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Winter Olympics star disqualified after ‘extremely stupid’ error

Tschofenig was disqualified because his boots were too big — Tschofenig was disqualified because his boots were too big (Getty Images)

Austrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig was disqualified from the men's large hill event at the Winter Olympics.
His disqualification occurred after he had qualified for the final, due to his boots being four millimetres larger than the permitted size.
Tschofenig, a medal favourite who had won multiple World Cup titles, admitted his carelessness, calling himself “extremely stupid” but accepted the ruling.
Slovakia's Hektor Kapustik took his place in the final, which was ultimately won by Slovenia's Domen Prevc.
This incident follows other unusual disqualifications in ski jumping at the Games, including American Annika Belshaw for oversized skis.

‘Extremely stupid’ ski jumper disqualified from Olympics over boots — In full