Prevc siblings lead Slovenia to Olympic mixed team ski jumping gold


PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Siblings Nika and Domen Prevc helped Slovenia retain the gold medal in the mixed team ski jumping event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Tuesday.

The Slovenian squad - Nika Vodan, Anze Lanisek and the Prevc siblings - delivered a series of strong jumps, tallying 1069.2 points to secure a comfortable victory.

Norway, led by women's normal hill winner Anna Odine Stroem, settled for silver with 1038.3 points, followed by Japan at 1034.0.

As the defending champion, Slovenia entered the competition as the clear favorite and dominated throughout, building a decisive lead after the opening round.

The victory was sealed when Domen Prevc landed a final jump of 102 meters, securing Slovenia's first ski jumping gold of these Games.

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