A world record in front of a home crowd
In the 2024–25 season Domen Prevc matured into a ski jumper who became the heart of Slovenia’s ski jumping family. In February, in Trondheim, he became world champion twice over. First in the individual competition and then together with Anže Lanišek, Timi Zajc and Lovro Kos in the team event. His gold medal winning jumps at the World Championships proved that Domen is at his peak. Calm, focused and ready for something more.
That “something more” came in the place where Slovenia loves ski jumping most – in Planica. Before a crowd of home supporters, under his native sky, on the Gorišek Brothers’ Flying Hill, he flew an incredible 254.5 metres. Silence before the take-off, breath held during the flight, an explosion of pride at the landing. In that moment it was not only Domen who flew, but the whole of Slovenia. And when the world record mark appeared on the big screen, the stands shook, eyes filled with tears and flags unfurled.
After an absence of 14 years, the record had come home. And for the first time in history, it had been set by a Slovene. On his home ski jump. In the embrace of his own nation. This wasn’t just a sporting achievement. This was a historic moment that reminded all of us why ski jumping is more than a sport in Slovenia. The stamp bearing his image is a homage to that moment. A homage to Domen.
Nika’s record-breaking season
Ski jumping is much more than a sport in Slovenia. It is a way of thinking, a feeling, a shared moment when we hold our breath, when we soar alongside the jumper and watch with deep pride as our small country demonstrates once again why it belongs at the very pinnacle of the world ski jumping elite where it has been for decades.
The biggest star of the 2024–25 season was Nika Prevc. With 15 wins, ten of them consecutive, two gold medals at the World Championships and her second successive big crystal globe as overall points winner, she became a symbol of sporting excellence, determination and a new generation of Slovene champions. Undefeated from February onwards, she ended the season with a record points margin over the runner up.
The crowning moment of her winter came in Vikersund in March, when she set the women’s world record with a 236 metre jump. She actually landed on the record mark twice.
Nika captured hearts with her calm demeanour, maturity of character and incredible technical precision. There was something perfect in every jump. The stamp that bears her image pays tribute to a season in which she flew further than any woman before her and into the history books.
Tomi Trbovc, Ski Association of Slovenia
