Ski jumping at 2026 Winter Olympics
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Anti-doping chiefs at the Winter Olympics said on Thursday they they would investigate bizarre claims that Olympic ski jumpers are injecting hyaluronic acid into their penises to get a competitive advantage.
World sport's anti-doping body has vowed to look into the lurid claims that first surfaced in a German newspaper in January.
By Elvira Pollina MILAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Winter Olympic doping chiefs say they will be on the lookout for any evidence male ski jumpers are artificially enlarging their penises in a bid to manipulate one of the sport's rules and gain an aerodynamic advantage.
Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.
Extraordinary questions have arisen over the prospect of athletes injecting acid into the penis, which would theoretically increase the suit sizes of ski-jumpers and improve aerodynamics
The 2026 Milan Cortina Games will set numerous records when the world's top athletes gather in northern Italy.
Tate Frantz fulfills a childhood dream with selection to the U.S. ski jumping team at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
At 16, Annika Malacinski discovered Nordic Combined — a grueling mix of ski jumping and cross-country skiing