Finland’s head coach in his pleasure from post -hill scandal rule changes: “step in the right direction” | Sport

Igor Medved, head coach of the Finnish ski jumping team, believes that the rest of the season will become smoother and fairer.

NRK Norwegian Broadcasting Company reported on Tuesday evening that the International Ski Association FIS will make rules for the rest of the season as a result of the Norwegian hill scandal.

Jumpers will have only one jump in the future, and FIS will hold them for the rest of the season. FIS also checks every suit.

Athletes can pick up their suit 30 minutes before the workout or competition, and the costumes must be returned to FIS half an hour after performance. The new rules also apply to the combined.

Head coach of the Finnish men’s ski jumping team Igor Medved tells Sports that the team was told about rules on Tuesday evening.

– I think this is a step in the right direction. Now it is no longer possible to customize the costumes between chip and jumping. The competitions will become smoother and fairer for everyone, Medved says.

Today, Finland is a small hillside and has not been able to invest in the tools in the same way as the power of the species. Medved believes that the changes are positive for Finland.

– Countries with more dressing and equipment staff will probably suffer more. Perhaps some larger teams even have to reduce people, when there is no longer the same need to customize costumes.

– Of course, the factors will still be needed to prepare costumes for the race, but not to edit it any more. It’s more fairer for everyone, Medved says.

On the border

Norway was caught in the manipulation of his costumes at the Trondheim World Championships and has since been shelving his hill coach Magnus Brevigjumping suitcase seamstress Adrian Liveten as well as assistant coach Thomas Lobben.

In Medved’s opinion, the case is a collapse for the reputation of the ski jumping and especially the Norwegian team.

– The rules now need to be made to be simpler, clearer and easier to follow. Such reforms are necessary to prevent the costume manipulation no longer possible.

The Norwegians screamed from costume dressing at their home race, but have other countries done the same? Medved does not take a direct stance on it.

– All countries will certainly try to get as close to the border of the allowed and forbidden as possible. So we do, but in the case of Norway, the border was clearly crossed. I haven’t seen others do that.

Next season will be the Olympics in Milan and Cortina. The rules changes are expected to apply only for the rest of the season.

Medved believes that there will be no severe rule reforms at the Olympics. However, he estimates that some of the new practices may remain in effect.

– We want to compete for who is the best ski jumper, not for who has the best costume maker.

The World Ski Jumping World Cup will continue this week in Norway in Oslo and Vikersund. The rest of the season is still jumping in Lahti and Planica.

Updated at 12:39 pm that the rule reform also applies to the combined.

Corrected at 2:09 pm: This week we will also compete in Oslo, not just Vikersund.