It was Poland’s second medal of the Games in South Korea.
Polish ski jumping star Kamil Stoch on Saturday won the mens Large Hill individual event, his countrys first medal in South Korea.
Up until then, Polish athletes had failed to impress, leaving fans jittery about the nations chances of Olympic glory.
Ahead of the Games, Polish officials named ski jumping as Poland’s biggest chance of an Olympic medal in South Korea.
Polands Sports and Tourism Minister Witold Bańka said that it was realistic to expect that Polish athletes would bring home two to three medals from Pyeongchang.
Poland won six medals, four gold, one silver and one bronze, during the previous winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in 2014, Polands best Olympic Winter Games tally.
Four years earlier in Vancouver, Canada, Poland also scooped up six medals: one gold, three silver and two bronze.
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Source: IAR