After successfully hosting FIS Ski Jumping World Cups for men over the last two years, the Olympic Authority announces the addition of individual women’s ski jumping events and a mixed team competition from February 7-9 on the large hill at the Olympic Jumping Complex.
With 19-year-old Nika Prevc of Slovenia as the reigning Crystal Globe winner and Alexandria Loutitt of Calgary as the first Canadian to ever win a world championship in the sport, the women’s contingent adds a whole new level of excitement to the weekend.
Stefan Kraft, who went on to become the overall 2024 World Cup points champion, closed out the World Cup in Lake Placid in style last year by locking up the final individual competition of the weekend on the last jump of the day. Kraft’s winning jump vaulted him past Lovro Kos, a Slovenian who had captured his first career individual World Cup victory the day before. The U.S. team is expected to be led by Lake Placid native Tate Frantz and the brother-sister team of Annika Belshaw and Erik Belshaw. More information can be found here.