Primož Pikl is a Slovenia

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n ski jumper

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 who has competed since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics

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 in Vancouver

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, he finished eighth in the team large hill and 24th in the individual normal hill events.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Pikl finished tenth in the team large hill, 32nd in the individual normal hill, and 34th in the individual large hill events.

His best World Cup finish was fourth in the team large hill events three teims, earning them in 2007, 2008, and 2009.