'Never seen that before!' - Rogue ski goes FLYING in extraordinary moment at FIS Ski Flying World Championships
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Published 25/01/2026 at 20:12 GMT
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Domen Prevc's skis escaped down the in-run at the 2026 FIS Ski Flying World Championships when Marius Lindvik was preparing to jump, causing chaos in Oberstdorf, Germany. No one was injured and Lindvik went on to claim bronze, while the incident potentially cost Prevc's Slovenia team a medal. TNT Sports commentator Ian Findlay said the incident was something he had "never seen before."
'I've never seen that before!' - Rogue ski goes flying in Oberstdorf
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There was panic at the 2026 FIS Ski Flying World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany on Sunday when Domen Prevc’s skis escaped down the ramp and launched into the air.
As Marius Lindvik - who won silver in the individual competition on Saturday behind Prevc - went through his final preparations at the top of the in-run, he was startled to be hit on the ankle by a pair of runaway skis that continued all the way down the ramp, lifted off into the night sky and then crashed down onto the landing slope.
No one was hurt in the incident, though there was a scary moment as one of the skis landed awkwardly and cartwheeled towards a photographer on the side of the slope, while the other ski slid all the way down to the outrun, costing Prevc his second medal in two days.
"Skis are gone. Look at that, I have never seen that before," exclaimed TNT Sports commentator Ian Findlay.
"What has happened? Was it Lindvik’s? It would not be Lindvik’s, surely."
The two skis dropped and hit Lindvik on the heel before continuing down the ramp, causing a heart-in-mouth moment as he fought to regain his balance on the start platform and was ultimately able to regain it, preventing a terrifying surprise slide and jump into the path of the two skis.
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Highlights: Prevc soars to first world title in Oberstdorf
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"That is the dangerous bit wasn't it, because that could have knocked him off on to the in-run with skis in front of him. Thankfully he stayed on the gate.
"We should not laugh because that could have been a really, really ... it was a really dangerous moment if that ski bounced in the wrong way, the people with the snow-blowers are there.
"Thankfully, the most important thing, everyone is safe."
And there was ultimately a happy ending for Lindvik as he helped his Norway team take the bronze medal thanks to a monster 230-metre jump that was the best of the day by any competitor.
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Meanwhile, the Slovenian team were unable to return Prevc’s skis to the top of the slope in time, meaning he missed the opportunity to jump, costing the team any chance of a medal when they had been in the hunt to finish in the top three before the incident.
Japan claimed gold and Austria won silver after the chaos.
Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) technical delegate Andreas Bauer told German broadcaster ARD that World Cup leader Prevc only had himself to blame.
"He leaned the skis against a tarpaulin at an equipment control at the top", Bauer said, via the FIS website. "He had the opportunity to give them to an FIS official or put them into the ski holder. It was slippery because of the snowfall, and the skis came loose and went down."
"I have never seen anything like this. Of course it's a shock. You do not wish this to happen to an athlete."
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games begin on Friday, February 6 and you can watch all the action live and on demand on TNT Sports and discovery+.
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