Austria wins Olympic men's ski jumping team event

Austria wins Olympic men's ski jumping team event

WHISTLER, Canada - Members of the Austrian ski jumping team -- (from L to R) Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Kofler, Thomas Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer -- celebrate their victory in the men's ski jumping team event in the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Austrian team won the gold with a total of 1,107.9 points.

Austria wins Olympic men's ski jumping team event

Austria wins Olympic men's ski jumping team event

WHISTLER, Canada - Members of the Austrian ski jumping team -- (from L to R) Andreas Kofler, Wolfgang Loitzl, Gregor Schlierenzauer and Thomas Morgenstern -- celebrate after winning the men's ski jumping team event in the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Austrian team won the gold with a total of 1,107.9 points.

Schlierenzauer wins World Cup Sapporo meet

Schlierenzauer wins World Cup Sapporo meet

SAPPORO, Japan - Gregor Schlierenzauer (2nd from L) leads a 1-2-3 finish for Austria at a World Cup ski jumping meet in Sapporo on Jan. 31. Thomas Morgenstern (L) was a distant second and Wolfgang Loitzl (3rd from L) in third. At right is Japan's Yuta Watase who earned a career-best fifth-place finish.

Austria earns easy win, Japan 2nd in World Cup team ski jump

Austria earns easy win, Japan 2nd in World Cup team ski jump

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's ski jumping team -- (From L to R) Hedeharu Miyahira, Hiroki Yamada, Noriaki Kasai and Kazuyoshi Funaki -- smile on a podium Jan. 27 at Okurayama hill in Sapporo after finishing second in a World Cup competition. The Austrian quartet -- Andreas Widhoelzl, Stefan Horngacher, Wolfgang Loitzl and Martin Koch -- won the competition.

Austria earns easy win, Japan 2nd in World Cup team ski jump

Austria earns easy win, Japan 2nd in World Cup team ski jump

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's ski jumping team -- (From L to R) Hedeharu Miyahira, Hiroki Yamada, Noriaki Kasai and Kazuyoshi Funaki -- smile on a podium Jan. 27 at Okurayama hill in Sapporo after finishing second in a World Cup competition. The Austrian quartet -- Andreas Widhoelzl, Stefan Horngacher, Wolfgang Loitzl and Martin Koch -- won the competition.

Schlierenzauer wins World Cup Sapporo meet

Schlierenzauer wins World Cup Sapporo meet

SAPPORO, Japan - Gregor Schlierenzauer (2nd from L) leads a 1-2-3 finish for Austria at a World Cup ski jumping meet in Sapporo on Jan. 31. Thomas Morgenstern (L) was a distant second and Wolfgang Loitzl (3rd from L) in third. At right is Japan's Yuta Watase who earned a career-best fifth-place finish. (Kyodo)

Austria wins Olympic men's ski jumping team event

Austria wins Olympic men's ski jumping team event

WHISTLER, Canada - Members of the Austrian ski jumping team -- (from L to R) Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Kofler, Thomas Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer -- celebrate their victory in the men's ski jumping team event in the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Austrian team won the gold with a total of 1,107.9 points. (Kyodo)

Austria wins Olympic men's ski jumping team event

Austria wins Olympic men's ski jumping team event

WHISTLER, Canada - Members of the Austrian ski jumping team -- (from L to R) Andreas Kofler, Wolfgang Loitzl, Gregor Schlierenzauer and Thomas Morgenstern -- celebrate after winning the men's ski jumping team event in the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Austrian team won the gold with a total of 1,107.9 points. (Kyodo)