FIS announces adjustments to equipment control policy in Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined

Team coaches in Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined were informed on Wednesday, 12 March, that there will be changes to the equipment control policy for the remainder of the FIS World Cup season 2024/25: 

• Each athlete will be allowed to use one suit until the end of the season. This suit may be selected among any of those to which an identification microchip has already been implanted during the season. A second suit can be made available as a backup in case of irreparable damage.
  
  

• FIS equipment controllers will control each suit individually, together with the respective athletes, before the Oslo/Holmenkollen FIS World Cup events set to start on Thursday, 13 March.
  
  

• For every competition until the end of the season, all suits will be kept by FIS and available to be picked up by each athlete approximately 30 minutes before their training or competition. All athletes must bring their suits back to the FIS equipment controller within 30 minutes after their jump.

Teams will receive further information and have the chance to clarify any questions at their respective Team Captains’ Meetings in Oslo/Holmenkollen.  

Joint statement from FIS Race Directors Sandro Pertile (Ski Jumping) and Lasse Ottesen (Nordic Combined): 
 
Given how serious the case in Trondheim was, we felt the need to immediately adjust the suit control policy for the remainder of the season. This will ensure that equipment control is more efficient since our controllers will have much more time to conduct tests.

We hope that these measures will also act as a testament to how FIS takes this matter as seriously as it can possibly be taken. We expect full support from the teams so we can ensure what matters the most: fair competition until the end of the season.