You heard right. This is the story of the ski jumping scandal involving crotches, the Olympics and some rumors of... penis injections?!
From Sturla Holm Laegreid's affair to Vladyslav Heraskevych's disqualification, here are all of the controversies that have happened at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics so far.
Ski jumping is one of the most thrilling sports in the Winter Olympics. The competition at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games will take place in Predazzo.
Slovenia defended its gold in mixed team ski jumping, with Domen and Nika Prevc becoming the first brother and sister to medal on the normal hill at the same Olympics.
A cheating scandal that rocked the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2025 has prompted the International Ski Federation (FIS) to implement a new rule at the Milan Cortina Winter Games: a more thorough inspection of the ski jumping uniforms, especially in the crotch areas.
It's been 102 years since a U.S. ski jumper made the podium at the Winter Olympics. Team USA's one and only ski jumping medal came in 1924.
Ski jumpers suits and skis are intensely regulated.
A robust training centre, youth development programme and a family of high flyers have helped Slovenia defy gravity and
Ski jumping continues at Milan Cortina 2026 with what may be the most competitive event: mixed team normal hill. Siblings Nika and Domen Prevc are expected to lead Slovenia to a repeat gold.
The Winter Olympics bring sports we barely see outside of these few weeks. Many of them look exciting. Some of them look like a bad idea for normal people. A lot of these events mix speed, ice, height,