Talk about pumping some more drama into one of the most talked-about controversies at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
A plastic surgeon has come forward claiming to have performed a penis-enlargement procedure on a ski jumper last month before the start of Games in Milano-Cortina.
Alessandro Littara told USA Today that he provided the surgery — which involves injecting hyaluronic acid into the patient’s penis — to a ski jumper last month.
However, Littara did not identify the purported athlete, nor did he disclose whether they are competing in the Olympics.
“Regarding the news in question, I did in fact treat an athlete from that sport, whose name and nationality I will obviously not disclose, nor whether he is participating in these Olympics,” Littara told the outlet. “However, I can say that I treated him last month and used a generous dose of hyaluronic acid.”
What is ‘penisgate’?
The so-called ‘penisgate’ scandal went viral earlier this year, with athletes reportedly getting the injections prior to being measured for their jumpsuits.
The extra material needed to cover the sudden added girth reportedly can assist in keeping the jumper in the air longer, thus lengthening the jump.
“I’m not aware of the details of ski jumping and how it can improve, but if anything was to come to the surface we would look at anything if it is actually doping related,” Oliver Niggli, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency, told reporters on Thursday. “We don’t do other means of enhancing performance, but our list committee would certainly look into whether this would fall into this category.”
Littara also told the outlet that the ski competitor that he operated on said that he wanted to avoid embarrassment in the dressing room.
“I cannot say whether he told me the whole truth,” Littara, who reportedly has performed more 3,000 penis-enlargement surgeries, said. “But in any case, we did a good job and implanted a more than generous dose of hyaluronic acid.
“The result is immediate, so the athlete could wear the new suit after just a few minutes.”