Because stronger threads can compress the skin tighter, giving the skier a more efficient aerodynamic profile.
In contrast:
Posted on 03/13/2025 9:11:26 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Three more Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport.
World championships medalists Robin Pederson and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal were provisionally suspended along with Robert Johansson over suspicion of illegal manipulation of jump suits, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said.
They follow the suspensions on Wednesday of Olympic gold medalists Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang in a scandal that came to light after Norway team officials manipulated suits to improve aerodynamics and help athletes fly farther.
FIS said it was asked to seize all jump suits used by Norway at the world championships in Trondheim last week and found no irregularities in those used by women’s or combined men’s and women’s teams.
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Because stronger threads can compress the skin tighter, giving the skier a more efficient aerodynamic profile.
In contrast:
And that makes enough of a difference to be worth regulating?
Do they regulate the razor blades men use, because a closer cut will reduce friction from the beard?
How about a skier who gets plastic surgery to change his chin? I’ve never heard of such a thing, but if they’re regulate threads used to stitch uniforms ....
It's more of a science and technology competition than a sport anymore.
They're testing in wind tunnels to chase hundredths of seconds and centimeters of distance.
They were stuffing ludefisk in their underwear.
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