Ski Jumping
Olympic champion despite having vertigo — the paradox of Philipp Raimund, gold on the small hill at the 2026 Olympics
February 10, 2026 / L'Équipe
Philipp Raimund, who suffers from vertigo, won Olympic gold on the small hill at Milan‑Cortina 2026 despite never having taken a World Cup title and withdrawing from a World Cup round last year because of his fear of heights. He credits mental preparation and work with a performance coach to manage his episodes and perform under pressure. French jumper Valentin Foubert, fifth in the same contest, also commented on how common and difficult fear is in ski jumping.
Prevc siblings power Slovenia to Olympic Mixed Team gold
February 10, 2026 / FIS
Slovenia successfully defended the Olympic Mixed Team title at Milano Cortina 2026 after a dominant performance in Predazzo. Siblings Domen and Nika Prevc starred alongside Anze Lanisek and Nika Vodan as Slovenia won gold ahead of Norway and Japan, with the fight for silver and bronze decided by the final-round jumps.
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Champions head stacked Mixed Team line-ups
February 10, 2026 / FIS
The FIS previews the Milano Cortina 2026 Mixed Team ski jumping competition at Predazzo, highlighting the stacked line-ups from returning Olympic and World medallists. Slovenia, Norway, Austria, Germany, Japan and Poland are among the favourites, with many individual Olympic champions and recent World medallists named in their teams.
Valentin Foubert fifth on the small hill at the 2026 Olympics: "I gave everything I could"
February 09, 2026 / L'Équipe
France's Valentin Foubert finished fifth in the Olympic normal‑hill (small hill) competition at Milan‑Cortina 2026 in Val di Fiemme, narrowly missing a historic medal. He said he was proud of his performance despite disappointment after a less successful second jump and promised to give his all on the large hill.
Valentin Foubert’s early flight: 5th and so close to a small‑hill Olympic medal
February 09, 2026 / L'Équipe
Making his Olympic debut, 23‑year‑old Valentin Foubert nearly delivered France a medal in the men’s small hill at Predazzo, finishing fifth after an outstanding first jump. The contest was won by Germany’s Philipp Raimund; Foubert’s performance was hailed by coaches and former champions as the best result ever for French men’s ski jumping at the Games.
Valentin Foubert, the quiet leader of French ski jumping at Milan‑Cortina 2026
February 09, 2026 / L'Équipe
Valentin Foubert, 23, arrives at his first Olympics in Milan‑Cortina as the head of the small French ski‑jumping squad after a breakthrough World Cup season with several top‑10s. Timid by nature, Foubert has produced France’s best World Cup result in nine years and is seeking consistency and confidence rather than setting concrete target placings for the Games.
Expect the unexpected as Men’s Normal Hill lands at Olympics
February 09, 2026 / FIS
Domen Prevc leads a deep field as the Men’s Normal Hill event opens the ski jumping programme at Milano Cortina 2026 in Predazzo. The article previews top contenders — including Olympic champion Ryoyu Kobayashi, Stefan Kraft, Daniel Tschofenig, Philipp Raimund, Felix Hoffmann and veteran Kamil Stoch — and notes recent form and training jumps ahead of the competition.
Raimund crowned Olympic Champion in historic Normal Hill showdown
February 09, 2026 / FIS
Philipp Raimund (GER) won gold on his Olympic debut in the Men’s Normal Hill at Milano Cortina 2026 in Predazzo, landing two near-perfect jumps to finish on 274.1 points. The final produced a remarkable podium: Kacper Tomasiak (POL) took silver in his Olympic debut, while Ren Nikaido (JPN) and Gregor Deschwanden (SUI) shared bronze after both broke the hill record in the final.
Joséphine Pagnier 29th in the small‑hill ski jump: “Not necessarily the performance level I would have liked”
February 07, 2026 / L'Équipe
French ski jumper Joséphine Pagnier finished 29th in the Olympic small‑hill competition at Val di Fiemme, admitting she did not manage to free herself and reach the performance level she wanted. She said she tried on her second jump to focus on her technique and be more relaxed, and that she still has an individual and a team event to come.
“The federation puts priority where it can”: twelve years after Coline Mattel’s Olympic medal, France’s women ski jumpers struggle
February 07, 2026 / L'Équipe
Twelve years after Coline Mattel won Olympic bronze in Sochi (2014), French women’s ski jumping remains far behind the leading nations. On the eve of the small-hill event at Milan‑Cortina 2026 the article outlines the French team’s difficulties — sporting, psychological and structural — through the experience of Joséphine Pagnier and remarks from Mattel and federation officials.
Stroem soars to Olympic Normal Hill gold as Prevc takes silver in thriller
February 07, 2026 / FIS
Anna Odine Stroem won the first Olympic ski jumping gold of Milano Cortina 2026 on the Normal Hill in Predazzo, edging World Cup leader Nika Prevc by 1.1 points after two solid jumps. Nozomi Maruyama completed the podium in bronze, while several other top athletes — including Lisa Eder, Eirin Maria Kvandal and Poland’s Anna Twardosz — put in notable performances.
WADA ready to investigate reported penis‑augmentation in ski jumping
February 06, 2026 / L'Équipe
L'Équipe reports that the World Anti‑Doping Agency (WADA) has said it will investigate claims that some ski jumpers have used padding or similar means to enlarge the penis inside their suits to increase lift and gain distance. The story follows a Bild investigation and a scientific study suggesting even small modifications to suit volume can add metres; WADA officials Olivier Niggli and president Witold Bańka said they would look into any confirmed cases. The article also recalls that three members of Norway’s ski‑jumping staff were suspended in January 2026 for manipulating competition suits at the 2025 World Championships.