First World Cup team event win for Slovenia women's ski jumpers

Ljubno ob Savinji, 23 January - Slovenian women's ski jumpers Ema Klinec, Špela Rogelj, Urša Bogataj in Nika Križnar won Saturday's World Cup team event, in what is their first-ever team event win. The victory comes after they finished second at the same venue, in Slovenia's Ljubno ob Savinji, in 2019 and 2020.

Ljubno ob Savinji
Slovenia's female ski jumpers win the World Cup team race.
Photo: Slovenian Ski Association

Ljubno ob Savinji
Slovenia's female ski jumpers win the World Cup team race.
Photo: Slovenian Ski Association

Ljubno ob Savinji
Slovenia's female ski jumpers win the World Cup team race.
Photo: Slovenian Ski Association

Ljubno ob Savinji
Slovenia's female ski jumpers win the World Cup team race.
Photo: Slovenian Ski Association

Ljubno ob Savinji
Slovenia's female ski jumpers win the World Cup team race.
Photo: Slovenian Ski Association

Ljubno ob Savinji
Slovenian jumper Ema Klinec.
Photo: Slovenian Ski Association

Today they finished as many as 17.9 points ahead of second placed Norway while Austria's team placed third.

An individual event is scheduled for Sunday, and will feature seven Slovenian ski jumpers.

Friday's qualifications attracted to Ljubno a record 76 ski jumpers from 17 countries.

* Results:
1. Slovenia   1064.8 points
2. Norway     1046.9
3. Austria    1028.9
4. Japan       989.6
5. Germany     968.0
6. Russia      925.6
7. France      882.1
8. Poland      864.6
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