Domen Prevc of Slovenia has proven his formidable ski jumping prowess again. He came from behind in the rain Saturday to capture the gold medal on the men’s large hill at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

A robust training centre, youth development programme and a family of high flyers have helped Slovenia defy gravity and

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Slovenia, including siblings Domen and Nika Prevc, powered to Olympic ski jumping mixed team gold again on the Predazzo normal hill on Tuesday. The success happened just an hour after Swedish brother and sister Rasmus and Isabella Wranå won curling mixed doubles gold,

Norway's Anna Odine Stroem won her second ski jumping gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games in the inaugural Olympic women's large hill event.

Siblings Domen and Nika Prevc led Slovenia to back-to-back Olympic titles in mixed team normal hill ski jumping on Tuesday at Milan Cortina 2026.

Prevc's jump not only helped Slovenia defend its gold medal in the mixed team event at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday, but he and his sibling, Nika Prevc, became the first brother and sister to win a medal in ski jumping at the same Olympics.

The dominant nation in ski jumping, Slovenia missed out on its first two chances at an Olympic gold medal this week. That changed Tuesday.

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Ski jumping continues at Milan Cortina 2026 with what may be the most competitive event: mixed team normal hill. Siblings Nika and Domen Prevc are expected to lead Slovenia to a repeat gold.