Winter Olympics 'penis-gate' sparks anti-doping concerns
Extraordinary questions have arisen over the prospect of athletes injecting acid into the penis, which would theoretically increase the suit sizes of ski-jumpers and improve aerodynamics.
Preliminary events are underway in Italy, where the 2026 Games will begin in earnest on Friday, and already there have been unusual concerns around the men’s ski jumping, which is due to start on Monday.
German publication Bild has raised the question of whether athletes might inject hyaluronic acid into their penises, in a bid to increase the size of their genitalia – with the wider aim of enhanced suit sizes to improve aerodynamics.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/ski-jump-penis-injections-winter-olympics-2026-b2914655.html
Okay, I didn’t have this on my bingo card!
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From the article: "The tactic apparently made jumpers’ suits larger, thus reducing their rate of descent due to bigger wingspans"
Seems counter-intuitive, but then remember gliders and wing-suits:
Indeed, I guess the sport mostly consists of your ability to conform to a 'wing' to float down the hill and catch as much air as possible. There's a tradeoff between wanting minimal air resistance during the slide down the ramp and then maximum wing-shape once you're airborne.
I wonder if the physics are understood enough to come up with a fair handicap system. To normalize the distance based on height/weight .. maybe profile 
Sure looks like fun! And maybe something to try once my dementia has increased enough to allow me to believe I'd survive!
There’s probably a rule that the suit must be skin tight. Or it’s not aerodynamically efficient to have a baggy suit.
But I readily admit that I don’t get it.
