Ski Jumping Women's World Cup Japan is 2nd in the group. January 18 22:06

At the World Cup Zao tournament for ski jumping women held in Yamagata City, on the 18th of the second day, a group fighting with four teams was held, and Japan, which was joined by members such as Sara Takanashi, ranked second. Was.

The jumping women's group has four players flying twice, fighting for the total points, and has been adopted in the World Cup two seasons ago, and Japan has won two of the last four races.

On the 18th, the first group of this season was held in Yamagata City and 8 teams participated, and Japan played with four people, including Ace Takanashi, Ito Yuki, Maruyama Nozomi and Seto Yuka .

The competition was held on Normal Hill, and Japan's first and third Takanashi players flew 91 meters 50 and returned to second place.

In the second race, while Austrian leaders expanded their lead with steady jumps, Japan competed for second place with Norway, and finally the fourth player, Seto, flew 92m, the top of the day for Japan. With a total of 749.0, Norway came in second with only 0.4 difference.

The championship was 889.4 in Austria, a 140-point lead over second place Japan.

The tournament will be held on the final day of the tournament, with individual competitions taking place again and NHK will broadcast on BS1.