2:47 p.m. - Raimund secures gold
German skier Philipp Raimund tops the podium in the final round of the men's normal hill event with 274.1 points total. This is the first gold medal for Raimund as an Olympic rookie.
He joins Kacper Tomasiak who earned silver, as well as Ren Niaido and Gregor Deschwaden who tied for bronze on the podium.
Slovenian favourite Domen Prevc placed sixth in the event, which isn't among his best, with 261.8 points total.
The Germans now bring their medal total to four after today's event with two gold, one silver and one bronze.
2:43 p.m. - Slovenian favourite knocked off podium
Domen Prevc jumped to the top of the podium after earning 131.2 points but later got bumped down three times by Poland's Kacper Tomasiak, Japan's Ren Nakiado and Switzerland's Gregor Deschwanden.
2:28 p.m. - 15 gone, 15 to go
German skier Puis Paschke was the 15 skier to jump off the hill. Paschke placed seventh with 125.7 points for a total of 251.8 points.
The current standings are Austria's Stefan Embacher in first, Norway's Johann Andre Forfang in second, and Austria's Jan Hoerl in third.
2:12 p.m. - America's Tate Franz jumps first in final round
Tate Frantz flew down the hill at 85.2 km per hour, jumping 100.5 metres.
Frantz who currently sits in second, earned 129.4 points in the final round bringing his point total to 251.9.
1:50 p.m. - Results after round one
1. Philipp Raimund, Germany
2. Valentin Foubert, France
3. Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal, Norway
4. Kacper Tomasiak, Poland
5. Gregor Deschwanden, Switzerland
6. Ren Nikaido, Japan
7. Ryoyu Kobayashi, Japan
8. Domen Prevc, Slovenia
9. Marius Lindvik, Norway
10. Naoki Nakamura, Japan
11. Daniel Tschofenig, Austria
12. Johann Andre Forfang, Norway
13. Jan Hoerl, Austria
14. Felix Hoffmann, Germany
15. Giovanni Bresadola, Italy
16. Timi Zajc, Slovenia
17. Puis Paschke, Germany
18. Andreas Wellinger, Germany
19. Stephan Embacher, Austria
20. Antti Aalto, Finland
21. Sandro Hauswirth, Switzerland
22. Hektor Kapustik, Slovakia
23. Vilho Palosaari, Finland
24. Stefan Kraft, Austria
25. Niko Kytoesaho, Finland
26. Felix Trunz, Switzerland
27. Enzo Milesi, France
28. Anze Lanisek, Slovenia
29. Qiwu Song, China
30. Jason Colby, U.S.
30. Tate Franz, U.S.
1:45 - German favourite leads in round one
Philipp Raimund, one of the German favourites has taken over the competition in Predazzo.
Raimund earned a total of 135.6 points after jumping 102 metres in his Olympic debut in Milano Cortina.
1:32 p.m. - French rookie dominates in points
Valentin Foubert jumped 102.5 metres in his Olympic debut earning 134.6 points.
At 23-years-old Foubert is one of three jumpers representing the French delegation in this competition.
1:30 p.m. - Swiss skier tops round one standings
Gregor Deschwanden jumped an incredible 106 metres to earn the top spot, the most by any ski jumper in the competition so far.
Deschwanden earned 132.8 points as a result.
1:10 p.m. - Sole Canadian makes their mark
Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes was eighth to jump from the hill. Boyd-Clowes who currently ranks 10th, jumped 95 metres, earning 110.8 points.
The last time he competed in this event was in the 2022 Olympics where he finished 16th with a score of 97.1 and a distance of 94.5 metres.
First jumper off the hill
Enzo Milesi was the first to jump off the hill in this competition. Milesi jumped 99.5 metres, which qualifies as his best jump in this venue so far. The French native currently sits in second with 124 points.
What is normal hill, how does it work?
Normal hill made its debut at the Winter Olympics in 1964 but has only shown up once per season on the World Cup circuit.
The normal hill event is typically 85 metres long, while the large hills are over 110 metres long. At the Games in Milano Cortina, the normal hill is 107 metres, which is longer than the length of a football field, while the large hill is 141 metres.
Skiers will make one jump from the top of the hill and in the end the top 30 will qualify for the first round, and the same rules apply for the second round.
Skiiers for medal contention
Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi is the reigning Olympic champion in normal hill and is favoured to top the podium once again. Kobayashi won six World Cup events in the past year.
Norway’s Marius Lindvik is also the defending Olympic gold medalist in the large hill event and holds the world title in normal hill, proving he could be another who’s favoured to win.
Besides those two, one other’s aren’t overlooking is the Slovenian contender Domen Prevc. Prevc, a native of Kranj, Slovenia, competed in just six normal hill World Cup events, with his best result being 13th place.
However, he also secured nine large hill World Cup wins in the last month as the reigning world champion of that event. Two of those wins were at the Four Hills tournament, where he won the Golden Eagle as the overall tournament leader.
Prevc comes from a talented ski jumping family. His two oldest brothers Peter and Cene won Olympic medals at the Beijing Games. His sister Nika won silver in the women’s individual normal hill event on Saturday. If he reaches the podium, the Prevc family will be the first to have four siblings earn an Olympic medal at the Winter Games.
Fellow teammate Anze Lanisek could also find himself on the podium after his World Cup win last month in Zakopane, Poland.
In addition to the Slovenians, the Austrians, Stefan Kraft, Stephan Embacher and Jan Hoerl plus the Germans Philipp Raimund and Andreas Wellinger could also be strong contenders.
