Ski Jumping
Simon Ammann, a double gold medalist in Salt Lake, could not recapture that form in Turin, where his best finish was 15th in the large hill event. Andreas Küttel was pre-qualified in both events, but poor second jumps in both left him outside the medals.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | First Round | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Simon Ammann | Normal hill | 106.0 | 33 Q | 107.0 | 38 | Did not advance | 38 | |
| Large hill | 111.7 | 4 Q | 104.4 | 20 Q | 113.6 | 218.0 | 15 | |
| Andreas Küttel | Normal hill | 134.5 | 1 PQ | 133.5 | 4 Q | 129.0 | 262.5 | 5 |
| Large hill | 132.6 | 4 PQ | 120.0 | 6 Q | 119.1 | 239.1 | 6 | |
| Guido Landert | Normal hill | 116.0 | 19 Q | 97.0 | 48 | Did not advance | 48 | |
| Large hill | 74.4 | 34 Q | 85.3 | 37 | Did not advance | 37 | ||
| Michael Moellinger | Normal hill | 127.0 | 4 Q | 126.5 | 12 Q | 122.5 | 249.0 | 13 |
| Large hill | 91.3 | 17 Q | 104.9 | 19 Q | 120.0 | 224.9 | 13 | |
| Simon Ammann Andreas Küttel Guido Landert Michael Moellinger |
Team | n/a | 424.2 | 8 Q | 462.7 | 886.9 | 7 | |
Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.
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