Overview
- German outlets Bild and Sportbild report that some athletes sought hyaluronic acid injections before preseason 3‑D scans to lower the measured genital point and gain allowable suit area.
- The rule ties suit size to a step value at the lowest genital point, so shifting that point downward could provide small aerodynamic advantages.
- FIS material chief Matthias Hafele says visible aids are barred during measurements and that medical personnel closely supervise the process.
- A hospital physician, Dr. Kamran Karim, says such injections can cause only temporary visual thickening, are not medically indicated, and carry risks.
- Some national teams would welcome an additional pre‑Olympic body scan to address possible errors, but FIS says none is planned and it is working on methods that rely on bony structures rather than soft tissue.