ski jump

(Newser) - Two Olympic gold medalists have agreed to three-month bans after an investigation into accusations of tampering with ski jump suits for Norway men's team to improve performance. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation announced Saturday that Norwegians Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang "were willing to accept" the...

(Newser) - Norwegian ski jumping, once a beacon of fair play, is at the center of a scandal as team officials and athletes face suspensions over alleged suit manipulations. Head coach Magnus Brevig and equipment manager Adrian Livelten confessed to the cheating, but the team insists two Olympic gold medalists were not...

(Newser) - There's plenty of hand-wringing going on in the sport of ski jumping after five female competitors were disqualified prior to the Olympic mixed team ski jump final on Tuesday for apparent suit violations. The Mainichi explains the rationale behind the checks: to verify the suit doesn't give the...

(Newser) - A Canadian judge says the International Olympic Committee is clearly discriminating against female ski jumpers by not including their event in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics—but there’s nothing she can do about it, NPR reports. A group of women jumpers had sued the organizing committee, hoping to have their...