Ski Jumping-Norway's Stroem Soars to Gold Ahead of Prevc in Thriller
- Saturday, Anna Odine Stroem of Norway won Olympic gold in the women's normal hill individual at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- As the World Cup leader, Nika Prevc entered as the favorite after dominating the World Cup this season, while Anna Odine Stroem of Norway ranked fourth in the standings.
- A 101-meter final jump gave Stroem a 267.3-point total, edging Prevc by 1.1 as Prevc trailed by a point going into the last round.
- Beyond podium places, Prevc became the first sister to join a brother in winning Olympic ski jumping medals, following brothers Peter and Cene's previous medals.
- Monday, the highest U.S. finishers were Annika Belshaw in 21st and Paige Jones in 23rd, as Domen Prevc competes in the men's normal hill.
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At the Winter Olympics in Cortina, Milan, Norwegian Anna Odine Ström won the gold medal in women's ski jumping on the normal hill, leaving behind Slovenian Nika Prevci, who dominated this year's World Cup series.
Norway's Stroem clinches Olympic ski jumping gold in women's normal hill
PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Anna Odine Stroem of Norway claimed the gold medal in the women's normal hill ski jumping event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday, edging Slovenia's title favorite Nika Prevc by just 1.1 points. Read full story
Nika Prevc finished her first Olympic competition on the medium hill in Predazzo in second place. The Slovenian was 1.1 points short of the Olympic title. Prevc won the silver, Slovenia's 29th medal at the Winter Olympics. Gold went to Norway's Anna Odine Stroem, and bronze to Japan's Nozomi Maruyama. The other Slovenian in the final, Nika Vodan, took eighth place.
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