Women’s ski jumpers fume after four medal contenders disqualified from Winter Olympics for their bodysuits

Women’s individual ski jumping winner Ursa Bogataj has won a second gold as Slovenia coasted to victory in the inaugural Winter Olympics mixed team event.

Her team’s success, however, was overshadowed by a series of high-profile disqualifications on Monday.

“I didn’t expect this. I was just dreaming about a medal. When I came here, I didn’t think this was imaginable,” Bogataj said.

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Japan’s Sara Takanashi, German Katharina Althaus and Austrian Daniela Iraschko-Stolz had their first-round jumps nullified and Norway’s Anna Odine Strom suffered the same fate in the final round.

All disqualifications came because the jumpers’ suits did not meet the rules, the ski jumping ruling body FIS said.

But German team officials said that Althaus, Takanashi and Iraschko-Stolz said they wore the same suits in the individual event - where they were deemed correct.

Althaus sharply criticised FIS after her disqualification.

“It was ski jumping premiere for us ladies,” Althaus said.

“We were so happy to have a second competition at the Olympics. The FIS ruined that with this action.

“They have ruined women’s ski jumping with this. Our names are all there now.

“This is how you ruin nations, sponsorships and the whole sport unfairly.”

Althaus went on to share more of her disappointment on Instagram, saying she had “no words” for the decisions.

“Athletes and their dreams were destroyed,” she said.

“I’m sorry but in 11 years I’ve NEVER been disqualified!!!

“I am so disappointed and angry. We really gave everything to be here and all showed our best jumps. I’m devastated and can’t understand it.”

Strom claimed officials changed the method used to measure suits,