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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ap Correspondent

Ski jumping coaches banned weeks before Winter Olympics amid suit scandal

Three Norwegian coaches have been banned ahead of the Winter Olympics - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Three Norwegian ski jumping officials have been handed 18-month bans, resolving a scandal over manipulated suits that had tarnished Norway’s reputation and its hosting of the Nordic ski world championships last March.

Head coach Magnus Brevik, assistant coach Thomas Lobben, and staff member Adrian Livelten were suspended for the period requested by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), which announced the verdicts on Thursday.

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