Nika Prevc and Nika Kriznar strike gold for Slovenia in Zao, edging out Canada's Abigail Strate and Alexandria Loutitt

BySportsbeat

Updated 20/01/2024 at 19:50 GMT

Nika Prevc backed up her individual win on Friday with a super team success alongside Nika Kriznar in Zao. The podium was completed by Canada's Abigail Strate and Alexandria Loutitt, who finished with 709.7 points, while Austria's Jacqueline Seifriedsberger and Eva Pinkelnig claimed 697. Attention will now turn to Sunday's individual event.

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Nika Prevc is on course for a Japanese three-peat after she and Nika Kriznar took victory for Slovenia in Saturday's super team event in Zao.

Prevc, the 18-year-old sensation who has burst onto the scene this season, started the weekend in style by winning Friday's individual event and backed it up in the first super team competition of the campaign.

Her third round 97-metre leap on the normal hill was the highest scoring of the competition, the 128.3 points helping Slovenia to an overall total of 722.2.

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Canada's Abigail Strate and Alexandria Loutitt finished second on 709.7, while Austria's Jacqueline Seifriedsberger and Eva Pinkelnig completed the podium on 697.

Completing a busy weekend, Prevc will start as favourite in Sunday's individual.

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