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

Slovenia’s fans had waited long enough. Long enough, meaning three days. First, gold medal favorite Nika Prevc landed in silver in the women’s normal hill on Saturday — commendable, for sure, but not enough for this crowd and not enough for her.

Slovenia defended its gold in mixed team ski jumping, with Domen and Nika Prevc becoming the first brother and sister to medal on the normal hill at the same Olympics.

Austria has won the first Olympic men’s super team ski jumping event. A snow squall forced officials to end the competition early on Monday.

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.

Silver medalist Ren Nikaido, of Japan, gold medalist Domen Prevc, of Slovenia, and bronze medalist Kacper Tomasiak, of Poland, pose on the podium at the end of the ski jumping men's large hill individual at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.. Credit: AP/Matthias Schrader

After his second gold of these Games, Prevc has a shot to tie Matti Nykänen's record of three in a single Olympics.

Slovenia won the gold medal in the mixed team ski jumping event at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Tuesday, led by siblings Nika and Domen Prevc, while Norway claimed silver and Japan took bronze.

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.