Prevc siblings seek historic Crystal Globes in Lahti

Olympic champion Domen Prevc (SLO) could complete ski jumping’s ‘grand slam’ of major titles in Lahti, with the Slovenian one World Cup win away from securing the overall Crystal Globe crown after an astounding season.

Prevc, who won the Large Hill discipline at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games last month, is also the reigning Ski Jumping and Ski Flying World champion, while the 26-year-old also claimed his maiden Four Hills Golden Eagle in January.

To date, only the great Matti Nykanen (FIN) has claimed each of those titles, together with the Crystal Globe, which he achieved in the 1980’s.

Prevc leads the men’s Overall standings by 761 points, with eight individual events remaining and 100 points available to the winner of each of those contests.

It is a similar situation for two-time Crystal Globe winner Nika Prevc on the women’s side of the sport. The three-time Olympic medalist currently leads their rankings by 602 points, with 700 available across the remaining seven competitions. 

The women will contest Lahti World Cups on 5 and 6 March, with the men set to do battle on 6 and 7 March, before the male athletes return for the Super Team discipline on 8 March.

Domen Prevc (SLO) will enter the Lahti Ski Games ski jumping double-header in astounding form, having won the last six individual World Cup contests.

Were he to top the standings in the first men’s event on Friday he would become the first male ski jumper to win seven-in-a-row and also surpass his brother Peter Prevc’s record of 13 individual wins across a single season.

His rivals will hope to draw some inspiration though from the fact that the Slovenian has surprisingly never attained a top-10 result in an individual Lahti World Cup event, with his best result coming in March last year, when he was 13^th.

His closest rival in each of the Kulm (AUT) World Cup contests last week was Olympic Super Team gold medalist Stephan Embacher (AUT), who placed second twice.

He will again feature in Finland, but only after joining fellow young Olympic medalist Kacper Tomasiak (POL) at the Junior Ski Jumping World Championships in Lillehammer (NOR). 

It was been 16 years since a German man failed to win a stage of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, but the nation is running short of events to ensure that run does not end.

Philipp Raimund (GER), who won the Normal Hill gold at Milano Cortina 2026, is their most in-form athlete in terms of results during the 2025/26 campaign, but placed sixth and 16^th last time out in Kulm (AUT).

The Lahti Ski Games, which was first established in 1923, brings together the best athletes from Ski Jumping, Cross-Country and Nordic Combined for four days of spectacular sporting action.

Last season Nika Prevc (SLO) won both of the women’s contest and she will again be among the favourites after recovering from surprise second and third place finishes, individually, at Milano Cortina 2026, with victory in the first Hinzenbach World Cup last week.

Were Nika Prevc (SLO) to secure the Overall title this weekend she would become only the third athlete – and second woman – to win an FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Crystal Globe three seasons in a row; following Poland’s Adam Malysz (2000-2003) and Maren Lundby of Norway (2017-2020).

Lisa Eder (AUT) was the perhaps surprise winner of the second Hinzenbach event, much to the delight of host nation fans and herself.

“Two weeks ago (at the Olympics) I was so nervous that nothing can faze me now,” said Eder, who placed fourth and seventh in the respective Normal and Large Hill events in Italy.

“I’m more relaxed now and don’t overthink things, which works better for me and now with the large hills and ski flying hills coming up I just want to enjoy the rest of the season.”

Double Olympic champion Anna Odine Stroem (NOR) placed third and second respectively last week and is again likely to be among the lead contenders for podium places.

Team-mate Eirin Maria Kvandal will return to action for the first time since the Olympic Winter Games, where she claimed Large Hill and Mixed Team silvers.

She won the last two World Cup events she contested, in Willingen, ahead of Milano Cortina 2026, which were her first victories of the season.

“We are coming off a solid weekend,” says Norway Ski Jumping manager Jan-Erik Aalbu.

“Anna continues her great Olympic performance with two podium finishes and Johann Forfang (third) also ensured that the boys were finally on the (men’s World Cup) podium this season.

“Now we are looking forward to a season-ending event on traditional slopes. Lahti oozes ski jumping history and we hope for a good recharge for the race on home turf (Oslo and Vikersund) later in March.”

2026 LAHTI WORLD CUP SCHEDULE:

Thursday, 5 March:
15:00 – Start Qualification – WC Women’s Large Hill
16:15 – Competition Start – WC Women’s Large Hill

Friday, 6 March:
10:45 – Competition Start – WC Women’s Large Hill
15:30 – Competition Start – WC Men’s Large Hill

Saturday, 7 March:
16:30 – Start Qualification – WC Men’s Large Hill
18:00 – Competition Start – WC Men’s Large Hill

Sunday, 8 March:
15:00 – Start Trial Round – WC Men’s Super Team
16:00 – Competition Start – WC Men’s Super Team

*All times are Eastern European Time (EET) and are subject to changes.