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Enhanced Games 2.0? Cheating scandal shows size does matter
By Malcolm Knox
“We’ve got armadillos in our trousers. It’s really quite frightening.”
Audience numbers for the men’s ski jumping at the Winter Olympics are set to zing like the metal detector on Derek Smalls’s foil-wrapped cucumber in This Is Spinal Tap after reports that jumpers may be injecting something called hyaluronic acid to enlarge their penises.
Rock and roll! Milano Cortina 2026, on the other hand, would rather not be known as the Enhanced Games.
There are reports of skiers undergoing penis enlargements to give them a boost in the air.Credit: Simon Letch
No joke. Germany’s Bild newspaper has reported the possibility of penis enlargements, which would benefit jumpers by allowing them bigger suits. A bigger crotch can mean a gold medal, and the suit sizes are individually tailored to the size of a competitor’s dimensions.
The World Anti-Doping Authority is reportedly looking into it.
Breaking news: Aussie teenager out of slopestyle after crash in practice
Overnight, Australian teenager Daisy Thomas has had to withdraw from the women’s freeski slopestyle following a crash in practice.
Thomas fell and crashed at the bottom of the Livigno slopestyle course on the final jump of her last practice run on Friday, only 15 minutes before the session was due to end.
Thomas ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in November, but persevered through the injury and made a return to competition in January so she could make her Olympic debut at the 2026 Olympics.
However, Friday’s crash has re-injured that same knee, and the teenager has since withdrawn from her first event – the women’s freeski slopestyle qualifying – which begins on Saturday morning (local time).
The extent of her injury remains unclear, with MRI scans taking place early on Friday evening, however Thomas said she is determined to compete in the women’s freeski big air which begins on February 14.
Moguls duo to carry the flag for Australian tonight
By Billie Eder
In case you missed it, mogul skiers Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham will be the Australian flag-bearers tonight for the opening ceremony.
Australian chef de mission Alisa Camplin announced the appointment at a ceremony in Livigno – the location of the freestyle skiing and snowboard events for the Games – on Wednesday morning (Wednesday night AEDT).
Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham in Livigno.Credit: Getty
They’ll lead the team ou in Livigno, where most of the 53-strong Australian team is located, but there will also be athletes in Milan, Pre and Cortina tonight.
Here’s the full break down of where our Australians are marching from tonight (local time):
- Livigno: 23 athletes
- Cortina: 10 athletes
- Milan: 5 athletes
- Predazzo: 2 athletes
Side not: not all of the Australian athletes will march in the opening ceremony due to scheduling.
Welcome to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics
Good morning to our Olympic enthusiasts and our casual winter sport fans.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are officially here, with the opening ceremony about to take place across Milan, Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina.
Billie Eder and Vince Rugari here coming to you from the Livigno snow park, along with Jake Niall at San Siro Stadium in Milan.
Bronte Gossling is holding the fort back in Sydney, and will bring you all the pop-culture and celebrity moments from what will surely be an extravagant ceremony.
More on the flag-bearers, celebrities and our Australian team to come. The official start time is 6am AEDT, 8pm if you’re with us in Italy.
Enjoy.
Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Australian flag bearers Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham pose with Australian team Chef de Mission and Alisa Camplin and Australian athletes.Credit: Getty Images
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