Overview
- The quarterfinal in Gällivare, Sweden saw France’s Youri Duplessis-Kergomard punch Italy’s Simone Deromedis during a jump.
- Deromedis fell off the course, was recorded as DNF, and was eliminated from the event without reinstatement.
- The race jury issued a yellow card to Duplessis-Kergomard and moved him from first to fourth in the heat.
- After the ruling, he protested to the jury and remained eligible to race the following day.
- A Eurosport IT video of the hit spread online, and coverage questioned whether the penalty matched the act in a sport known for contact.