Beijing 2022 ski jumping wrap up – top stories, moments and records

New stars shone brightly in the Beijing 2022 ski jumping competition as the world's best soared high and far on their quest for Olympic glory.

The first victory went to Slovenia's Ursa Bogataj in the women's normal hill who needed a thrilling comeback to take the title after sitting in second place following her first jump. With the pressure on, she flew 100 metres through the air to win her maiden Olympic gold.

In the men's normal hill, Japan's Kobayashi Ryoyu entered the tournament as the favourite and didn't disappoint. With jumps of 145.4m and 129.6m, the 2022 Four Hills champion ended Japan's 50-year wait for a normal hill gold medal.

Then on 7 February, the ski jumping competition served up an Olympic first, with the debut of the mixed team event. The Slovenian quartet made up of Kriznar, Bogataj, Timi Zajc and Peter Prevc took a historic gold, with ROC and Canada chasing close behind in the silver and bronze positions.

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But the action did not stop there.

In a surprise result in the men's large hill competition, it was Norway's Marius Lindvik who flew farthest, beating Japan's Kobayashi who slipped from first to the silver medal position on his final jump.

And the final event of the Games was equally thrilling, as the Austrians secured Olympic gold on their very last jump to win the men's team competition.

Japan's Kobayashi came into the Games having enjoyed a stellar season, highlighted by his victory in the prestigious Four Hills tournament. However, questions remained about how he would do on the Olympic stage, with his first outing at PyeongChang 2018 resulting in a seventh-place finish in the normal hill and 10th in the large