In the quest for Olympic gold, professional athletes endure hardships that might seem unfathomable to most of us mere mortals. But do those lengths extend to ski jumpers injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in order to fly further? That is the question the World Anti-Doping Agency will investigate since such startling allegations emerged first in the German newspaper Bild in what has now been dubbed “Penisgate”. Bild has claimed that athletes have injected the acid into their penises to game the system when they are measured for their suits, which is tightly regulated to prevent any athlete having an aerodynamic advantage. While the result of that investigation is pending, other questions remain: why would a ski jumper want to tamper with their penis, is it safe, and what does it have to do with aerodynamics?

Source: The Guardian February 07, 2026 18:01 UTC