Winter Olympic ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig was disqualified from the boys’s massive hill particular person occasion ultimate, and the explanation was really weird.
Daniel Tschofenig was disqualified from competing within the ski bounce ultimate (Picture: Getty)
Austrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig has lamented his ‘silly’ resolution after being disqualified for the Winter Olympics ultimate. The 23-year-old was banned from competing within the males’s massive hill particular person occasion ultimate as a result of his footwear being too huge.
Tschofenig comfortably certified for Saturday’s ultimate by recording a rating of 137.7, and was one of many athletes tipped for a podium end. Nevertheless, his occasion was lower quick after it was found that his footwear have been 4 millimetres over the restrict.
The Austrian has since given his response and brought accountability for the error. Talking to Austrian broadcaster ORF, he stated: “I used to be stunned.
“I wore a brand new shoe throughout coaching, and wasn’t really that pleased with it, however I caught with it.
“Sadly, I used to be naive and didn’t measure it. Extraordinarily silly of me, there was simply a lot stress occurring. However guidelines are guidelines.”
He added: “There was an enormous enchancment in comparison with coaching and he discovered one thing much more on this first spherical. He was in eighth place earlier than this disqualification which was not a foul place to be in, he nonetheless had an opportunity to assault.”
Within the ultimate, the gold medal was received by Domen Prevc of Slovenia. Ren Nikaido of Japan received silver, Kacper Tomasiak of Poland received bronze.
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