Gold medalist Marius Lindvik of Norway poses during the flower ceremony of ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Marius Lindvik clinched Norway's first ski jumping men's large hill individual gold medal since 1964 at the Beijing Winter Olympics here on Saturday.
Lindvik trailed Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi by 2.2 points after the first round. A second-round jump of 140 meters earned Lindvik 151.3 points, which saw the 23-year-old Norwegian win the gold on 296.1 overall.
Norway's last large hill Olympic champion was Toralf Engan, who came victorious at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Kobayashi, who claimed the men's normal hill individual gold medal, took the silver on 292.8 points, followed by Germany's Karl Geiger.
Kobayashi failed to become the first ski jumper since Swiss' Simon Ammann in 2010 to win both normal and large hill Olympic double.
Three-time Olympic champion Kamil Stoch of Poland finished fourth. ■
Marius Lindvik of Norway competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Marius Lindvik (rear) of Norway celebrates after ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Marius Lindvik of Norway celebrates during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Gold medalist Marius Lindvik (C) of Norway, silver medalist Kobayashi Ryoyu (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Karl Geiger of Germany pose during the flower ceremony of ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Kobayashi Ryoyu of Japan competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Kobayashi Ryoyu of Japan competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Kobayashi Ryoyu of Japan competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Kobayashi Ryoyu of Japan reacts after ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Karl Geiger of Germany celebrates during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Karl Geiger of Germany competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)
Karl Geiger of Germany celebrates after ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Karl Geiger of Germany competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)
Marius Lindvik of Norway competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Silver medalist Kobayashi Ryoyu of Japan reacts during the flower ceremony of ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Bronze medalist Karl Geiger of Germany reacts during the flower ceremony of ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Bronze medalist Karl Geiger of Germany reacts during the flower ceremony of ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Kamil Stoch of Poland competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)
