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Ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympic Games Ski jumping

K90:

  1. Simon Ammann[?] (SUI)
  2. Sven Hannawald[?] (GER)
  3. Adam Malysz (POL)

The young Ammann beats the two favorites for the gold Malysz and Hannawald, winner of all four events in the Four Hills Tournament.

K120:

  1. Simon Ammann[?] (SUI)
  2. Adam Malysz (POL)
  3. Matti Hautamäki[?] (FIN)

Ammann, winning the first Swiss medals in this sport, had never won a major event before winning both ski jumping titles. Co-leader after the first jump, Sven Hannawald, falls at the second and places fourth.

K-120 Team Competition

  1. Germany (Hannawald, Hocke, Uhrmann, Schmitt)
  2. Finland (Hautamäki, Lindström, Jussilainen, Ahonen)
  3. Slovenia (Fras, Peterka, Kranjec, Zonta)

In a close competition Germany finally beats Finland by the smallest possible margin of 0.1 points.

See also Nordic combined.



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