Winter Olympics: five female skiers disqualified from final because jumpsuits are ‘too large’, with officials accused of ‘destroying women’s ski jumping’
- Sara Takanashi, Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, Katharina Althaus, Anna Odine Stroem, and Silje Opseth all out for uniform violations
- Their jumpsuits were deemed too large, which could give a skier a leg up during the event, according to multiple reports
Five female competitors were disqualified from the mixed team ski jump final at the Beijing Winter Olympics over uniform violations.
Their jumpsuits were deemed too large, which could give a skier a leg up during the event, according to multiple reports. The skiers disqualified from the Monday competition include Sara Takanashi of Japan, Daniela Iraschko-Stolz of Austria, Katharina Althaus of Germany, and Anna Odine Stroem and Silje Opseth of Norway.
“We were looking forward to the second competition at the Olympics,” Althaus told reporters after she was disqualified. “[The International Ski Federation] destroyed that with this action – they destroyed women’s ski jumping.
“Our names are now [out] there and we just pulled the crap card. That is how you destroy nations, development and the entire sport,” she added, Reuters reported.
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International Ski Federation official Aga Baczkowska told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK that it is up to each team to make sure their jumpsuits are compliant with the rules.
USA Today has reached out to the International Ski Federation for comment.
