Another day, another event, another controversy in Beijing.
Monday’s mixed team ski jump event, making its Olympic debut this year, saw a total of five jumpers disqualified for violations regarding their suits.
Athletes from Austria, Japan, Norway and Germany, all of whom are women, were judged to have worn loose-fitting attire that apparently gives jumpers an advantage as they soar through the air.
German jumper Katharina Althaus was visibly upset following her dismissal from the event and wasn’t shy in voicing her displeasure.
“The [International Ski Federation] destroyed everything with this operation. I think they have destroyed women’s ski jumping,” Althaus said, per German sports agency SID. “I have been checked so many times in 11 years of ski jumping, and I have never been disqualified once. I know my suit was compliant.”
Her coach, Stefan Horngacher, also shared in his athlete’s disappointment with the controversial outcome.
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