When Sara Takanashi flew 103 meters into the air during the mixed ski jumping event at the Beijing Olympics last week, it seemed like a great start for Team Japan — until it was revealed that her jump wouldn’t count.
The reason? スーツ規定違反で失格になった (Sūtsu kitei ihan de shikkaku ni natta, [She] was disqualified for violating suit regulations).
Takanashi wasn’t the only one to be disqualified for this reason, though. One jumper each from Austria and Germany, and two from Norway, all had their jumps disqualified for スーツ規定違反 (sūtsu kitei ihan, a suit regulation violation).