Austria’s Daniel Tschofenig after the men’s large hill individual first round at the Winter Olympics on Saturday. Photo: Tom Weller/Getty Images
Austrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig dubbed himself “extremely stupid” after being disqualified from the ongoing Winter Olympics due to oversized boots.
Competing in the men’s large hill individual event, Tschofenig had cruised through qualification and into the final – where he was fancied to pick up his first Olympic medal.
However, a kit error cost him dearly as he was found to be wearing boots four millimetres larger than the limit permitted in ski jumping, causing a disqualification.
The Austrian was understandably frustrated at his own carelessness but had no complaints…