Ski jumping has been pushed into the spotlight after a whistleblower uncovered a cheating scandal that involves, of all things, crotch manipulation.
You heard right. This is the story of the ski jumping scandal involving crotches, the Olympics and some rumors of... penis injections?!
Anna Odine Stroem of Norway won the Olympic gold medal on the normal hill in women's ski jumping Saturday ahead of Slovenian favorite Nika Prevc.
Additional protocols were implemented following the Norwegian ski team's suit-altering scandal
It's been 102 years since a U.S. ski jumper made the podium at the Winter Olympics. Team USA's one and only ski jumping medal came in 1924.
From the events to the schedule, here's everything to know for the ski jumping competitions at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
Ski jumping kicks off at Milan Cortina 2026 with the women's individual normal hill competition. Slovenian Nika Prevc is the heavy favorite to win gold, though Japan could bring the heat.
The Communications Director for the Ski and Snowboard Federation has dismissed claims of ski jumpers getting penile injections as it as 'wild rumor.’
German newspaper Bild first reported on the potential scandal last month. The outlet claims some male skiers may be injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to justify the use of larger suits while competing. Silly as this sounds, the World Anti-Doping Agency isn’t completely dismissing the claims just yet.
Anti-doping officials at the Winter Olympics are set to investigate shocking allegations that ski jumpers are injecting hyaluronic acid into their penises to gain a competitive advantage, raising questions about the integrity of the sport.
Nordic combined is an aptly named winter sport in which competitors race in two different Nordic skiing disciplines: cross-country skiing and ski jumping.