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The country’s standout performer was ski jumper Kacper Tomasiak, who claimed three medals. He won silver in the men’s normal hill event on February 9 with 270.7 points, added bronze on the large hill on February 14 with 291.2 points, and took another silver in the men’s team competition two days later, alongside Paweł Wąsek, the duo scoring 547.3 points.
Poland’s fourth medal came in speed skating, where Władimir Siemirunnij finished second in the men’s 10,000 metres on Feb 13 in a time of 12:39.08.
The four-medal haul, comprising three silvers and one bronze, leaves Poland without a gold in Milan-Cortina, with ski jumping accounting for the bulk of the podium finishes.
Poland has historically been a modest performer at Winter Games. Before Milan-Cortina, the nation had won 23 Winter Olympic medals, including seven golds, with ski jumping and cross-country skiing among its most successful disciplines.
Its best Winter Games in recent decades were the 2010 Vancouver and 2014 Sochi editions, where Poland won six medals each.
By contrast the one medal in 2022 was a low point.
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Source: PAP