'Extremely stupid' - ski jumper disqualified over boots

Austrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig said he felt "extremely stupid" after being disqualified from the men's large hill individual event for wearing oversized boots.

Tschofenig, 23, had comfortably qualified for Saturday's final but his Winter Olympics medal hopes were dashed due to an error with his kit.

The 2025 World Cup champion was found to be wearing boots that were four millimetres larger than the rules permitted.

"I used new shoes in training which, by the way, I wasn't very happy with, but I kept them," Tschofenig said.

"Unfortunately, I was naive and didn't measure it. Extremely stupid of me, there was just so much stress going on. But rules are rules."

Tschofenig had scored 137.7 in the first round but his rule breach led to an immediate disqualification and handed Slovakia's Hektor Kapustik a route through to the final.

Slovenia's Domen Prevc went on to win gold with Ren Nikaido of Japan taking silver and Poland's Kacper Tomasiak picking up bronze.

The news comes after reports suggested male ski jumpers were injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid before being measured for their suits in a bid to improve sporting performance.

On Sunday, USA ski jumper Annika Belshaw was disqualified from the women's large hill individual event because her skis were more than one centimetre too long.

Like Tschofenig, Belshaw, 23, had qualified for the final but was unable to participate.