Slovenia wins Olympic debut of ski jumping mixed team event

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Slovenia won the first Olympic ski jumping mixed team gold medal on Monday, taking advantage of jumpsuit violations by German Katharina Althaus and Japanese star Sara Takanashi.

"The second jump, I’m a little bit nervous about all of these disqualifications," Nika Kriznar said.

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The team of Kriznar, Ursa Bogataj, Peter Prevc and Timi Zajc finished with 1,000.5 points, dominating the competition by more than 100 points.

"Even if you count all the distances and judge points from the unlucky ones on today’s competition, we should still be first so it’s still great," Prevc said.

Prevc jumped last and soared 101.5 meters (333 feet) and had 126.3 points to seal the top spot on the podium for the four Slovenians.

The Russians won silver and Canada earned bronze, both of which were stunning results.

Ursa Bogataj, of Slovenia, soars through the air during the mixed team trial round at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.  (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

"This is a huge, huge achievement for the entire federation," said Evgeniy Klimov, who teamed with Irina Avvakumova, Irma Makhinia and Danil Sadreev.

The Canadian team of Alex Loutitt, Abigail Strate, Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes and Matthew Soukup left Calgary, Alberta, to train in Europe because the hills used for the Calgary Olympics in 1988 were shuttered.

"It gives us a chance to save our sport," the 18-year-old Loutitt said. "We’re four out of six of the national team members, and we have less than 30 kids at the club level.

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"This gives us a chance to encourage people to try it, and fall in