Peter Prevc facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Peter Prevc
Prevc in Hinzenbach in 2016
Born	(1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 (age 32) Kranj, Slovenia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Personal best	250 m (820 ft) Vikersund, 14 February 2015
World Cup career
Seasons	2010–2024
Individual wins	24
Team wins	12
Indiv. podiums	62
Team podiums	31
Indiv. starts	345
Team starts	69
Overall titles	1 (2016)
Four Hills titles	1 (2016)
Ski Flying titles	3 (2014, 2015, 2016)
Medal record Representing  Slovenia Men's ski jumping Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 1 World Championships 0 1 2 Ski Flying World Championships 3 1 1 Olympic Games Gold 2022 Beijing Mixed team Silver 2014 Sochi Individual NH Silver 2022 Beijing Team LH Bronze 2014 Sochi Individual LH World Championships Silver 2013 Val di Fiemme Individual LH Bronze 2011 Oslo Team LH Bronze 2013 Val di Flemme Individual NH Men's ski flying World Championships Gold 2016 Bad Mitterndorf Individual Gold 2022 Vikersund Team Gold 2024 Bad Mitterndorf Team Silver 2018 Oberstdorf Team Bronze 2014 Harrachov Individual

Peter Prevc (born 20 September 1992) is a famous Slovenian former ski jumper. He won the top prize in the 2016 Ski Jumping World Cup. He also earned four Olympic medals, including a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the mixed team event.

Peter Prevc also won the 2016 Four Hills Tournament. He became the 2016 Ski Flying World Champion. He also won three straight Ski Flying World Cup titles from 2014 to 2016. With the Slovenian team, he won two team events at the Ski Flying World Championships in 2022 and 2024.

Peter is especially good at ski flying. He once held the world record for the longest ski jump. He was the first person to jump 250 meters (820 feet). This is still the longest jump ever made by a Slovenian. In 2015, he made a "perfect jump" in Planica. All five judges gave him the highest score of 20 points. The next year, he won 15 individual World Cup events in one season. This is also a record!

Peter Prevc was named Slovenian Sportsman of the Year four times in a row. This was from 2013 to 2016. In March 2016, he was voted Athlete of the Month. This was by the United States Sports Academy. He also finished third in their Athlete of the Year voting for 2016.

Early Life and Training

Peter Prevc was born in Kranj, Slovenia. His parents are Božidar and Julijana Prevc. The family lives in a village called Dolenja Vas. Peter is the oldest of five children. He has two brothers, Domen and Cene. He also has two sisters, one of whom is Nika. All three of his siblings are also ski jumpers!

His father owns a furniture business. He also used to be a ski jumping referee. Peter's mother works as a librarian. When Peter was younger, he tried cross-country skiing. He also started ski jumping at a young age.

Peter went to elementary school in Selca and Železniki. He then went to high school in Kranj. At nine years old, Peter began training in ski jumping. He trained at the Bregarca K25 hill in Dolenja Vas. In February 2009, he competed at the Junior World Ski Championships. He placed 6th in the individual event. His team finished 5th in the team event.

Peter Prevc's Ski Jumping Career

Starting His World Cup Journey

Peter Prevc first competed in the World Cup in the 2009–10 season. He finished 22nd in Lillehammer, Norway, in December 2009. In January 2010, he won a silver medal at the Junior World Championships. He also won a bronze medal with his team.

In February 2010, Peter was part of the Slovenian team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He finished 7th in the normal hill event. He was 16th in the large hill event. His team placed 8th in the large hill team event. He ended his first World Cup season in 35th place overall.

First Medals and Team Success

In the 2010–11 season, Peter competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo. He won a bronze medal with his team in the large hill event. At the end of that year, the ski jumping team was named the Slovenian Sports Team of the Year.

In March 2011, Peter tried ski flying for the first time in Planica. He won his first World Cup medal, a third place, in a ski flying team event. He finished the season in 24th place overall.

In the 2011–12 season, Peter finished in the top 10 four times. In February, his team won Slovenia's first-ever World Cup team victory. This happened at a ski flying event in Oberstdorf. Peter jumped 225.5 meters, which was a huge distance! But he fell hard when he landed and hurt his shoulder. He needed surgery and missed the rest of the season. Even so, he finished 15th in the overall standings.

Olympic Medals and First Wins

In the 2012–13 season, Peter won three World Cup team events. These were in Zakopane, Willingen, and Planica. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme, he won a silver medal in the large hill event. He also won a bronze medal in the normal hill event.

At the last two events of the season in Planica, Peter earned his first individual World Cup medals. He finished second and third. He ended the season 7th in the overall standings. He was named the Slovenian Sportsman of the Year for the first time.

Becoming a Top Contender

The 2013–14 season was a big one for Peter. He won his first individual World Cup event in Kulm. He also won the season's ski flying title. He then won in Sapporo, which put him at the top of the World Cup overall standings. He stayed there for a few events.

He finished second overall that season, just behind Kamil Stoch. Peter also won the last World Cup event in Planica. He had three wins and eleven medals in total. This was his best season yet!

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Peter won two Olympic medals. He got a silver medal in the normal hill event. He also won a bronze medal in the large hill event. At the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2014, he earned a bronze medal.

The 2014–15 season was also very successful. Peter had three wins and eleven more medals in the World Cup. He also helped his team win two team events. On February 14, 2015, Peter set a new ski flying world record in Vikersund. He jumped an amazing 250 meters (820 feet)! This record was broken the next day by Anders Fannemel. On March 20 in Planica, Peter made a "perfect jump." All judges gave him the maximum 20 points for style. He also set a new hill record with a 248.5-meter jump.

Peter was at the top of the standings for several weeks that season. In the end, he tied with Severin Freund for points. But Freund won the overall title because he had more victories. Peter did win the ski flying title again.

His Record-Breaking Season (2015–16)

Prevc taking flight in Titisee-Neustadt, 2016

The 2015–16 season was incredible for Peter Prevc. He won 15 out of 29 World Cup events! He also won the Four Hills Tournament. And he won both the overall World Cup and ski flying titles.

On December 19 in Engelberg, Peter and his younger brother Domen Prevc both finished on the podium. This was the first time two brothers had done this in World Cup history! With three wins and one third place, Peter won the 2016 Four Hills Tournament. He was only the second Slovenian to win it.

On January 16, Peter became the ski flying world champion. This was at the Ski Flying World Championships in Kulm. He set two new hill records during the competition.

On February 14 in Vikersund, Peter won an event even though he slid a bit on landing. By winning in Almaty on February 28, Peter secured his first World Cup title. This was with six events still left in the season!

By the end of the season, Peter had broken many records. He earned the most points ever in a single season (2303 points). He also had the most victories (15) and podium finishes (22). He set a record for the biggest point difference between first and second place. He also had the best average points per event. By winning the ski flying title, Peter became the first ski jumper to win it three years in a row.

Later Seasons

At the start of the 2016–17 season, Peter finished third in Ruka, Finland. His brother Domen won his first World Cup victory at that event. Peter had some struggles during December. After the Four Hills Tournament, he took a break. His results started to get better after that.

Peter was the best individual jumper in the team event in Zakopane. The Slovenian team finished third there. In Willingen, all three Prevc brothers competed together for Slovenia for the first time! They finished fourth. On February 11, Peter won his only event of the season in Sapporo. He tied for the win with Maciej Kot. At the World Championships, his best result was fourth in the mixed team event. He finished 9th in the overall World Cup standings.

Major Competition Results

Winter Olympics

Year	Place	Individual		Team
		Normal	Large	Men	Mixed
2010	Vancouver	7	16	8	N/A
2014	Sochi			5	N/A
2018	Pyeongchang	12	10	5	N/A
2022	Beijing	4	10

World Championships

Year	Place	Individual		Team
		Normal	Large	Men	Mixed
2011	Oslo	17	25		6
2013	Val di Fiemme			6	8
2015	Falun	13	4	6	5
2017	Lahti	11	9	5	4
2019	Seefeld	24	16	6	4
2021	Oberstdorf	—	16	5	—
2023	Planica	did not participate

Ski Flying World Championships

Year	Place	Individual	Team
2010	Planica	did not participate
2012	Vikersund
2014	Harrachov		N/A
2016	Bad Mitterndorf		4
2018	Oberstdorf	6
2020	Planica	—	4
2022	Vikersund	4
2024	Bad Mitterndorf	26

World Cup Achievements

Overall Standings

Season	Overall	4H	SF	RA	NT
2009–10	35	41	—	N/A	10
2010–11	24	13	36	N/A	N/A
2011–12	15	20	18	N/A	N/A
2012–13	7	8	5	N/A	N/A
2013–14		4		N/A	N/A
2014–15				N/A	N/A
2015–16				N/A	N/A
2016–17	9	14	5	5	N/A
2017–18	15	21	8	10	N/A
2018–19	29	46	25	12	N/A
2019–20	8	8	28	7	N/A
2020–21	23	9	15	N/A	N/A
2021–22	15	20	4	—	N/A
2022–23	25	19	49	—	N/A
2023–24	5	18			N/A
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Individual Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	2013–14	12 January 2014	Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf	Kulm HS200	FH
2		25 January 2014	Sapporo	Ōkurayama HS134	LH
3		23 March 2014	Planica	Bloudkova velikanka HS139	LH
4	2014–15	24 January 2015	Sapporo	Ōkurayama HS134	LH
5		14 February 2015	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken HS225	FH
6		20 March 2015	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225	FH
7	2015–16	13 December 2015	Nizhny Tagil	Tramplin Stork HS134	LH
8		19 December 2015	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137	LH
9		20 December 2015	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137	LH
10		1 January 2016	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Große Olympiaschanze HS140	LH
11		3 January 2016	Innsbruck	Bergiselschanze HS130	LH
12		6 January 2016	Bischofshofen	Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS140	LH
13		10 January 2016	Willingen	Mühlenkopfschanze HS145	LH
14		30 January 2016	Sapporo	Ōkurayama HS134	LH
15		10 February 2016	Trondheim	Granåsen HS140	LH
16		13 February 2016	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken HS225	FH
17		14 February 2016	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken HS225	FH
18		27 February 2016	Almaty	Sunkar HS140	LH
19		28 February 2016	Almaty	Sunkar HS140	LH
20		17 March 2016	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225	FH
21		20 March 2016	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225	FH
22	2016–17	11 February 2017	Sapporo	Ōkurayama HS137	LH
23	2019–20	9 March 2020	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS140	LH
24	2023–24	22 March 2024	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS240	FH
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Awards and Recognition

Images for kids

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  Prevc in Hinzenbach in 2016

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  Prevc taking flight in Titisee-Neustadt, 2016

See also

In Spanish: Peter Prevc para niños