Norwegian Ski Jumping Team Appoints Rune Velta as New Coach

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Norwegian Ski Jumping Team Appoints Rune Velta as New Coach
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The Norwegian men's national team in ski jumping gets a new coach after the scandal with manipulated suits during the World Championship earlier this year.

In May, three leaders – head coach Magnus Brevig, coach Thomas Lobben and serviceman Adrian Livelten – were fired from the Norwegian ski jumping team.

A undercover film exposed the Norwegian scandal. In the film, head coach Magnus Brevig was seen sitting and watching while the uniforms were being altered.

New coach will be Rune Velta, 35, who won two golds in Falun World Championship 2015.

After the scandal in this year's World Championship in Trondheim was discovered, ski jumpers Johann André Forfang and Marius Lindvik were disqualified. The latter lost his silver medal. Later, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation suspended a total of five Norwegian ski jumpers.

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