{"id":3129,"date":"2026-02-16T09:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=3129"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:03:01","slug":"winter-olympian-daniel-tschofenig-gold-medal-hopes-dashed-as-hes-disqualified-over-size-of-his-ski-boots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=3129","title":{"rendered":"Winter Olympian Daniel Tschofenig gold medal hopes dashed as he’s disqualified over size of his ski boots"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Size always matters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tell that to Austrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig \u2014 who saw his gold medal dreams dashed all because his ski boots were too big.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tschofenig, a World Cup winner, fell foul of the rules by just four millimeters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The athlete, 23, tried out some new boots while practising but seemingly didn\u2019t check if they met the requirements.<\/p>\n