Meet Slovenia’s first family of ski jumping

Ski jumping is a family story for the Tepes. Father Miran was an Olympic silver medallist for Yugoslavia at Calgary 1988, and now his son... Jurij has followed in his footsteps to become an Olympian for Slovenia.

Miran TEPES
Ski Jumping
Calgary 1988 | Olympic Winter games
Sarajevo 1984 | Olympic Winter games
Lake Placid 1980 | Olympic Winter games
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Miran TEPES
Ski Jumping
Calgary 1988 | Olympic Winter games
Sarajevo 1984 | Olympic Winter games
Lake Placid 1980 | Olympic Winter games
+ 1

Footsteps: Family Stories from the Balkans

Meet Slovenia’s first family of ski jumping

Name: Olympic ski jumping is a family story for Slovenia’s Tepes family
Uploaded: 2019-09-02T14:07:12.000Z
Duration: 8 min 5 s
Description: Miran Tepes won a ski jumping Olympic silver medal for Yugoslavia in 1988 and his son Jurij has followed in his footsteps for Slovenia. Watch now!

Meet Slovenia’s first family of ski jumping

Meet Slovenia’s first family of ski jumping

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