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Three more ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport. World championships medallists Robin Pedersen among athletes banned James Robson · The Associated Press · Posted: Mar 13, 2025 11:38 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago Robin Pedersen was provisionallyContinue Reading

Two Norwegian ski jumpers are now suspended and under formal suspicion in a cheating scandal, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) said Wednesday in widening its investigation of altered ski suits. Norway’s Marius Lindvik, Johann Andre Forfang deny involvement in cheating at worlds Graham Dunbar · The Associated PressContinue Reading

The Norwegian ski federation has suspended a ski jumping coach and an equipment manager over their alleged role in a cheating scandal which shook the world championships this weekend. Cheating attempt has caused a massive outcry against sport’s powerThe Associated Press · Posted: Mar 11, 2025 2:15 PM EDT |Continue Reading

When Janko Zwitter came aboard as Canada’s ski jumping coach in 2021, he faced a choice. With the final ski jumping hill in Canada closed, the team could either integrate with the Americans south of the border or centralize itself in Slovenia for training. Zwitter pushed for the latter, wonContinue Reading

Canada’s Abigail Strate collected bronze on Sunday for her first World Cup ski jumping medal of the season. She scored 226.6 points over two jumps on the normal-size hill in Hinzenbach, Austria. Calgarian records best effort of 87.5m while teammate Nicole Maurer places 16thThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 23,Continue Reading

Canadian ski jumping sensation Alexandria Loutitt claimed her second career World Cup victory on Saturday with a gold medal in the women’s large hill event in Zao, Japan, near Sapporo. 21-year-old world champion from Calgary earns 2nd career World Cup victoryCBC Sports · Posted: Jan 18, 2025 1:17 PM EST | LastContinue Reading

The words “why not me” are tattooed on the back of Alexandria Loutitt’s hand between her thumb and wrist. That motto has served her well. The 2026 Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, are on the horizon for Canada’s first world champion in ski jumping. Calgarian won world title in women’sContinue Reading

Tending bees helps Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate find tranquility amid an adrenalin rush, a handy skill when she’s plunging down an inrun to defy gravity for as long as she can. Certified beekeeper also studying graphic design at Toronto’s York UniversityDonna Spencer · The Canadian Press · Posted: MayContinue Reading

New Calgary’s Alex Loutitt captured World Cup bronze in women’s ski jumping on Saturday for her sixth podium finish of the season. ‘I wasn’t really happy with my jumps to be honest,’ Canadian says after 89m leapThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 27, 2024 1:28 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading