List of Olympic medalists in ski jumping
Men -- Normal hill individual
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Gold

Silver

Bronze

1964 Innsbruck
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Veikko Kankkonen
Finland

Toralf Engan
Norway

Torgeir Brandtzæg
Norway

1968 Grenoble
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Jiří Raška
Czechoslovakia

Reinhold Bachler
Austria

Baldur Preiml
Austria

1972 Sapporo
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Yukio Kasaya
Japan

Akitsugu Konno
Japan

Seiji Aochi
Japan

1976 Innsbruck
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Hans-Georg Aschenbach
East Germany

Jochen Danneberg
East Germany

Karl Schnabl
Austria

1980 Lake Placid
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Toni Innauer
Austria

Manfred Deckert
East Germany
Hirokazu Yagi
Japan

not awarded

1984 Sarajevo
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Jens Weißflog
East Germany

Matti Nykänen
Finland

Jari Puikkonen
Finland

1988 Calgary
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Matti Nykänen
Finland

Pavel Ploc
Czechoslovakia

Jiří Malec
Czechoslovakia

1992 Albertville
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Ernst Vettori
Austria

Martin Höllwarth
Austria

Toni Nieminen
Finland

1994 Lillehammer
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Espen Bredesen
Norway

Lasse Ottesen
Norway

Dieter Thoma
Germany

1998 Nagano
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Jani Soininen
Finland

Kazuyoshi Funaki
Japan

Andreas Widhölzl
Austria

2002 Salt Lake City
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Simon Ammann
Switzerland

Sven Hannawald
Germany

Adam Małysz
Poland

2006 Turin
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Lars Bystøl
Norway

Matti Hautamäki
Finland

Roar Ljøkelsøy
Norway

2010 Vancouver
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Simon Ammann
Switzerland

Adam Małysz
Poland

Gregor Schlierenzauer
Austria

2014 Sochi
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Kamil Stoch
Poland

Peter Prevc
Slovenia

Anders Bardal
Norway

2018 Pyeongchang
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Andreas Wellinger
Germany

Johann André Forfang
Norway

Robert Johansson
Norway

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Ski jumping at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 31 January to 9 February , with the large hill event taking place at Bergiselschanze , and the normal hill event at Seefeld . For the first time at the olympics , more than one ski jumping event was contested , with the addition of a large hill competition .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1964 Winter Olympics was held at Seefeld . It occurred on 31 January .
Veikko Kankkonen ( born 5 January 1940 ) is a retired Finnish ski jumper who competed at the 1960 , 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics . He won two medals in 1964 with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill event . That same year he won the jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival , which also earned him the Holmenkollen medal ( shared with Eero Mäntyranta , Georg Thoma , and Halvor Næs ) . He also won the Four Hills Tournament and served as the flag bearer for Finland at the 1968 Olympics . Besides skiing Kankkonen played baseball for the Maila-Veikot Lahti club in the national championships of 1963-64 . He also regularly competed in golf at the national level , with the best result of fourth place . Kankkonen was a turner by trade and later worked as a ski jumping coach . His son Anssi Kankkonen became a professional golfer , but he also competed in ski jumping and won a national title in 1985 .
Finland competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck , Austria .
Toralf Engan ( born 1 October 1936 ) is a retired Norwegian ski jumper . At the 1964 Winter Olympics he won the large hill and placed second in the new normal hill event . His other victories include the Four Hills Tournament , which he had won the preceding season , as well as the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the individual normal hill ( the first ever in that event ) . Engan won the ski jumping normal hill event at the 1962 Holmenkollen ski festival , the same year he won the Holmenkollen medal . Engan retired after the 1966 season . Later he worked as a national ski jumping coach in 1967-69 , and settled in Trondheim with his family .
Norway competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck , Austria .
Torgeir Torbjørn Brandtzæg ( born 6 October 1941 ) is a retired Norwegian ski jumper who won bronze medals both in the large hill and normal hill at the 1964 Winter Olympics . Brandtzæg placed fifth in the Four Hills Tournament in 1963 ; he won it in 1965 , placing first in three out of four events . He also held the national jumping titles in 1963-1965 . In 1965 , while competing in Finland , he broke his leg in three places and was forced to retire . After that he married and became a farmer in Sparbu . One of his sons , Roy Brandtzæg , became a European powerlifting champion .
Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 11 to 18 February , with the large hill event taking place at Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte , and the normal hill event at Autrans .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1968 Winter Olympics was held at Autrans . It occurred on 11 February .
Jiří Raška ( Czech pronunciation : [ ˈjɪr̝iː ˈraʃka ] ; 4 February 1941 - 20 January 2012 ) was a Czech skier . He is regarded as the most famous Czech ski jumper , Olympic winner of the century .
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble , France .
Reinhold Bachler ( born 26 December 1944 ) is an Austrian former ski jumper . He was born in Eisenerz , and competed from 1968 to 1978 . His best-known finish was a silver medal in the Individual Normal Hill at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble . He later worked as a coach from 1982 to 2000 .
Austria competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble , France .
Baldur Preiml ( born July 8 , 1939 in Bruggen ) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 1960 to 1968 . His best-known finish was a Bronze medal in the Individual Normal Hill at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble .
Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 6 to 11 February , with the large hill event taking place at Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium , and the normal hill event at Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1972 Winter Olympics was held at Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium . It occurred on 6 February .
Yukio Kasaya ( 笠谷 幸生 , Kasaya Yukio , born August 17 , 1943 ) is a Japanese former ski jumper . At the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo he became the first Japanese athlete to win a gold medal and the second Japanese ( after Chiharu Igaya ) to win any medal at the Winter Olympics . Previously he placed second at the 1970 World Championships and won the first three jumping events at the 1971/72 Four Hills Tournament . He also took part in the 1964 , 1968 and 1976 Olympics and served as the Olympics flag bearer for Japan in 1976 and 1998 . Kasaya took up ski jumping at the Taketsuru facility in his native Yoichi , which was built by the founder of Nikka Whisky Distilling Masataka Taketsuru . The facility was renamed after Kasaya in 1972 . Kasaya was a long-term employer of the Nikka distillery , eventually becoming its section head .
Japan was the host nation for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo . It was the first time that Japan had hosted the Winter Olympic Games , but second time overall after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo . Three Japanese ski jumpers swept the medals in the normal hill event , becoming national heroes .
Akitsugu Konno ( 金野 昭次 , Konno Akitsugu , September 1 , 1944 - September , 5 2019 ) was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in the early 1970s . His best finish was a Silver Medal in the Individual Normal Hill at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo .
Seiji Aochi ( 青地 清二 , Aochi Seiji ) ( June 21 , 1942 - August 14 , 2008 ) was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in the early 1970s . His best finish was a bronze medal in the Individual normal hill event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo . Aochi attended Meiji University and then joined Snow Brand Milk Products Company . He joined the company 's ski club and later stayed as a mentor to younger skiers . Aochi died of gastric cancer .
Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 7 to 15 February , with the large hill event taking place at Bergiselschanze , and the normal hill event at Seefeld .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1976 Winter Olympics was held at Seefeld . It took place on 15 February .
Hans-Georg Aschenbach ( born 20 October 1951 ) is an East German former ski jumper . Aschenbach was born in Brotterode . In 1969 he became junior world champion , and two years later he won his first national championship ( DDR ) . He won the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in 1973 . 1974 was a banner year for Aschenbach , winning the Four Hills Tournament , and both ski jumping events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun . He also won the gold medal in the individual normal hill event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck . Aschenbach later admitted he had taken anabolic steroids for eight years . He described his 1976 Olympic victory as both his greatest and most anxious moment in sports . This was due to the doping controls in place at the time . [ citation needed ]
East Germany ( German Democratic Republic ) competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck , Austria .
Jochen Danneberg ( born 9 April 1953 ) is an East German former ski jumper .
Karl Schnabl ( born March 8 , 1954 in Achomitz , community Hohenthurn , Carinthia ) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the 1970s . His best-known successes were at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck , where he won a gold medal in the individual large hill event and a bronze medal in the individual normal hill event . He also won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1976 . Schnabl also won bronze at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in 1975 . He also finished fourth in the individual large hill event at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti . Since finishing medical school at Innsbruck University , he has been working as a doctor in sports medicine until he retired in 2019 .
Austria was the host nation for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck . It was the second time that Austria had hosted the Winter Games , after the 1964 Winter Olympics , also in Innsbruck .
Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 17 February to 23 February , taking place at Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1980 Winter Olympics was held at Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex . It occurred on 17 February .
Anton Innauer ( born 1 April 1958 ) is an Austrian former ski jumper .
Austria competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , United States .
Manfred Deckert ( born 31 March 1961 ) is an East German former ski jumper .
East Germany ( German Democratic Republic ) competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , United States .
Hirokazu Yagi ( 八木 弘和 , Yagi Hirokazu ) ( born 26 December 1959 ) is a Japanese former ski jumper .
Japan competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , United States .
Ski jumping at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 12 February to 18 February , taking place at Igman Olympic Jumps .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1984 Winter Olympics was held at Igman Olympic Jumps . It occurred on 9 February .
Jens Weißflog ( born 21 July 1964 ) is a German former ski jumper . He is one of the best and most successful ski jumper in the history of the sport . Only Finns Matti Nykänen and Janne Ahonen , Poles Adam Małysz and Kamil Stoch and Austrian Gregor Schlierenzauer have won more World Cup victories .
East Germany ( German Democratic Republic ) competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , Yugoslavia .
Matti Ensio Nykänen ( pronunciation ( help·info ) ) ( 17 July 1963 - 4 February 2019 ) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991 . Widely considered to be the greatest male ski jumper of all time , he won five Winter Olympic medals ( four gold ) , nine World Championship medals ( five gold ) , and 22 Finnish Championship medals ( 14 gold ) . Most notably , he won three gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics , becoming , along with Yvonne van Gennip of the Netherlands , the most medaled athlete at that Olympiad . Nykänen is the only ski jumper in history to have won all five of the sport 's major events : a gold medal at the Winter Olympics ( three times ) , the Ski Jumping World Championships ( once ) , the Ski Flying World Championships ( once ) , four World Cup overall titles , and the Four Hills Tournament ( twice ) . His four World Cup titles is an all-time record shared with Adam Małysz and Sara Takanashi . Nykänen remains the only male five-time ski flying world record holder in history . From the 1990s onwards , Nykänen 's status as a celebrity was mainly fueled by his personal relationships , his career as a pop singer , and various incidents often related to heavy use of alcohol and violent behaviour . He was sentenced to 26 months in prison following a stabbing incident in 2004 , and again for 16 months following an aggravated assault on his wife in 2009 .
Finland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , Yugoslavia .
Jari Markus Puikkonen ( born 25 June 1959 ) is a Finnish former ski jumper .
Ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of three events held from 14 February to 24 February , taking place at Canada Olympic Park . The Calgary Games featured the addition of a new event , the first program change since 1964 , with the debut of the team event . Britain 's Eddie The Eagle Edwards achieved celebrity by finishing last in both individual events , with less than half the points of the second-last competitor .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1988 Winter Olympics was held in Canada Olympic Park . It occurred on 14 February .
Finland competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , Alberta , Canada .
Pavel Ploc ( Czech pronunciation : [ ˈpavɛl ˈplots ] , born 15 June 1964 ) is a Czech former ski jumper who competed for Czechoslovakia , winning two Olympic medals .
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , Alberta , Canada .
Jiři Malec ( Czech pronunciation : [ ˈjɪr̝iː ˈmalɛts ] , born 24 November 1962 in Vlastiboř ) is a Czech former ski jumper who competed for Czechoslovakia from 1985 to 1990 . Along with Jan Boklöv , he was an early pioneer of the V-style . At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , he won a bronze in the individual normal hill .
Ski jumping at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of three events held from 9 February to 16 February , taking place at Tremplin du Praz .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1992 Winter Olympics was held in Tremplin du Praz . It occurred on 9 February .
Ernst Vettori ( born 25 June 1964 ) is an Austrian former ski jumper .
Austria competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , France .
Martin Höllwarth ( born 13 April 1974 ) is an Austrian former ski jumper .
Toni Markus Nieminen ( born 31 May 1975 ) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1991 to 2004 , with a brief comeback in 2016 . He is one of the most successful contemporary ski jumpers from Finland , having won the World Cup in 1991 , the Four Hills Tournament in 1992 , and three medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics . He remains the youngest ever Winter Olympic gold medalist , at 16 years and 261 days . Additionally , he is known for being the first male ski jumper to land a jump surpassing 200 metres ( 660 ft ) , which he achieved in 1994 with a world record of 203 m ( 666 ft ) in Planica .
Finland competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , France .
Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of three events held from 20 February to 25 February , taking place at Lysgårdsbakken .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1994 Winter Olympics was held in Lysgårdsbakken . It occurred on 25 February .
Espen Bredesen ( born 2 February 1968 ) is a Norwegian former ski jumper .
Norway was the host nation for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer . It was the second time that Norway had hosted the Winter Olympic Games , after the 1952 Games in Oslo . In 1994 , Norway finished second in the medal ranking to Russia , with strong results in the skiing events . During the games , Norway set a record : most gold medals won by a host nation , with 10 . The United States tied it when they hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , but Canada broke it during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver .
Lasse Ottesen ( born 8 April 1974 ) is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed from 1991 to 2002 .
Dieter Thoma ( born 19 October 1969 ) is a West German/German former ski jumper .
Germany at the 1994 Winter Olympics . 112 athletes , 79 men and 33 women participated in 11 sports . Germany came third in the medal rankings with 9 gold , 7 silver and 8 bronze medals . The biathlete Mark Kirchner was Germany 's flagbearer under the opening ceremony .
Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of three events held from 11 February to 17 February , taking place at Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1998 Winter Olympics was held in Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium . It occurred on 11 February .
Jani Markus Soininen ( born 12 November 1972 ) is a Finnish former ski jumper .
Finland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , Japan .
Kazuyoshi Funaki ( 船木 和喜 , Funaki Kazuyoshi ) ( born 27 April 1975 ) is a Japanese ski jumper . He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline , particularly in the 1990s . Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style , in which the body lies flatter between the skis than usual .
Japan was the host nation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano . It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games , after the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo , and the third time overall , after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo .
Andreas Andi Widhölzl ( born 14 October 1976 ) is an Austrian former ski jumper . During his career , he won world championships and Olympic titles .
Austria competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , Japan .
Ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics , consisted of three events held from 10 February to 13 February , taking place at Park City .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Park City , Utah . Both qualifying and the final rounds took place on 10 February 2002 after heavy wind caused a cancellation of the qualifying round on 9 February 2002 .
Simon Simi Ammann ( /ˈsiːmɒn/ ; born 25 June 1981 ) is a Swiss ski jumper . He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport , having won four individual Winter Olympic gold medals , in 2002 and 2010 , and is the only ski jumper to have achieved the gold double-double at the Winter Olympics . His other achievements include winning the 2007 Ski Jumping World Championships , the 2010 Ski Flying World Championships , the 2010 Nordic Tournament , and the 2010 Ski Jumping World Cup overall title .
Switzerland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , United States .
Sven Hannawald ( born 9 November 1974 ) is a German former ski jumper , motor racing driver , and footballer . In ski jumping he competed from 1992 to 2004 , with his career best achievement being the winner of the 2002 Four Hills Tournament and becoming the first athlete in history to win all four events in the same tournament . He also finished runner-up twice in the World Cup season , winning four medals at the Ski Jumping World Championships , as well as three medals each at the Winter Olympics and Ski Flying World Championships . After retiring from ski jumping , Hannawald played football for Kreisliga club TSV Burgau , and drove for Callaway Competition in the ADAC GT Masters series .
Germany competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , United States . In terms of gold metals , Germany finished ranking second with 12 gold medals . Meanwhile , the 36 total medals won by German athletes were the most of any nation at these Games , as well at any Winter Olympics , until this record was broken by the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics .
Adam Henryk Małysz ( [ ˈadam ˈmawɨʂ ] ( listen ) ; born 3 December 1977 ) is a Polish former ski jumper and rally driver . In ski jumping he competed from 1995 to 2011 , and is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport . His many accomplishments include four World Cup titles ( a record shared with Matti Nykänen and Sara Takanashi ) , four individual Winter Olympic medals , four individual World Championship gold medals ( an all-time record ) , 39 individual World Cup competition wins , 96 World Cup podiums ( individual and team ) , and being the only ski jumper to win three consecutive World Cup titles . He is also a winner of the Four Hills Tournament , the only three-time winner of the Nordic Tournament , and a former ski flying world record holder . After retiring from ski jumping , Małysz competed in the Dakar Rally in 2012 , 2013 and 2014 finishing 37th , 15th and 13th respectively . He currently acts as a director-coordinator of ski jumping and Nordic combined at the Polish Ski Federation
Poland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , United States . The two medals won by Adam Małysz were the first for Poland in the Winter Olympic Games since 1972 .
Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics , was held over nine days , from 11 February to 20 February . Three events were contested in Pragelato .
The Men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato , Italy . It began on 11 February , and concluded on 12 February . Lars Bystøl of Norway won his country 's first gold and his second international victory of the season , beating Matti Hautamäki to the title by only one point . Dmitry Vassiliev could have won Russia 's second ski jumping gold medal ever because he had the best jump in the first round . But as the last starter in the second round , he failed and finished tenth This was the last highly ranked official event participated by Masahiko Harada - who won 2 Olympic medals in Nagano and 1 in Lillehammer - and it was after a break of over 3 years from participating in Ski jumping World Cup . Unfortunately for him , he was disqualified in the qualifying and did not compete in the final . Later he started only in FIS Cup event in Sapporo .
Lars Kristian Bystøl ( born 4 December 1978 ) is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed from 2002 to 2008 . His career highlights include an individual gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics , one individual World Cup victory , a gold medal in the Ski Flying World Championships , and two World Championship bronze medals in team competitions .
Norway sent 74 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy . At the 2002 Winter Olympics Norway won the most gold medals , and before the Turin games , Norwegian sports officials were aiming for more than the 25 medals they won in Salt Lake City - the president of the Norwegian Skiing Federation Sverre Seeberg was quoted saying he thought Norway would win 25 medals in the skiing events alone ( alpine skiing , cross-country skiing , freestyle skiing , Nordic combined and ski jumping ) . The Norwegian Olympic Committee aimed for Norway to be the best nation measured in the number of gold medals . However , Norway won only two gold medals in the games . In addition to the skiing events , Norway also qualified athletes in biathlon , curling , skeleton , snowboarding and speed skating . In addition to IOC qualifying times , the Norwegian Olympic Committee have required that athletes need to place themselves once in the top six or twice in the top twelve in major individual events in the sport to be selected . Curler Pål Trulsen served as flag bearer at the opening ceremony .
Matti Antero Hautamäki ( Finnish pronunciation : [ ˈmɑtːi ˈɑntero ˈhɑutɑmæki ] ; born 14 July 1981 ) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2012 . He is one of Finland 's most successful ski jumpers , having won sixteen individual World Cup competitions ; multiple medals at the Winter Olympics , Ski Jumping World Championships , and Ski Flying World Championships ; the Nordic Tournament twice ; and four ski flying world records .
Finland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy , with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports . Janne Lahtela , a moguls freestyle skier and a defending Olympic champion , was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies .
Roar Ljøkelsøy ( born 31 May 1976 ) is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed from 1993 to 2010 , and twice finished runner up in the World Cup .
The ski jumping competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park between 12 and 22 February 2010 .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , Canada was held on 12 and 13 February 2010 at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler , British Columbia . It was the first medal event of the 2010 Games . Sixty-one athletes took part in the qualifying round of the competition , from which 50 athletes advanced to the two competition rounds . Swiss athlete Simon Ammann had the longest jumps in both competition rounds , winning the gold medal . The silver medal was won by Polish jumper Adam Małysz who had the third best results in both the first and second competition rounds . German jumper Michael Uhrmann was in second place following the first jump , but did poorly on his second jump and ended up fifth in the overall standings . Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria moved up from seventh place to win the bronze medal after jumping a full 5 meters ( 16 ft ) longer on his second attempt .
Switzerland participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . 146 athletes entered 14 sports ( all except short track speed skating ) .
Poland participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada .
Gregor Schlierenzauer ( pronounced [ ˈʃliːʁənt͡saʊ̯ɐ ] ; born 7 January 1990 ) is an Austrian ski jumper . He is one of the sport 's most successful athletes of all time , having won the Ski Jumping World Cup overall title , the Four Hills Tournament , and Nordic Tournament twice each ; the Ski Flying World Cup overall title three times ; as well as four medals at the Winter Olympics , twelve at the Ski Jumping World Championships , and five at the Ski Flying World Championships . During his victorious 2008/09 World Cup season , Schlierenzauer set a number of ski jumping records , including surpassing Janne Ahonen 's record of twelve individual World Cup wins in a season with thirteen ; and also tying Ahonen , Matti Hautamäki , and Thomas Morgenstern 's record of six consecutive individual wins in a single season . On 26 January 2013 , Schlierenzauer equalled Matti Nykänen 's long-standing record of 46 individual World Cup wins , and currently has 53 to his name as of 22 January 2020 ; the most of any male ski jumper .
Austria participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada .
Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center , Krasnaya Polyana , Russia . The events were held between 8 and 17 February 2014 . Women competed in ski jumping for the first time in the history of Winter Olympic Games . A total of four ski jumping events were held .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia , was held on 8-9 February 2014 at RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in the Esto-Sadok village on the northern slope of Aibga Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana .
Kamil Wiktor Stoch ( Polish pronunciation : [ ˈkamil stɔx ] ; born 25 May 1987 ) is a Polish ski jumper . He is one of the most successful ski jumpers from Poland , as well as in the history of the sport , having won two World Cup overall titles , two consecutive Four Hills Tournaments , three individual gold medals at the Winter Olympics , individual and team gold at the Ski Jumping World Championships , and individual silver at the Ski Flying World Championships . His other tournament wins include the Raw Air , Willingen Five , and Planica7 . Stoch is among only three ski jumpers in history , alongside Sven Hannawald and Ryoyu Kobayashi , to win the grand slam of all four competitions in a single Four Hills Tournament . In 2018 , at age 30 , Stoch became the oldest individual Olympic gold medallist and World Cup titlist in the history of ski jumping . He was voted Polish Sportspersonality of the Year in 2014 and 2017 .
Poland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia , from 7 to 23 February 2014 . The Polish team consisted of 59 athletes in 11 sports , which was the largest ever Polish team , surpassing the 56 athletes that competed in 1972 . With 4 gold medals won ( and 6 medals overall ) , this was the most successful Winter Olympics for Poland in its history .
Peter Prevc ( Slovene : [ ˈpéːtəɾ ˈpɾéːwts ] ; born 20 September 1992 ) is a Slovenian ski jumper . He is one of the sport 's most successful contemporary athletes , having won the 2016 Ski Jumping World Cup overall title and two Olympic medals , silver and bronze at the 2014 Winter Olympics . His other career accomplishments include finishing runner-up in the 2014 and 2015 World Cup seasons , winning the 2016 Four Hills Tournament and 2016 Ski Flying World Championships , three consecutive Ski Flying World Cup overall titles ( 2014 , 2015 , and 2016 ) , silver and bronze medals at the 2013 Ski Jumping World Championships , bronze at the 2014 Ski Flying World Championships , and bronze and silver with the Slovenian national team at the 2011 Ski Jumping and 2018 Ski Flying World Championships , respectively . A specialist in ski flying , Prevc is a former world record holder and the first athlete in history to land a jump of 250 metres ( 820 ft ) , which remains the Slovenian national distance record . In 2015 , in Planica , Prevc became one of the few ski jumpers in history to achieve a perfect jump , with all five judges awarding him the maximum style points of 20 . In the following year , Prevc achieved the most individual World Cup competition wins in a single season - 15 - which is also a record . Prevc was named the Slovenian Sportsman of the Year for four consecutive years between 2013 and 2016 . In March 2016 , he was voted Athlete of the Month by the United States Sports Academy and finished third in the Athlete of the Year vote for 2016 .
Slovenia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia , from 7 to 23 February 2014 . 66 competitors were chosen to participate , in 8 sports . For the first time since the country 's independence , the Slovenia men 's national ice hockey team qualified for the Olympic tournament ( although previously , Yugoslavia 's teams at the Olympics consisted mostly of Slovenian players ) . On 12 February , Tina Maze won the women 's downhill , becoming the first ever Winter Olympic gold medalist for Slovenia . Maze 's skiing time was identical to that of Dominique Gisin of Switzerland , so two gold medals were awarded , this being the first time that an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing was shared . Maze went on to win a second gold in giant slalom . Peter Prevc and Žan Košir each won one silver and one bronze medal in ski jumping and snowboarding , respectively . Vesna Fabjan won bronze in the women 's cross-country sprint and Teja Gregorin another bronze in the women 's biathlon pursuit , bringing the total number of medals to 8 . Eight medals is an all-time Olympic record for Slovenia . In fact , Slovenia won more medals in Sochi than at all previous Winter Olympics combined .
Anders Bardal ( Norwegian pronunciation : [ ˈɑ̀nːəʂ ˈbɑ̀ːɖɑːl ] ; born 24 August 1982 ) is a Norwegian former ski jumper .
Norway competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia , from 7 to 23 February 2014 . The 2014 Games marked the first time a Norwegian Olympic team competed in Russia , as Norway and 64 western countries took part at the American-led boycott in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow due to the Soviet-Afghan War .
Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics was scheduled to take place between 8 and 19 February 2018 . A total of four ski jumping events were held .
The men 's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , South Korea , was held on 8 to 10 February 2018 at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium .
Andreas Wellinger ( born 28 August 1995 ) is a German ski jumper . His career-best achievements include winning an individual gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics , individual silver at the 2014 Winter Olympics , mixed team gold at the 2017 Ski Jumping World Championships , and team silver at the 2016 Ski Flying World Championships . Wellinger 's best finish in the World Cup overall standings is fourth , in the 2016/17 season .
Germany competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , South Korea , from 9 to 25 February 2018 , with 153 competitors in 14 sports . They won 31 medals in total , 14 gold , 10 silver and 7 bronze , ranking second in the medal table after Norway at the 2018 Winter Olympics . Germany excelled in ice track events ( 11 medals ) , biathlon ( 7 medals ) , Nordic combined ( 5 medals ) and Ski jumping ( 4 medals ) . The men 's ice hockey team took a silver medal , having lost a closely contested final to Olympic Athletes from Russia .
Johann André Forfang ( born 4 July 1995 ) is a Norwegian ski jumper and 2018 team Olympic champion .
Norway competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang , South Korea , from 9 to 25 February 2018 . It was represented by 109 competitors in 11 sports . Norway was the most successful nation at the games with 39 total medals , setting a new record for the most medals won by a country at a single Winter Olympics . The previous record of 37 was set by the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics . Norway , together with Germany , also matched the record of most gold medals at a single Winter Olympics with 14 gold , originally set by Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics . Cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen was the most successful athlete of the games , with five medals , while her male colleagues Johannes Høsflot Klæbo , Simen Hegstad Krüger and Martin Johnsrud Sundby won three each . Biathletes Johannes Thingnes Bø and Emil Hegle Svendsen and ski jumper Robert Johansson also won three medals each . Additional nine Norwegian athletes won two medals each : Ragnhild Haga , Johann André Forfang , Håvard Lorentzen , Sverre Lunde Pedersen , Ragnhild Mowinckel , Marte Olsbu , Kjetil Jansrud , Tiril Eckhoff and Maiken Caspersen Falla .
Robert Johansson ( born 23 March 1990 ) is a Norwegian ski jumper . He is a former ski flying world record holder , having landed a jump of 252 m ( 827 ft ) in Vikersund on 18 March 2017 . Johansson has often been nicknamed the Wing Commander for his moustache .