Austria defended their Olympic title with Schlierenzauer and Loitzl replacing Widhölzl and Koch, respectively. Germany won the silver with Wank replacing Bodmer. Schlierenzauer's 146.5 meter jump was the longest in Olympic history, breaking the record which Switzerland's Simon Ammann had set in the large hill event two days earlier. The Swiss did not participate in that event as they had only sent two ski jumpers to the Olympics.