Norwegian cheating
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merry christmas — 1 month ago(February 07, 2026 12:33 PM)
Just a reminder that most of the Norwegian cross country team is officially asthmatic and so allowed to take performance enhancing drugs and their ski jumpers were recently caught altering their suits in a prohibited manner and shouldn't be allowed to compete in these Olympics.
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I lost my mind — 1 month ago(February 07, 2026 12:34 PM)
It's sad that disabled people weren't taught that cheating is wrong and unethical.
https://youtu.be/OJ62RzJkYUo?si=ealutOu7HzJAqGZl -
merry christmas — 1 month ago(February 14, 2026 05:34 PM)
Maybe not exactly cheating but certainly against the spirit of the Olympic Games.
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/themes/sports/28517-finland-files-protest-over-olympic-sprint-waxing-dispute.html
Finnish officials argue that both Norway and the United States gained an advantage through equipment procedures that breached competition rules and instructions issued to team leaders before the event.
According to the Finnish Olympic Committee, the protest relies on information that emerged only after the race.
The dispute centres on activity in the service area during the sprint heats.
Finland states that the United States team brought a liquid substance into the waxing zone, which they described as a wax removal agent. Such liquids are banned under FIS regulations for the event.
Norway, in turn, received permission from FIS to use an electric waxing pot in the service area during the heats. Pre-event guidelines sent to teams prohibited the use of such equipment. Finland says other teams were not informed that Norway had been granted an exception.
The Finnish Ski Association said FIS later admitted it had made an error in handling the matter and apologised.