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(Tokyo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Seong-jin = Amid the controversy over the decision at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, an athlete disqualified for violating uniform rules in Japan also complained that the test method was different from the usual international competition.
Sara Takanashi (高梨沙羅), who was disqualified for violating the dress code in the mixed ski jumping team event, said, “The method of measuring the uniform was different,” Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on the 11th.
Chiharu Saito, coach of the Japanese ski team, said, “Takanashi said, ‘The method of measuring (uniform size) was different from the Ski World Cup until now.
Takanashi was disqualified in the ski jumping mixed team event held on the 7th for being pointed out that the thigh uniform was 2cm larger than the allowed limit.
Saito also said that in general, players are tested with their arms extended and 30 cm away from the body, but Takanashi said that he was tested in a ‘Hurray’ posture.
In this match, it was unusual that five players from four countries, including Takanashi, were disqualified in bulk.
Takanashi was disqualified following wearing the same uniform he wore in the normal hill individual event in the mixed team event. She wore the same uniform in one competition but received a different judgement.
Ski jumping strictly regulates the size of the uniform, because if the uniform is too loose, the uniform can act as a wing during the glide.
The person in charge who inspected the uniform said, “We didn’t measure it differently than usual. It’s unfortunate for the disqualified player, but the rules are rules and they apply to everyone.”
Takanashi is a Japanese ski jumping star who holds the record for the most wins with 61 wins at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup.
Other disqualified athletes also expressed dissatisfaction with the testing method, NHK reported.
An official from the Norwegian team, who was disqualified for two people for violating the dress code, said, “The uniform inspection was really strange. It was too strict.
After the Olympics, the Japan Ski Federation plans to submit to the International Ski Federation a document with opinions on how to inspect uniforms, etc.
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