"At the 2025 Ski Jumping World Championships in Trondheim, Norway, several members of the home team - who have a long history of dominating the sport at the Olympics - were subjected to disqualifications, suspensions and bans after officials found the crotch-area of ski suits used by the team's male athletes had been manipulated to give them an unfair advantage."
"The manipulation of the suits by stuffing them with extra material was done to - illegally - improve the aerodynamics of a skier's jump. Ski suits are tightly fitted to an athlete's body, with the rules only allowing about two to four centimetres around, increasing the crotch area of the suit thereby increases the surface area by which air can move around and makes the skier glide longer and farther."
"Following the scandal, in October 2025 research published in the journal Frontiers in Sports and Active Living found that adding even just one centimetre (0.4 inches) of fabric to a ski suit could increase a jumper's fly by 9.2 feet. The study also revealed that adding fabric to any part of the suit would bring an advantage in the air but adding it specifically to the crotch would bring the most benefits."
At the 2025 Ski Jumping World Championships in Trondheim, Norway, several home-team athletes faced disqualifications, suspensions and bans after officials discovered manipulated crotch areas in male ski suits. The manipulation involved stuffing suits with extra fabric to illegally improve aerodynamics and increase glide distance. Ski suit rules allow only about two to four centimetres of extra space, so enlarging the crotch increases surface area and aerodynamic benefit. October 2025 research in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living found that adding one centimetre of fabric could increase flight distance by 9.2 feet, with crotch enlargements offering the greatest advantage. New rules and monitoring have been introduced for the 2026 Winter Olympics to prevent similar tampering.
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