The defending champions Germany were sitting in second until the penultimate jump, when Pia Stuetz did enough to put Austria 0.2pts ahead in silver. But Julina Kreibich – who was part of the gold-medal winning team 12 months ago – held her nerve to land 93m and ensure Germany shared the silver.
“The plan was we come here for a medal and it’s nice to achieve that,” said Anna-Fay Scharfenberg, who was also a member of the 2025 champions.
“I feel very good and I’m proud of my team,” agreed Megi Lou Schmidt.