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The Slovenian ski jumper Jernej Damjan’s victory was a sensation of the second race of the Olympic season. In the Slovenian team of seven he replaced Timi Zajc, and won for the second time in his career. The second place was taken by Johann Andre Forfang from Norway, and the third by Andreas Wellinger from Germany. The 34-year-old ski jumper from Ljubljana won for ...

At the next Ski Jumping World Cup meet at the end of this week Peter and Domen Prevc will be joined by Cene Prevc. Cene had his World Cup debut in 2014 in Planica. At the three-day Ski Jumping Continental Cup in Vikersund the 20-year-old Cene Prevc one twice and once even finished second. The Slovenian team has now decided ...

Peter Prevc and Robert Kranjec wrapped up a dream season for Slovenian ski jumping on Sunday, taking first and second place in the second double Slovenian win of the World Cup finale on the giant hill in Planica. Prevc, who had secured the overall World Cup win prior to Planica, cemented his place in the history books with the record ...

Slovenia’s Peter Prevc claimed a convincing win at Sunday’s ski-jumping World Cup event in Almaty, Kazakhstan to secure the overall victory six events before the end of the season. “This is the biggest moment of my life, I’ve made it. It was harder at previous events in Finland, I was more relaxed, more confident here and I enjoyed the jumps,” ...

Slovenia’s Peter Prevc followed up his Saturday’s win at the ski flying hill in Norway’s Vikersund with another World Cup win at the same venue on Sunday to earn his eleventh win in the current season and 17th career win. With jumps of 237 and 249 metres, the 23-year-old scored 469 points to further solidify his overall lead in the ...

Slovenia’s Peter Prevc won his 15th career World Cup victory at the ski jumping event in Norway’s Trondheim on Wednesday to extend his overall World Cup lead. Prevc jumped 135 and 132 metres to score 285.5 points, more than ten points ahead of Stefan Kraft of Austria. Japan’s veteran jumper Noriaki Kasai was third with a jump of 143 metres ...

Slovenian ski-jumpers swept the podium at the World Cup event in Sapporo on Saturday, as Peter Prevc won ahead of Robert Kranjec and brother Domen Prevc to cement his lead in the overall World Cup rankings. The three already held the top three positions in the first series and defended their rankings with jumps of over 130 metres in the ...

Peter Prevc is the new world champion in ski jumping! With the 244 meters (800.525 ft.) he set a new hill record in Kulm, and swung at the first place. Since the last series is canceled, 23 year old ski jumper from Dolenja Vas become the world champion.   Peter Prevc: Born: September 20, 1992 (age 23), Kranj, Slovenia Height: 5′ ...

With the second jump over 142 meters, Slovenian’s Peter Prevc won the finals in Bischofshofen Four Hills tournament. “Slovenia hadn’t won for a long, long time. I am really happy,” said Prevc, the first Slovenian winner since 1997 (Primoz Peterka). A sixth win of the season also extended Prevc’s lead over Freund in the overall World Cup standings.  

The second event of the 64th Four Hills Tournament in Germany’s Garmisch-Partenkirchen ended in the best possible way for Slovenian ski jumper Peter Prevc on Friday. His jumps of 133.5 and 136 metres, bringing 272.7 points earned him victory as well as the overall lead in the Four Hills Tournament. Germany’s Severin Freund (133.5/132.5 m and 256.8 points), who was ...