PREDAZZO, Italy (AP) — Trailing going into the final ski jump on the men’s large hill, Domen Prevc didn’t sweat the pressure as he tried to tap into his inner child that learned to love soaring through the air.
“I was just here to play and enjoy it, have fun,” he said. “I was like, ‘Do your thing, do your best, enjoy the jump and feel the air.’”
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