Slovenian Bogataj wins Gold in women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill final

Winter Olympics 2022: Slovenian Ursa Bogataj overtook Katharina Althaus wins Gold in women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill final..

• Bogataj headed into the final round in second place but overtook Katharina Althaus with a better second jump.

• Althaus claimed a silver medal, just as she did in Pyeongchang four years ago.

• Japanese star Sara Takanashi missed the podium after finishing fourth for another disappointing Olympic result.

Ursa Bogataj took the gold medal in the women's ski jumping individual normal hill event in a pulsating contest at the Zhangjiakou mountain resort.


Katharina Althaus put herself in a commanding position after jumping 105.5 metres and gaining 121.1 points to initially take first place after the first round.

But Althaus was closely followed by a formidable trio of Slovenian jumpers, and Bogataj knocked Althaus off top spot with a better second jump.

Japanese star Sara Takanashi missed the podium after finishing fourth, for another disappointing Olympic result.



The men's Ski Jumpin normal hill event is held Sunday.






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Via - eurosport.com