The competition exists out of two separate rounds. In the first round, all competitors performed a jump, scored on distance, balance, style, and some other factors. The eight teams with the highest combined scores advance to the second round, in which all eight teams jump again. The team with the highest combined score of the competition round and the final round is the winner of the event.
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Twelve teams qualified for this event, which seemed to become a tight battle between Norway and Germany. Andreas Wellinger from Germany had won a gold and a silver medal, while Robert Johansson from Norway had won two bronze medals in the individual competitions. Norway had its strongest team since the introduction of the event in 1988, with besides Johannson also Johann Andre Forfang having won a medal in the individual events. Germany has always been traditionally strong in the event, having won either gold or silver in the last five of six previous editions. Behind the two top-seeded teams, Poland, Austria, Finland, and Japan were in strong contention for a medal. The team of Poland featured the veteran and three-time Olympic champion Kamil Stoch and had very strong individual competitors, while Austria and Japan had won the remaining team medals in Sochi. Other potential outsiders for a medal were the Olympic Athletes from Russia and Finland.
Norway
Germany
Poland
Austria
Slovenia
Japan
Olympic Athletes from Russia
Finland
United States
Czech Republic
Italy
South Korea
