FIS Suspends Norwegian Officials And Athletes Under Investigation
Following yesterday’s announcement of five provisional suspensions, today FIS has notified another three athletes of Norway’s Men’s Ski Jumping team that they are under investigation by the FIS Ethics and Compliance Office for their alleged involvement in illegal equipment manipulation.
Robin Pedersen, Kristoffer Sundal, and Robert Johansson, members of the Norwegian team that competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Trondheim 2025, are provisionally suspended, with immediate effect, from participating in FIS events and events organized by a National Ski Association.
Upon request from the external investigators of the FIS Independent Ethics and Compliance Office, on Tuesday, 11 March, FIS seized all the jumping suits used by Norwegian teams in Trondheim 2025 – in both Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined, in both the men’s and women’s competitions.
These seized suits were submitted to an inspection, which found no irregularities in the equipment used by the Women’s Ski Jumping team and by both the Men’s and Women’s Nordic Combined teams. However, the suits used by the Men’s Ski Jumping team raised additional suspicions of manipulation, which have resulted in the provisional suspensions announced today.
These are serious matters that absolutely do not allow for any speculation, not the least since confidentiality is one of the core principles to ensure a fair investigation by the FIS Independent Ethics and Compliance Office.
FIS is respectful of the privacy of all individuals involved and their families. We are certain that members of the media will show the same consideration until the legal processes have been concluded.
Upon completion of the investigations, any charge of a breach of the FIS Rules on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions will be heard and adjudicated by the FIS Ethics Committee.
FIS has already provisionally suspended three Norwegian team officials and two athletes who are being investigated for their alleged involvement in illegal equipment manipulation at last Saturday’s Men’s Large Hill Ski Jumping competition of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Trondheim 2025.
Following the initial information-gathering process over the last few days, today team coach Magnus Brevik, assistant coach Thomas Lobben, service staff member Adrian Livelten, and athletes Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang have been notified by FIS that they are formally under investigation by the FIS Ethics and Compliance Office and are provisionally suspended, with immediate effect, from participating in FIS events and events organized by a National Ski Association, pending the investigation and adjudication procedure.
Also, upon request from the external investigators of the FIS Independent Ethics and Compliance Office, on Tuesday, 11 March, FIS seized all the jumping suits that have been worn by Norwegian teams at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Trondheim 2025 – in both Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined, in both the men’s and women’s competitions. The suits will be submitted for re-inspection as part of the ongoing investigation.
Given the seriousness of the case in Trondheim, suit control policy has been immediately adjusted for the remainder of the FIS World Cup season in Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined.
Quote from FIS Secretary General Michel Vion
“The situation is obviously extremely disturbing and disappointing. Since the weekend, both the FIS Independent Ethics and Compliance Office and the FIS administration have been working steadily to proceed with a broad and thorough investigation as swiftly as possible while also ensuring fairness and due process.
By its nature, Ski Jumping is a discipline grounded in precision, in which equipment plays an important role. This is why, year after year, we have a strong focus on reviewing equipment regulations and controls: to ensure that competitors are on a level playing field.
The only thing that matters to FIS is to leave this process 100% convinced that the sport is free from any form of manipulation. We will leave no stone unturned to ensure that respect and fairness prevail – in this specific case and across our entire ecosystem.
This means keeping reviewing the entire process and, if the conclusion is that there should be drastic changes to the equipment regulations, this is what we will do.”
Additional suspension in Nordic Combined
In a separate case, a member of the Norwegian Nordic Combined team, Truls Johansen, has also been notified by FIS that he is formally under investigation by the FIS Independent Ethics and Compliance Office and is provisionally suspended, with immediate effect, from participating in FIS events and events organized by a National Ski Association, pending the investigation and adjudication procedure.
The investigation is related to the Nordic Combined Team Event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Trondheim 2025, which took place on Friday, 7 March.
On that day, the Jury decided on the disqualification of Norwegian athlete Joergen Graabak citing a violation of the competition’s equipment rules related to his ski bindings. The FIS Independent Ethics and Compliance Office is now investigating the circumstances surrounding how the Norwegian team presented the equipment for inspection after they protested the disqualification.
These are serious matters that absolutely do not allow for any speculation, not the least since confidentiality is one of the core principles to ensure a fair investigation by the FIS Independent Ethics and Compliance Office.
FIS is respectful of the privacy of all individuals involved and their families. We are certain that members of the media will show the same consideration until the legal processes have been concluded.
Upon completion of the investigations, any charge of a breach of the FIS Rules on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions will be heard and adjudicated by the FIS Ethics Committee.
Any individual can anonymously report a suspected breach of FIS governance, ethics, or integrity regulations through the FIS Integrity Line.
