Overview
- Japan finished third with 1034.0 points, 4.3 behind Norway for silver and 1.2 ahead of Germany, which placed fourth with 1032.8.
- Ren Nikaido’s 103-meter, 141.6-point opener was the top score of the first round and provided the cushion that secured the podium despite a weaker second round.
- Sara Takanashi produced two clean jumps, lifting Japan into third in the first round and finding redemption after her 2022 suit disqualification.
- The team of Nozomi Maruyama, Takanashi, Ryoyu Kobayashi and Nikaido delivered Japan’s first medal in the event, with Kobayashi completing his Olympic set by adding team bronze to his 2022 gold and silver.
- Slovenia successfully defended gold with 1069.2 points, led by siblings Domen and Nika Prevc, in the mixed format featuring two men and two women on the Predazzo normal hill.