Austria save best until last to win first Olympic Men’s Super Team gold

Austria finally got their hands on a Ski Jumping medal at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - and it was worth the wait. Jan Hoerl and Stephan Embacher dominated the field from start to finish to claim gold in the first-ever Men’s Super Team race. Poland and Norway took silver bronze after a snowstorm caused the cancellation of the final round, meaning the podium was decided on the second round standings.

Hoerl set the standard for Austria’s performance from the very first jump, landing 137.5m for 151.8pts, 10.1pts ahead of Slovenia’s Anze Lanisek in second.

“In the morning the coaches said to us keep it easy, its the last chance so make your jumps and we’ll see. We’ll celebrate this moment and enjoy it," said Hoerl.

“It’s unbelievable, my first time (at the Winter Olympics) and to be Olympic champion is unbelievable," said Embacher.

"It was a great day. Everyone was really good so we can enjoy it now."

Poland prevailed for silver, giving Kacper Tomasiak a third Olympic medal at his debut Games. Tomasiak and teammate Pawel Wasek both jumped 135.5m in the first round to tie with Japan in third. In round two, Tomasiak’s again landed 135.5m to overtake their rivals to secure the silver medal spot on 547.3pts.

"I’m very proud," said Wasek.

"We couldn’t celebrate right away after the last jump. It was a little strange, but it’s good that they cancelled the third run and we could celebrate," said Tomasiak.

Norway held on for bronze, finishing 0.3pts ahead of Germany in fourth. Johann Andre Forfang and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal were lying sixth after the opening round on 267.9pts. But Sundal’s second jump of 137m was enough to move them into the podium spots before the final round cancellation.

Slovenia weren't able to add to their medal tally, ending fifth. Domen Prevc admitted it was a difficult day for him.

“It was a demanding competition for us. I wanted to push further in the second round but unfortunately I made a mistake. I was a bit too stiff and the result is I didn’t have so much speed in the second part of the flying," he said.

“It was almost third place, but overall it is a bit sour for me because if I had just done a Telemark landing correctly, we would have been on the podium. Unfortunately, we have to take this as it is.

FIS Race Director Sandro Pertile explained the decision to end the competition early.

“In principle we had this heavy wet snowfall and we were trying to clear the track, but we saw immediately that we lost the speed on the in-run.

“We had also completely different wind condition and with these conditions it was really unfair to continue.

"We have in our rules the possibility to cancel the round. Sometimes this happens, and it was happening tonight.”

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