‘Extremely stupid’ – Ski jumper disqualified over boots

‘Extremely stupid’ – Ski jumper disqualified over bootsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Daniel Tschofenig has finished on the World Cup podium on 21 occasionsByBobbie JacksonBBC Sport journalistPublished44 minutes agoAustrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig stated he felt “extremely stupid” after being disqualified from the men’s large hill individual event for wearing oversized boots.Tschofenig, 23, had comfortably qualified for Saturday’s final but his Winter Olympics medal hopes were dashed due to an error with his kit.The 2025 World Cup champion was found to be wearing boots that were four millimetres larger than the rules permitted.”I used new shoes in training which, by the way, I wasn’t very happy with, but I kept them,” Tschofenig stated.”Unfortunately, I was naive and didn’t measure it. Extremely stupid of me, there was just so much stress going on. But rules are rules.”Tschofenig had scored 137.7 in the first round but his rule breach led to an immediate disqualification and handed Slovakia’s Hektor Kapustik a route through to the final.Slovenia’s Domen Prevc went on to win gold with Ren Nikaido of Japan taking silver and Poland’s Kacper Tomasiak picking up bronze.On Sunday, Team USA ski jumper Annika Belshaw was disqualified from the women’s large hill individual event because her skis were more than one centimetre too long.Like Tschofenig, Belshaw, 23, had qualified for the final but was unable to participate.Day-by-day guide to the Winter Olympics