Robert Johansson's temper has burst. © AFP / GABRIEL MONNET

After suspension: Ski jumper rants against the FIS

Olympic ski jumping champion Robert Johansson has broken his silence after the Trondheim suit scandal and made serious accusations against the world governing body FIS.

11 April 2025

From: det

Together with his lawyer Nicolai Loland Dolva, the athlete spoke in the Norwegian local newspaper Gudbrandsdolen Dagningen about the ban, which also affected him, although no tampering with his suit was initially found.

"We feel that Robert was suspended because he is Norwegian," Dolva said. The lawyer added that Norway's jumpers were not treated by the FIS in this case "as individual athletes with their own legal interests and individual claims." The treatment of Johansson in particular was "completely unprecedented, in a negative sense."

Suits were confiscated

At the World Championships in Trondheim, manipulated suits worn by Norwegian ski jumpers sparked a cheating scandal. The World Championship host equipped the suits with a band, prohibited by the regulations, intended to provide greater stability after takeoff.

Robert Johansson is furious. © APA/afp / CHRISTOF STACHE

The suits were confiscated by the world governing body after the World Cup and are now to be subjected to another technical examination, according to the world governing body.

Johansson complains about financial losses

In addition to the two world champions Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang, whose suits were found to have been tampered with, the FIS also banned Robin Pedersen, Kristoffer Sundal, and Johansson. After the end of the season, the FIS lifted the provisional bans.

The 35-year-old Johansson complains of enormous income losses due to the ban. He is currently living off his savings, the Norwegian told the local newspaper. According to FIS, the investigation into the World Cup scandal will continue regardless of the lifting of the bans. The provisional bans of three officials of the Norwegian ski jumping team, including coach Magnus Brevig, also remain in place.