Johann André Forfang and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal take Olympic bronze

OSLO / PREDAZZO — On Monday the Norwegian duo Johann André Forfang and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal secured Olympic bronze in the new super team event, a format with three rounds for the top eight nations.

The Norwegians reached the final round and were sitting third before the unfinished last round. They were 30.7 points behind Austria, who led, and 9.3 behind Poland in second; only 0.3 points separated Norway and Germany for fourth.

Forfang scored 137.5 points with his last jump in the final phase, while Sundal had to wait a long time to jump because of heavy snowfall and strong wind.

HBO Max commentator Robert Johansson said the conditions had worsened a lot and suggested a trial jumper should have been used. The final round suffered delays and postponements, but eventually the snow chaos forced officials to abandon the final round before all jumpers had completed their attempts. The result after the second round was therefore declared final, leaving Norway in third place and awarding them the bronze; Austria took gold and Poland silver.

After the decision Forfang was seen in tears. He revealed that he had lost his father Hugo shortly before the Games and that in the days before his death he and his father had made agreements — foremost that Forfang would travel to the Olympics and compete. Forfang said he had also promised to fight for a medal. "It felt a bit like stretching that promise right then, because I haven’t been in that kind of form this winter. When I said it to my dad I saw a relief on him, which meant a lot to him," Forfang told HBO Max, visibly moved.

Sundal said to HBO Max that just being at the Olympics was a victory for him, and going home with a medal was a huge triumph.

It was decided that the standings after the second round would count as the official result after the bad weather stopped the final round. Norway had reached the second round with 267.9 points after the first round (one jump each), sitting sixth before the second round and 23.3 points behind Austria. In the second round Forfang opened with a 129.5 m jump that earned 132.2 points. Sundal then jumped 137.0 m to lift the Norwegian total to 270.1 points in the second round, and a combined 538.0 points overall — good enough for third place when the final was cancelled.

FIS competition director Sandro Pertile explained to HBO Max that under the rules they could cancel a round if conditions made it unfair to continue, and that was the reason for stopping the competition.

Commentator Jørgen Klem congratulated the Norwegian pair on their bronze medal on air. The article includes video links to the medal interview and images from the podium at Milano Cortina 2026.