Ski Jumping
Suit scandal at Trondheim Worlds: “A massive blow to ski jumping”
November 11, 2025 / SPORT1
A SPORT1 video report covers the scandal at the 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, where Norwegian ski jumpers were found to have used manipulated suits. German ski jumpers and Nordic combined athletes react, calling it a severe hit to the sport’s credibility. The piece frames broader implications for Nordic disciplines amid ongoing scrutiny and Olympic program concerns for Nordic combined.
Return to the hill: After 28 months, Austrian ski jumper fights for a comeback
November 11, 2025 / Kronen Zeitung (krone.at)
Philipp Aschenwald, the Austrian ski jumper from Zillertal, is targeting a return after a 28‑month absence following a severe knee injury sustained in a July 2023 training crash at Innsbruck’s Bergisel. After a second knee operation in January 2025 and a prolonged rehab, he plans first jumps in Hinzenbach this week and aims to start competing again in the Continental Cup in January as a step toward a World Cup return.
“It’s starting to annoy me”: German jumpers on a women’s Four Hills Tournament
November 11, 2025 / SPORT1
Active German ski jumpers Selina Freitag and Katharina Schmid, together with national coach Heinz Kuttin, discuss the long-debated introduction of a women’s Four Hills Tournament. They express growing frustration at the delays and make the case for parity with the men’s flagship event. The video is part of SPORT1’s ski jumping coverage and references current issues in the sport.
Norway has a fix for no snow: Lillehammer World Cup to use stored snow and be ready in a week
November 09, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Despite warm weather and bare hillsides in Lillehammer, organizers say the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup opener will go ahead as planned. Event manager Terje Lund told Nettavisen they will lay out stored snow from last winter around the Lysgaardsbakken hill, needing roughly one week of work. The mixed team event is scheduled for Friday, 21 November at 16:00, followed by individual competitions.
Polish ski jumping coach: Olympic selection rules are unfair, but his hands are tied
November 08, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Head coach Maciej Maciusiak discusses Poland’s unified training approach, stricter equipment checks in the World Cup, and form issues for key jumpers ahead of the season. He calls the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympic selection criteria unfair—three spots via ranking plus one discretionary form pick—but says he must work within them. He also assesses athletes including Paweł Wąsek, Aleksander Zniszczoł, Dawid Kubacki, Piotr Żyła, Kamil Stoch, and others, and outlines plans leading into Lillehammer.
At 53, ski jumping legend Noriaki Kasai keeps Olympic dream alive after strong nationals
November 08, 2025 / krone.at
Noriaki Kasai, 53, finished fourth on the large hill at the Japanese Ski Jumping National Championships, keeping his bid for a record-extending ninth Winter Olympics alive. The result secures him eligibility for Continental Cup starts and sustains hopes of earning selection for Milan-Cortina 2026 after missing Beijing 2022.
Lindvik fires back at Austrian rival amid suit scandal: “Clean up before you speak!”
November 08, 2025 / Krone.at
Norway’s Marius Lindvik has hit back at Austria’s Daniel Tschofenig, who recently suggested Lindvik knew about the suit manipulations that led to Norwegian suspensions at the 2025 Nordic World Championships in Trondheim. Lindvik told Dagbladet that those “shouting the loudest” should make sure they are “clean” first, pointing to reports that Austrians and Germans may also have violated rules. Lindvik and teammate Johann André Forfang, both banned after the scandal but allowed to keep their Worlds medals, are set to return for the World Cup opener in Lillehammer on November 21.
Everyone chasing the high-flyer – Tschofenig before the Olympics: “Everything starts from zero”
November 07, 2025 / Krone.at
Austrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig, last season’s Four Hills/World Cup winner and Austria’s ‘Sportsman of the Year,’ heads into the Olympic winter as the man to beat. In an interview he says the slate is wiped clean for the new season, outlining rest, summer travel, and focused preparation as he targets Olympic success.
He reveals the background of Kamil Stoch’s big decision: “He called me”
November 05, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Former Poland head coach Łukasz Kruczek explains how Kamil Stoch personally invited him to help for what will be the three-time Olympic champion’s final season. Kruczek says he had stepped away from Thomas Thurnbichler’s national-team staff but accepted Stoch’s confidential proposal to work on the jumper’s terms, with Michal Doležal as the lead mind. The piece recalls Stoch’s disappointing 2024/25 World Cup season and notes the 2025/26 season starts in Lillehammer on November 21, ahead of the February Winter Olympics.
Incredible: 53‑year‑old Noriaki Kasai finishes 4th at Japanese Nationals, targets Milan Olympics
November 03, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Noriaki Kasai placed a remarkable fourth at the Japanese National Championships in Sapporo with jumps of 124 m and 129 m, earning a spot on Japan’s Continental Cup team. The 53‑year‑old says this is a first step toward competing at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics, though he acknowledges back and other aches could complicate his plans. The national title was won by Ren Nikaido ahead of Sakutaro Kobayashi and Tomofumi Naito; Ryoyu Kobayashi did not compete.
Ski jumper Thea Minyan Bjørseth (22) was a World Championship favorite — ended up in a trauma center
November 02, 2025 / NRK
Norwegian ski jumper Thea Minyan Bjørseth recounts the devastating crash in Ljubno on 15 February, days before the Trondheim 2025 World Championships, that left her with a rare multi‑ligament knee injury and a dislocated elbow. Doctors say the knee damage resembled trauma typically seen in high‑energy accidents, leading to urgent surgery at Oslo University Hospital’s trauma center and a second operation in June for scar tissue. Bjørseth faces a long physical and mental recovery, will miss the 2026 Olympics, and now targets a first jump next summer with an eye on the 2027 World Championships in Falun.
Suit scandal: Norwegian ski jumping stars push back against accusations
November 02, 2025 / SPORT1
Norway’s Marius Lindvik and Johann-André Forfang, suspended for three months over suit manipulation at the last World Championships, reject rivals’ claims that they knowingly competed in altered suits. Lindvik told Dagbladet that some of the loudest critics should “be clean themselves first,” referencing TV2 reports suggesting suspicion also fell on athletes from other nations. Having already served part of the ban last season, both are eligible to compete again from November, with Lindvik saying he enters the season with his head held high.