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Listen up: The World Anti-Doping Agency is now investigating the claims 2026 Winter Olympics: Why rumors of penis injections of hyaluronic acid is doping concern for WADA The World Anti-Doping Agency is now investigating the claims By Brad Crawford Feb 5, 2026 at 7:22 pm ET • 1 min read Join the Conversation comments Ahead of this week’s Opening Ceremony at the Winter Olympics in Milan, the World Anti-Doping Agency has addressed claims originating from a German tabloid that male skiers could be injecting themselves with hyaluronic acid in private areas to gain an athletic advantage in competition.

Crotch size manipulation is apparently something utilized as a benefit in the aerodynamics scope so that 3D scanned measurements used to assess athletes’ suit sizes would be larger than normal, according to German newspaper Bild. The newspaper claimed athletes were putting the acid into their penises for enhancement. (let that sink in)

In ski jumping events, suit size — in this case, larger — is considered advantageous.

The Details

“I am not aware of the details of ski jumping, and how that could improve performance,” WADA director general Olivier Niggli dropped at a press conference this week. “If anything was to come to the surface, we would look at it and see if it is doping related.

We don’t address other [non-doping] means of enhancing performance. ” Suits must conform to an athlete’s body and are fitted before the start of every jumping season.

Why This Matters

“Every extra centimeter on a suit counts,” Sandro Pertile, race director for the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), dropped in 2024. “If your suit has a 5% bigger surface area, you fly further. ” Last August, two Olympic gold medalist ski jumpers and three staffers on the Norway men’s team were charged with ethics violations after “equipment manipulation” following an investigation stemming from a March incident.

The sports world never stops delivering these kinds of storylines.

The Bottom Line

” Last August, two Olympic gold medalist ski jumpers and three staffers on the Norway men’s team were charged with ethics violations after “equipment manipulation” following an investigation stemming from a March incident. The Norway team were reportedly caught on video adding stitching into the crotch area of their suits to make them bigger and thus, more aerodynamic during competition.

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