Ski jumping-Prevc breaks women's world record with two 236-metre jumps


Ski Jumping - FIS Ski Jumping World Cup - Oslo, Norway - March 13, 2025 Slovenia's Nika Prevc celebrates after winning the Women's Large Hill along with second placed Norway's Anna Odine Stroem and third placed Norway's Eirin Maria Kvandal Terje Bendiksby/NTB via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Slovenia's 19-year-old Nika Prevc gave herself an early birthday present when she broke the women's ski jumping world record with a mark of 236 metres on Friday, a day after she retained her World Cup overall title.

Having secured a second Crystal Globe in Oslo, Prevc broke the record in Vikersund, Norway, recording the mark not once but twice -- in the first and third training round of the competition.

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