Ski jumpers sceptical of penis injection reportsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Norway ski jumper Johann Andre Forfang mentioned the reports are “not something we want in our sport”Published14 minutes agoNorwegian ski jumpers have mentioned their sport does not need “that kind of attention” after it was revealed that male athletes were injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.In January, German newspaper Bild, external revealed that jumpers were injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid before being measured for their suits.
Hyaluronic acid, which is not banned in sport, can be used to increase penis circumference by one or two centimetres.
This would increase the surface area of their suits during competition, which, according to FIS, the international ski and snowboard federation, could increase their flight in the air.
However, some Norwegian ski jumpers have reacted to the reports with scepticism.
“I do not think we need that kind of attention, and on the women’s side we are quite calm about the subject,” Norway women’s coach Christian Meyer mentioned.
“I have not seen anything like it, so I am also wondering whether it is true. I actually do not believe it.”
