Not currently banned at the Olympics

 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ski-jumpers-penis-injections-olympics_n_6984f879e4b04d5037ef6035?utm_source=buzzfeed&utm_medium=iframely

 

Olympic Athletes Under Fire For Reportedly Getting Penis Injections For Competitive Edge

The Olympics haven't officially begun, but a report that ski jumpers may be using penis injections before competition is already arousing controversy.

 

Feb 5, 2026

 

The Olympics don’t officially begin until Friday, but a report that ski jumpers may be using penis injections to get an edge is already arousing controversy.

 

The German-language publication Bild reported last month that jumpers were injecting hyaluronic acid into their sex organs before being measured for their skin-tight suits. On Thursday, a reporter asked World Anti-Doping Agency President Witold Banka whether the rumors about penis injections were legit.

 

“Ski jumping is very popular in Poland [Banka’s home country], so I promise you I’m going to look at it,” he said, according to the Guardian.

 

Wada director general Olivier Niggli told reporters he was “not aware of the details of ski jumping and how that could improve performance,” but added, “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 [nondoping] means of enhancing performance.”

 

The BBC noted that hyaluronic acid can be used to increase penis circumference by up to 2 centimeters and is not currently banned in sports.

 

The extra girth is intended to improve performance on the jumps, not in the bedroom.

 

That’s because ski jumpers have their bodies scanned before competition to ensure the skin-tight ski suits don’t have extra material that would improve their lift when in the air, Reuters explained.

 

“The crotch of a ski jumper’s suit is allowed to run to the bottom of the athlete’s genitals, meaning an enlarged penis would give them more potentially performance-enhancing material,” the news agency noted.

 

Whether hyaluronic acid is the secret sauce to winning the gold in ski jumping remains to be seen, but uniforms have been an issue in the sport.

 

Last month, officials for Norway’s men’s ski jumping team were suspended and fined by the FIS Ethics Committee for manipulating competition suits at last year’s Nordic Ski World Championships.