CROTCH BOTCH

Olympic Skiers Suspended for Artificially Enhanced Crotches

Three members of the Norwegian ski jump team have been caught package-stuffing.

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has suspended three officials from the Norwegian men’s ski jumping team ahead of the Winter Olympics after they were caught manipulating uniforms. Head coach Magnus Brevig and suit technician Adrian Livelten were captured on video inserting non-elastic stitching into the crotch area of their team’s uniforms after they had undergone official inspection. The alteration made the croth area “larger, smoother, and more aerodynamic,” according to The Athletic, allowing the Norwegian athletes to fly farther than their competitors. The ruling comes after an 11-month investigation that has brought “national shame” to Norway, the birthplace of the sport and a country with a culture of rule-following. The illegal crotch enhancement occurred at the 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, where the host team delivered its best-ever ski jumping performance. Reigning Olympic champion Marius Lindvik and gold-medalist Johann André Forfang were two of the Norwegian team members whose uniforms were tampered with, though both deny knowledge of the box-boosting. Having now served their three-month suspensions, they will both be competing at the Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina next month.