Widespread fury among sport’s heavyweight nationsSlovenia take mixed team gold after disqualificationsSlovenia won the mixed team ski jumping gold on Monday, but the big talking point of the event’s first appearance at the
Winter Olympics was a series of disqualifications that hit the favourites and meant the world champions
Germany failed to make the final.
Ursa Bogataj and Nika Kriznar, who took gold and bronze in the women’s individual event, helped Slovenia to secure gold alongside Peter Prevc and Timi Zajc. Taking advantage of the chaos, the
Russian Olympic Committee claimed the silver medal and
Canada, rank outsiders, collected bronze. Yet the final placings seemed almost an afterthought after a night of mayhem that featured disqualifications, reinstatements and widespread fury and confusion among the sport’s heavyweight nations.