5 women ski jumpers disqualified from Olympics for jumpsuit violations

• The suits were reportedly too large, potentially giving them an unfair advantage, per NPR.
• The disqualified skiers are Sara Takanashi of Japan, Daniela Iraschko-Stolz of Austria, Katharina Althaus of Germany, and Anna Odine Stroem and Silje Opseth of Norway.

The big picture: The disqualified athletes were from some of the top ski-jumping teams in the world.

• Germany, Norway and Austria had won gold, silver and bronze at the 2021 World Championships, respectively, but ultimately finished ninth, eighth and fifth due to the disqualifications.

Driving the news: Some of the athletes said they competed in the same jumpsuits for the individual normal hill competition earlier, but were only disqualified for this event, according to NPR.

• Althaus, who had won a silver in the individual normal hill event on Saturday, wore the same suit for both events, according to Germany's national team coach Stefan Horngacher.

What they're saying: "That is how you destroy nations, development and the entire sport," Althaus said, according to Reuters.

• "For me it is a puppet theatre. The entire season the suits have been an issue. I am unbelievably angry and I don't understand it," Horngacher said, according to Reuters.
• "I am just shocked. I do not understand anything about what happened today," Opseth said.