ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Slovenia
savored more ski jumping success at the
Beijing Games on Monday, winning the
inaugural Olympic mixed team gold medal in a dominant display.
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Ursa Bogataj won the women's
individual title on Saturday for Slovenia's first-ever
Olympic ski jumping
gold, and the 26-year-old was again in imperious form for her country.
The Slovenian team of
Bogataj, women's individual bronze medalist Nika Kriznar, Timi Zacj and Peter
Prevc combined to score 1001.5 points to comfortably secure victory.
The Russian team finished
second on 890.3 points, while Canada took bronze on 844.6.
Ten teams each made up of
two men and women competed, with eight teams going through to the final round.
Germany, who have won the
world mixed team title four out of the five times it has been contested,
crashed out in a shock first-round exit.
Men's World Cup leader Karl
Geiger gave an improved performance after finishing only 15th in the men's
normal hill final on Sunday.
But his team-mate Katharina
Althaus, the women's individual silver-medalist, was disqualified because her
suit was not properly fastened.
Japan, led by men's normal
hill champion Ryoyu Kobayashi, finished fourth after scraping into the final
round following a disqualification for Sara Takanashi — also for a suit
infringement.
Loose-fitting suits are
deemed to confer an advantage to the jumpers as they fly though the air.
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