Anze Lanisek delivers historic Slovenia team gold as country wins first ever World Championship in Planica

BySportsbeat

Updated 04/03/2023 at 22:49 GMT

Fans go wild as home favourites win coveted World Championship gold. Lovro Kos, Ziga Jelar, Timi Zajc and Anze Lanisek delivered a seismic victory, with Lanisek landing the last jump of the competition to seal the title. The foursome finished with 1178.9 points from their combined eight jumps, all of which were between 131 and 138 metres. Norway took silver.

Watch highlights as Lanisek secures memorable team title for Slovenia

Slovenia made ski jumping history with their first ever team World Championship gold medal on home snow in Planica.

Lovro Kos, Ziga Jelar, Timi Zajc and Anze Lanisek delivered a seismic victory, with Lanisek landing the last jump of the competition to seal the title.

The foursome finished with 1178.9 points from their combined eight jumps, all of which were between 131 and 138 metres.

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Norway's Johann Forfang, Kristoffer Sundal, Marius Lindvik and Halvor Egner Graenerud won silver, 12.9 points back from Slovenia, while Austria's Daniel Tschofenig, Michael Hayboeck, Jan Hoerl and Stefan Kraft won bronze.

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