Ski Jumping
Will Predazzo’s normal hill be adjusted before the Olympics? FIS jumping chief Sandro Pertile responds
September 20, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Following multiple crashes at the Women’s Summer Grand Prix in Predazzo—most notably involving Eva Pinkelnig and Alexandria Loutitt—FIS ski jumping director Sandro Pertile says the federation is evaluating safety factors. He points to a combination of issues, including new suit procedures and high‑altitude hills like Courchevel and Predazzo, and says the normal hill profile may need tweaks ahead of Milano‑Cortina 2026. Pertile adds the large hill’s flight path feels improved versus the old hill, and he respects teams that withdrew athletes over safety concerns.
Multiple hill records at Predazzo Summer Grand Prix; Piotr Żyła falters
September 20, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
At the Summer Grand Prix in Predazzo on the rebuilt large hill, several athletes matched or surpassed the new hill record. Ryoyu Kobayashi won the competition, while 40-year-old Manuel Fettner set a new mark of 137.5 m in the second round after several 136.5 m jumps from others. Poles struggled: Dawid Kubacki was the best in 12th, Aleksander Zniszczoł 15th, Maciej Kot 20th, and Piotr Żyła failed to reach the second round (46th).
Ski jumping: Eva Pinkelnig to miss the Olympics after severe knee injury
September 19, 2025 / Sportschau
Austria’s Eva Pinkelnig, the 2023 overall World Cup winner, suffered a serious left-knee injury in a crash during the Summer Grand Prix on the newly renovated Olympic hill in Predazzo. She tore her ACL, both menisci, and sustained cartilage damage, ruling her out for the entire season and the 2026 Milan–Cortina Winter Games. The Austrian Ski Federation said she would undergo surgery at Hochrum clinic.
Janne Ahonen slams lenient sanctions in Norway’s Trondheim ski jumping suit scandal; sports lawyer calls Norwegian federation a master of maneuvering
September 10, 2025 / Yle
The article analyzes the fallout from the Trondheim World Championships suit manipulation scandal, where Norway’s Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang were disqualified and later accepted a three‑month ban and a fine in a settlement overseen by FIS’s ethics committee. Sports lawyer Olli Rauste likens the handling to past Norwegian cases and argues the penalties set a soft precedent that will morally bind FIS, while Janne Ahonen calls the athletes’ claimed ignorance “nonsense” and says the bans are undercooked. With bans applied mostly outside competition and no WADA‑like body to appeal to CAS, critics fear the decision may encourage future equipment cheating, even at the Olympics.
Ski Jumping: Update from the FIS Ethics Committee
August 23, 2025 / FIS
FIS announced that on August 22, 2025, the FIS Ethics Committee approved a settlement agreement involving Norwegian ski jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang. The case concerns manipulation of jumping suits during the Trondheim 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. The settlement document is available for download from FIS.
After suit scandal at Worlds: Norwegian ski jumpers Lindvik and Forfang handed three‑month bans
August 23, 2025 / Sportschau (ARD)
The FIS Ethics Commission has agreed with Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang on three‑month suspensions for their roles in Norway’s World Championships suit‑manipulation scandal. The athletes accepted the sanctions, which may include credit for time already served under prior suspensions, and investigators did not find evidence they knowingly took part in the illegal alterations. Decisions on longer bans for staff, including head coach Magnus Brevig and two assistants reportedly facing 18 months, are still pending; no retroactive disqualifications, such as upgrading Andreas Wellinger’s normal hill silver to gold, were announced.
Johann André Forfang and Marius Lindvik suspended three months over illegal suit scandal
August 23, 2025 / L'Équipe
Norway’s Johann André Forfang and Marius Lindvik received three‑month suspensions from the International Ski Federation (FIS) for their role in the non‑compliant suits scandal. The case stems from equipment modifications used at the Trondheim World Championships, with FIS ruling the jumpers should have questioned the alterations; each was also fined 2,000 Swiss francs. Both athletes accepted the sanctions, which still allow them to compete at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Remembering Finnish Ski Jumping legend Niilo Halonen
August 18, 2025 / FIS
FIS pays tribute to Niilo Halonen, the Finnish ski jumping pioneer who died at 84. A 1960 Olympic silver medallist and 1962 World Championship bronze medallist, Halonen later coached Finland through a golden era before becoming FIS’s first Race Director for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined.
Ski Jumping: charges brought against Norwegian officials and athletes
August 11, 2025 / FIS
FIS announced that three Norwegian ski jumping officials and athletes Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang have been formally charged following an IECO investigation into alleged equipment manipulation at the Trondheim 2025 World Championships. The cases have been referred to the FIS Ethics Committee, which will adjudicate potential violations of the FIS Universal Code of Ethics and the Rules on the Prevention of Manipulation of Competitions and may impose sanctions such as ineligibility, fines, or disqualification.
Non-compliant suit scandal: two Norwegian ski jumpers and three team officials charged by FIS
August 11, 2025 / L'Équipe
Following a FIS investigation, Norwegian jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang and team officials Magnus Brevig, Thomas Lobben, and Adrian Livelten have been formally charged for rule violations tied to illegal equipment manipulation at the Trondheim World Championships. Norway’s federation admits suits were altered but argues the athletes were unaware; FIS has not yet set a date for an ethics committee decision, with the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympics six months away.
Klingenthal to replace Lake Placid on FIS Ski Jumping World Cup 2025-26 calendar
August 08, 2025 / FIS
The Lake Placid Ski Jumping World Cup round scheduled for December 13–14, 2025 has been cancelled due to necessary structural work blocking the HS128 large hill’s athlete access pathway. FIS confirmed that Klingenthal, Germany, will host replacement individual competitions, with further details to follow. ORDA says repairs to the 1980-era observation deck structure will take roughly 15 weeks, while Lake Placid’s HS100 will still stage U.S. national events during the Flaming Leaves Festival in October.
Daniel Tschofenig explains differences between summer and winter ski jumping
August 08, 2025 / FIS
Austria’s Daniel Tschofenig outlines how summer ski jumping on ceramic in-run tracks and plastic matting differs from winter jumping on ice tracks and snow landings. He highlights more consistent conditions in summer, the different takeoff feel on ceramic, and the higher variability and experience demands in winter. The piece also previews the FIS Grand Prix summer series, key stops like Predazzo and Hinzenbach, and the build‑up toward Milano Cortina 2026 amid new equipment regulations.