Austria Takes Gold In Men’s Ski Jumping Team Final Following Chaotic Final
Feb 14, 2022, 6:14 AM
Lovro Kos of Team Slovenia competes during the Men's Team Ski jumping first Round For Competition on Day 10 of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Ski Jumping Centre on February 14, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
(Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
The United States men’s ski jumping team did not qualify for the final following a final first-round score of 261 which ranked only better than China in the 11 country qualifying round.
Slovenia, Austria, and Norway all finished qualifying 1,2, and 3 and entered the final event as the favorites to podium.
Despite leading with most points for more than half of the final event Slovenia slipped into second only behind Austria. When the Austrians took the lead it was no looking back as they powered onto an emotional gold medal.
Austria scored 942.7 while Slovenia managed 934.4. Germany rounded out the podium leaving Norway in fourth by 0.8 points, remarkably.
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