Russian figure skaters win Olympic qualifiers (VIDEOS)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\nBefore competitions, ski jumpers strip to their underwear and are measured for their suits using a 3D body scanner. The scanner measures crotch height, meaning artificially-endowed athletes end up with a lower crotch seam. Once the swelling subsides and the athlete’s penis returns to its normal size, they are left with a looser-fitting suit that generates additional lift.<\/p>\n
Just like a sugar glider uses its ‘wings’ to fly from tree to tree, an athlete with a looser suit can use a few extra centimeters of material to fly further than his competitors. A study in the scientific journal Frontiers determined that two extra centimeters in suit circumference increases lift by 5%, extending jump length by more than five meters.<\/p>\n
According to Bild, some athletes choose to wrap their manhood in foam, or wear condoms filled with silicone to their measurement appointment. These tricks, however, are easier to detect.<\/p>\n
Defending Olympic champion Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang, both of Norway, were handed three-month suspensions after last year’s world championships, after it emerged that their coaches adjusted the crotch seams of their suits to gain a lift advantage.<\/p>\n
Both will compete at this year’s Winter Olympics, which start on Friday. Men’s ski jumping begins on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ski jumpers with pumped-up packages can reportedly glide further than their competitors The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is investigating a bizarre scheme in which ski jumpers allegedly injected hyaluronic acid into their penises to fly longer and further at the Winter Olympics. The athletes reportedly pumped their peckers with hyaluronic…<\/p>\n
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