Gold medalist Anna Odine Stroem of Norway poses for a photo during the awarding ceremony of ski jumping women's normal hill individual at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Anna Odine Stroem of Norway claimed the gold medal in the women's normal hill ski jumping event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday, edging Slovenia's title favorite Nika Prevc by just 1.1 points.
Stroem led from start to finish with jumps of 100 and 101 meters, earning a total of 267.3 points, becoming the second Norwegian to win this event, following Maren Lundby at PyeongChang 2018.
"I still haven't quite realized it, I'm in shock. It's amazing," Stroem said as she was lifted onto her teammates' shoulders in celebration.
World Cup leader Prevc took silver with 266.2 points from jumps of 98 and 99.5 meters, while Japan's Nozomi Maruyama claimed bronze with 261.8 points. ■
Gold medalist Anna Odine Stroem (C) of Norway, silver medalist Nika Prevc (L) of Slovenia and bronze medalist Maruyama Nozomi of Japan pose for a photo during the awarding ceremony of ski jumping women's normal hill individual at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
Gold medalist Anna Odine Stroem (C) of Norway, silver medalist Nika Prevc (L) of Slovenia and bronze medalist Maruyama Nozomi of Japan take a selfie during the awarding ceremony of ski jumping women's normal hill individual at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
Weng Yangning of China competes during the first round of the ski jumping women's normal hill individual at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Weng Yangning of China competes during the first round of the ski jumping women's normal hill individual at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Liu Qi of China competes during the ski jumping women's normal hill individual at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Liu Qi of China competes during the trial round of the ski jumping women's normal hill individual at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
Zeng Ping of China competes during the ski jumping women's normal hill individual at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
Weng Yangning of China competes during the trial round of the ski jumping women's normal hill individual at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
