Article by Luminița Paul – Published on Saturday, 07 February 2026 23:13 / Updated on Saturday, 07 February 2026 23:17
Daniela Toth took 30th place in ski jumping, normal springboard, and Valentin Crețu and Eduard Crăciun completed the first two legs in individual sled, the next two being scheduled for Sunday, February 8.
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Today, the first Romanian athletes entered the competition at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games. At the Cortina Sliding Centre, the lugers completed the first two legs of the individual event. In the first stage of the competition, Valentin Crețu finished 12th with a time of 53.702s, 0.778 behind the first place holder, Germany Max Langenhanthe title champion, 52,924 s.
Eduard-Mihai Crăciun he arrived in 25th place, last, with 54.782 s, 1.860 behind the leader.
At the end of the second leg, Crețu is 13th, with a total time of 1:47.482, 1.656 behind the same Mangenhan, and Crăciun is 25th, with 1:49.593, 3.767 behind the German.
“The start was close to what we scheduled. We aimed to be very consistent on the descents. We also took a little risk, but we are trying not to make the mistakes of Beijing. Let's also keep a dose of safety, if we can call it safety, at 120-130 km per hour on ice. With how many years behind me, I feel very well all the slopes. My personal problem would be that I always want more“, said Crețu in an interview for Team Romania.
I want to be able to stay calm, focused on what I have to do, not to look at my opponents, not to be affected by their performances, and I think we have a chance to go up in the ranking, at least one position – Valentin Crețu
Valentin Crețu performing at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Games Photo: Guliver/GettyImages
“The first leg had slight problems. It was better in the second leg. I'm satisfied, given the difficulty of managing emotions and even if it wasn't the best legs, I managed to get down,” said Crăciun for the same source.
The last two pieces of the competition are scheduled for Sunday, February 8, from 18:00 and 19:34 respectively. Only the top 20 in the standings after the third leg advance to the last, the decisive one for establishing the final ranking.
Daniela Toth, 30th place in ski jumping
In women's ski jumping on the normal springboard they started Daniela Toth and Delia Folea. They placed 42nd and 47th respectively in the trial round with 93.5m and 68.3 points and 87.5m and 55.6 points respectively. The first – the Slovenian Nika Prevc, the favorite of the contest.
After the first round of qualifications, only Toth advanced with a jump of 92.0 m and a score of 109.2. She took 29th place, the penultimate qualifier in the decisive stage. Folea jumped 79.5m and had 78.3 points.
The last phase of the competition brought the final results, with Daniela Toth jumping 98.2m and, with a total of 207.4 points, ranking 30th. The gold medal surprisingly went to Norway's Anna Odine Stroem, followed by Nika Prevc (Slovenia) and Nozomi Maruyama (Japan).
