February 09, 2014 (Sochi, Russia) – Nick Alexander from Lebanon, NH, led Team USA placing 35th in the opening normal hill ski jumping event at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center on Sunday, day two of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games. Canada’s Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes was just behind him in 37th while fellow Canuck Dusty Korek was 40th, American Peter Frenette was 45th and Anders Johnson was 47th.

Poland’s Kamil Stoch won the Olympic Games ski jumping title on the normal hill with jumps of 105.5m and 103.5m for a total of 278 points. Slovenia’s Peter Prevc was second with 265.3 pts and Norway’s Anders Bardal, 264.1 pts, claimed bronze.

Switzerland’s Simon Ammann, 32, who came to Sochi as the reigning champion at both normal and large hills, which he won in 2006 at Turin and in 2010 in Vancouver, failed to earn a record fifth Olympic gold finishing in 17th position.

Qualification for the men’s large hill event is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 14 before the medals event Feb. 15.

Full results here.