and was tipped by some as an outsider to win the entire World Cup. In November he secured sponsorship money from twenty companies in his local Troms. He had previously worked odd part-time jobs parallel to training. Forfang also signed a deal with ski provider Rossignol. In late 2004, then, Forfang established himself in the World Cup. He finished seventeenth in the season opener in Kuusamo in November, following a fall in the second round. Weeks later he was hospitalized following another fall. However, he followed up with participation in the Four Hills Tournament around New Year, reaching the final round in Oberstdorf and Bischofshofen. He then reached the top ten for the first time in a World Cup race, with a tenth place in ski flying in Tauplitz. He later improved to a ninth place in Holmenkollen in March, and also helped win a team competition in Lahti. Decline and retirement Forfang did not compete much in the 2005–06 season. Completely absent from the Continental Cup circuit, he competed in seven World Cup races between November and January. His season, and career, best result was the fifth place in Kuusamo in the season opener. His last result was a 30th place in Sapporo. The 2006 Winter Olympics were staged in March, but Forfang was not included in the Norwegian squad. In the summer of 2006 his place on the national team was not renewed. He had also lost the deal with Rossignol, who backed out of ski jumping altogether. Weight controversy In 2004 the International Ski Federation introduced a rule under which ski jumpers faced sanctions if found to have a body mass index less than a certain level. At that time, director of the Norwegian national team Jan Erik Aalbu described the new rule as "perfect" for Daniel Forfang. A few months later, Norwegian national coach Mika Kojonkoski repeated that the new rule was an advantage to Forfang, seeing as he was relatively large-built compared to other ski jumpers. Standing at and weighing about , Forfang had been described by the Norwegian newspaper VG as a "muscle man". Kojonkoski later elaborated that Forfang's success "reinstated the ski jumping world's faith" in that "larger" sportspeople have a future in the sport. In August 2006, Forfang decided to retire. It surfaced that Forfang had struggled with weight issues over a longer period, and that the request for physiological and psychological