Three more ski jumpers suspended as cheating scandal engulfs sport
- Athletes alleged to have used illegal suits
- Similar bans were handed down earlier this week
Three more Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport.
World championships medalists Robin Pederson and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal were provisionally suspended along with Robert Johansson over suspicion of illegal manipulation of jump suits, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said.
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