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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Gustaf Kilander

Female ski jumpers hit out after being banned from Olympic event over ‘baggy clothes’: ‘Why only girls?’

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Five female ski jumpers, representing Austria, Japan, Norway, and Germany, were disqualified from the mixed team event at the Beijing Winter Olympics because their outfits were considered too baggy, supposedly giving them more airtime.

The suits used by the jumpers who were banned from the event had been approved for other competitions.

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