US EditionSki Jumping-Germany's Raimund soars to gold, Slovenia's Prevc falls short
Philipp Raimund overcame a fear of heights to win gold with 274.1 points, beating the favorite and Olympic rookies in a close normal hill ski jumping event.
- In Predazzo, Philipp Raimund, the German ski jumper, won the men's normal hill gold at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Monday.
- Raimund opened with a 102-m first-round jump, and he said on Instagram, 'Many of you already asked, why I'm not flying,' after withdrawing in Slovenia last March.
- With a best jump of 106.5 metres, Philipp Raimund scored 274.1 points, beating Tomasiak by 3.4 points while Nikaido and Deschwanden tied for bronze, 8.1 points back.
- The result marks a major career milestone for Philipp Raimund, an Olympic rookie ranked sixth in the world, after his first Olympic gold on Monday.
- After the last attempt, the podium reflected Olympic rookies and veteran medalists, as Raimund won in a thrilling final jump on Monday.
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Ski jumper Philipp Raimund pulls off a stunner in Predazzo by winning the Olympic title on the normal hill. The German (25) has never won a major competition before.
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Philipp Raimund wins gold in thrilling normal hill ski jump at Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
Philipp Raimund of Germany has won gold in the men’s normal hill ski jump at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. He led a group of Olympic rookies and a veteran past former medalists and world champions. Kacper Tomasiak of Poland…
The best ski jumper this winter, Domen Prevc, who lost the fight for medals in Predazzo after a poor first jump, took sixth place in his debut at the Games. The current world champion in flying, winner of the New Year's tour and overwhelming leader in the World Cup, expects more from the competition on the large ski jump. German Philipp Raimund, on the other hand, won the first men's ski jumping competition at the Olympics in his first Olympic G…
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