The quartet led at the halfway stage by a large margin, with a score of 506.4, and extended the advantage by adding another 495.1 points in the final round for a total of 1,001.5.

The winning margin was more than 100 points and Bogataj, fresh from winning women's individual gold on the same normal hill two days ago, in particular impressed.

A jump of 106.0 metres in round one scored 133.1 points - the best total of the round - and Bogataj added another 124.3 in round two.

Consistency and staying within the rules was key for the silver medal as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) moved from third at the interval to second, thanks to the efforts of Irma Makhinia, Danil Sadreev, Irina Avvakumova and Evgeniy Klimov.

The ROC's first-round total of 448.8 was followed by 441.5, but they climbed the leaderboard as Norway suffered dual disqualifications linked to suit rules in round two.

Alexandria Loutitt, Matthew Soukup, Abigail Strate and Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes gave Canada a shock bronze, with a total of 844.6.

Norway had been second after round one, but second-jump disqualifications for Silje Opseth and Anna Odine Strøm relegated them to eighth and last place following the final round.

Germany did not even reach the final round, with Kartharina Alhaus' disqualification proving costly, while Austria and Japan also suffered from disqualifications on a contentious day.

Japan ended on 836.3 points - only 8.3 off the bronze medal - despite Sara Takanashi being disqualified in round one.

Ryōyū Kobayashi, Yukiya Sato and Yuki Ito completed the fancied Japanese team, with Kobayashi having won the men's normal hill title yesterday.

The next scheduled ski jumping event is the men's large hill, with qualification set to start on Friday (February 11) and medals to be won the next day.