Slovenian ski jumper Nika Prevc wins Ljubno World Cup event
Ljubno ob Savinji, 15 February - Slovenia's Nika Prevc won a World Cup event in Ljubno pri Savinji on Saturday, scoring 258 points. She jumped 95 metres in the finals to beat Selina Freitag from Germany (240.6 points) and Thea Minyan Bjoerseth from Norway (233), who suffered a nasty fall in the second run.
Ljubno ob Savinji
Ski jumper Nika Prevc.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Prevc celebrated her 15th individual victory and the 28th victory in the history of Slovenian women's ski jumps.
She was second after the first run, 2.5 points behind Bjoerseth, who set a new record of Ljubno, jumping 97 metres or 6.5 metres more than Prevc.
But Prevc came out strong in the second run. Bjoerseth jumped very well too, landing at 94.5 metres but then fell as she landed to finish third.
The second best Slovenian was Ema Klinec (211.6) in 11th place. Three other Slovenians competed in the finals. Jerica Jesenko (173.6) was 24th, Katra Komar (169.2) was one spot behind her, and Mia Ingolič (164.4) finished 29th.
Prevc thus gained another 100 points of advantage overall to in the battle for the crystal globe, which she won in the 2023/24 season. She is now 265 points ahead of Germany's Katharino Schmid, her closest rival.
Another event is scheduled in Ljubno on Sunday.