One day before the opening ceremony Winter Olympics in MilanWorld Anti-Doping Agency officials covered in a German tabloid that male skiers were injecting hyaluronic acid into their penises to gain an advantage at the Games.
Last month, a report published in the German newspaper Bild suggested that male athletes were injecting filler into their genitalia before fitting their ski jump suits, so that the measurements taken from 3D scans to assess their suit sizes would be slightly larger, thus giving them a competitive advantage.
“I don’t know about the details of the ski jumping, and how that might improve performance,” WADA director general Olivier Niggli told reporters in Milan about the claims, BBC Sport reported.
“If anything comes up, we’d look into it and see if it’s related to doping. We don’t look at other (non-doping) ways to improve performance,” Niggli said.
WADA Poland president Witold Banka joked in response to the question: “Ski jumping is very popular in Poland, so I promise you, I will look into it,” reported BBC Sport.
In ski jumping, a small difference in clothing size can make a significant difference in an athlete’s performance.
“Every centimeter over the suit counts,” said Sandro Pertile, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation’s (FIS) men’s race director in 2024. “If your suit has 5% more surface area, you fly further.”
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Before the start of each season, ski jumpers are measured by body scanners for their outfits, according to BBC Sport. The rules dictate that their clothes should match their body measurements, within 2 to 4 centimeters.
“There has never been any indication, let alone proof, that any competitor has used a hyaluronic acid injection to try to gain a competitive advantage,” FIS communications director Bruno Sassi told BBC Sport.
However, there have been cases of tampering with previous suits.
In August last year, Norwegian Olympic medalists Johann Andre Forfang and Marius Lindvik accepted three-month suspensions. their role in manipulating suits Using reinforced wire at the 2025 World Ski Championships, BBC Sport reports.