Overview
- The 30-year-old is in Val di Fiemme preparing for the men’s ski jumping events that begin Monday.
- He told NRK it was his father's wish that he travel to the Olympics to complete their "joint project."
- His family delayed Hugo Forfang’s burial until after the Games, which he said spared him from choosing between competing and the ceremony.
- He announced his father's death on Instagram after a year-long cancer battle and days earlier at Willingen displayed gloves reading "Danke Papa."
- Forfang won team gold and individual silver at Pyeongchang 2018, missed the 2022 Games due to COVID, and says he will dedicate the rest of his career to his father.