'Penisgate': How some ski jumpers are attempting to game the system

Claims have emerged that some athletes have injected acid into their penises to gain an aerodynamic advantage for ski jumping

Training at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. Picture: AP

Ahead of the Winter Olympics in Milan, the World Anti-Doping Agency is investigating whether ski jumpers were injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in order to fly further.

Startling allegations emerged first in the German newspaper Bild in what has now been dubbed “Penisgate”.