under investigation.

On Saturday, the pair were found guilty of tampering with their ski suits during the World Ski Championships.

The International Ski Federation (ISF) found the pair, along with their two coaches and a service staff member, guilty. Although the two skiers weren’t involved with the tampering, the team that manipulated the suits were, and the two skiers agreed that they should’ve asked about the adjustments made to their suits.

"Johann Forfang and Marius Lindvik are therefore willing to accept the proposed sanctions of a period of ineligibility of 3 months, from which the period of the provisional suspension already served shall be deducted," the ISF said in a statement.

Besides paying hefty fines, the skiers were suspended for three months.

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