According to a Polish journalist specializing in ski jumping, the species needs a total reset to control the rules.
Polish journalist Jakub Balcerski Don’t forget the closing weekend of Trondheim World Cup. Balcerski sat at the press center on Saturday when a video attachment slipped on the screen of his computer.
The message received by Balcersk was secretly filmed with a video of the service space of the official race hotel. Video on the head coach of the Norwegian ski jumping team Magnus Brevik followed how a dressmaker Adrian Liveten Manipulates jumping suit.
Balcerski got a video through two sources when it was local time at 14.30. At this point, it was an hour and 15 minutes to the top of the Greater World Championship.
– I popped from my chair lightning fast. After that, I quickly closed the machine to protect my source and continue to investigate the matter on my phone, Balcerski, who is on a short visit to Finland, tells Sports at the foot of Lahti on Monday.
Although the video caused an adrenaline rush, Balcerski was already working on an article on the manipulation of Norwegian jumping dresses. The video was a point on I.
– I was writing a third version on the subject when I got the video. The subject had already emerged after the normal hill. At that time, a coach jerked me on the sleeve and told me that the race results might be made of protest, Balcerski says.
Norwegian Marius Lindvik He won the Normal Hill World Championship, but in the end no Mäkimaa left the protest.
– The coaches I talked to said they wanted to focus on the remaining three races and that they are a little scared.
Lindvik then celebrated in Trondheim the mixed team’s gold and team bronze until he was abandoned due to a clamping rope sewn inside the suit. The same fate was experienced by his compatriot Johann Andre Forfangwho, like Lindvik, belonged to the Norwegian teammates medal groups.
Balcerski scored three short videos of Norwegian hillside manipulation in his social media account just before the Greater Race began.
– I was informed of a possible manipulation of the chips of the costumes on Thursday and continued to explore the subject.
– When I heard on Saturday that the Norwegian costumes were pending, I decided to publish videos. In my opinion, it was important to put pressure on FIS so that it would not try to sweep it under the rug, Balcerski says.
Previous cases
For the first time, Balcerski did not write about the activities of the International Ski Federation FIS in jumping on jumping equipment.
One of the topics dealt with by the supplier has been the ski bandage used by the Norwegians. In the Trondheim World Cup Jörgen Graabak was rejected from the unjustified bandage with a combined team race. It cost Norway virtually a sure gold medal.
As Sports reported before and during the World Cup, the equipment is in ski jumping and in the combined everyday life.
According to Balcersk, FIS’s attitude towards critical questions from journalists changed at the turn of January and February.
– Christian Kathol (Master of Equipment Control) No longer wants to talk to me anymore.
– Sandro Pertile (Ski Jumping Competition Manager) did not really let me talk to some coaches in Willingen, where the equipment was talking about star jumpers.
“Total reset”
Balcerski calls for FIS’s responsibility for the control of the rules, where the reporter considers that the umbrella organization has failed.
– It’s time for FIS to ask yourself if it is professional enough to handle equipment control.
Balcerski points out that the FIS website is not found in the rule of the FIS website a detailed list of equipment Be updated since the 2022-2023 season. For example, there is nothing in the list for skis and helmets. This paragraph states that the information will be added during the summer 2022.
– How can the species operate with such communication? Balcerski asks.
According to a Polish journalist, ski jumping is currently in a credibility crisis and needs a total reset before the Olympic winter.
– The hill community is small, so building a completely impartial control is challenging.
“In any case, major changes must be made in the rules and controls before first,” says Balcerski.