Slovenia's Domen Prevc came from behind to win gold in the men's large hill ski jumping at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Japan's Ren Nikaido took silver, marking his third medal of the games. Poland's Kacper Tomasiak secured bronze.
The men's large hill ski jumping event at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics took place on February 15 in rainy conditions at the Predazzo ski hill in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Slovenia's Domen Prevc, who was in second place after the first round, delivered a 141.5-meter jump in the final round to win gold by 6.8 points ahead of Japan's Ren Nikaido. Nikaido, who led after the first round, earned silver, bringing his total to three medals in the games, following bronzes in the normal hill and mixed team events. Poland's Kacper Tomasiak claimed bronze with a strong second jump that displaced Norway's Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal from the podium. All three medalists are making their Olympic debuts and have won multiple medals previously on the Predazzo hill. This marks Prevc's second gold, after sharing the mixed team victory with his sister Nika. Prevc hails from a family of four ski jumping siblings who have all won Olympic medals; he is the world champion on the large hill, having dominated the season and holding a ski flying distance record. Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi, a silver medalist in the event four years ago, had a poor first round but the second-best final jump to finish sixth overall. Germany's Philipp Raimund, gold medalist in the men's normal hill, placed ninth. Austria's Daniel Tschofenig was disqualified after one round due to boots that were four millimeters too long, which an FIS official described as an oversight. In the wet weather mixing rain and snow, jumpers took precautions against waterlogged suits.
