Olympic Gold: Slovenia’s Ursa Bogataj Soars Past Competition
Feb 5, 2022, 6:35 AM
ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 05: Gold medalist Ursa Bogataj of Team Slovenia celebrates during the flower ceremony of Women's Normal Hill Individual Final Round at National Ski Jumping Centre on February 05, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
(Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Slovenia’s Ursa Bogataj won Olympic gold in women’s ski jumping on a night when Japanese star Sara Takanashi surprisingly finished out of the medals.
Bogataj floated 100 meters (328.084 feet) through the air and had 121 points on the final jump.
Katharina Althaus of Germany won silver for the second straight Olympics.
Ursa Bogataj wins the first-ever #Gold Medal in #SkiJumping for Slovenia as she dominates the Women's Normal Hill Individual!#Beijing2022 | #StrongerTogether | @TeamSlovenia pic.twitter.com/yrNVUi03eM
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 5, 2022
Nika Kriznar of Slovenia took the bronze.
Takanashi finished fourth and was in tears when she took her skis off after her final jump.
She has won a record 61 World Cup events and entered the competition as one of the favorites after earning bronze four years ago in South Korea and finishing fourth at the 2014 Olympics.
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