Medals update: Slovenia leaps to first ever ski jumping mixed team gold at Beijing 2022 

Slovenia showed immense poise in a drama-filled competition to become the first Olympic champions in the ski jumping mixed team event on the normal hill at the Zhangjiakou Ski Jump Center at Beijing 2022 on Monday (7 February).

The Slovenian quartet of Nika Kriznar, Timi Zajc, Ursa Bogataj and Peter Prevc was in a class of its own, breaching the 1,000-point barrier to underline their dominance on the day.

They finished 111 points ahead of the second-placed ROC (890.3), with Canada winning the bronze medal with a total of 844.6.

Slovenia were the kings and queens of consistency, coming into the final round of jumping at the top of the leader board with a 49-point advantage over Norway.

While disqualifications had a significant impact on the standings, Slovenia remained undeterred to win the victory. Bogataj clinched her second gold at Beijing 2022 after winning the women’s normal hill individual title two days earlier (5 February), with Kriznar finishing third behind her.

"I didn't expect this. I was just dreaming about a medal. When I came here, I didn't think this was imaginable. I am happy," Bogataj said about her double gold.

Firmly in the driving seat

With his team firmly in the driving seat, Prevc needed to safely land the fourth and final jump of the jump to claiming the victory. The Olympic individual silver medallist made no mistake soaring into the history books with a leap of 101.5 metres adding 126.3 points to their total.

"I just now realised that. It's nice," Prevc said about Slovenia becoming the first Olympic champions in the event. "It was a tough game, a tough competition and I had to be focused until the very end."

Each team was made up of four athletes, two women and two men, with the exciting format making its debut as one of nine mixed events at Beijing 2022.

Norway came into the final round of jumping in second place but found themselves at the bottom at the end of the competition after Anna Odine was disqualified due to a suit violation. The same fate befell Japan’s Sara Takanashi and Austria’s Daniela Iraschko-Stolz. 

Despite the disadvantage, Japan finished one place off the podium, with Kobayashi Ryoyu launching a monster jump of 106 metres and137.5 points. A day earlier, Kobayashi did make it onto the podium, winning the men's normal hill gold medal. 

To add to the intrigue of the day’s jumping, Canada won their first Olympic medal in any ski jumping discipline. 

Results – ski jumping mixed team

1- Slovenia 1001.5

2- ROC 890.3

3- Canada 844.6