The Women's Ski Jumping World Cup was held in Yamagata City, and Yuki Ito, who won her second win of the season at the previous competition in Sapporo, showed the longest and undefeated big jump of the day in her second time and finished in 2nd place. .
The 11th individual competition of the Women's Ski Jumping World Cup was held on the 19th in Zao, Yamagata City, on a normal hill with a hill size of 102 meters.
Six Japanese players participated, including Ito, who won her second win of the season in the 10th individual tournament held in Sapporo on the 14th of this month, and Sara Takanashi, who has a total of 63 World Cup wins.
The competition was held under difficult conditions with the direction of the wind in the sky changing rapidly, and Ito was able to reach 90 meters on his first jump in a tailwind that was unfavorable for his jump, placing him in 4th place.
In his second attempt, he took advantage of a strong takeoff and took advantage of an advantageous headwind to make a huge jump of 101.50 meters, the longest distance of all the athletes on that day.
Ito moved up two places to 2nd place with a total of 223.1 points, making it his second consecutive podium finish.
On the other hand, Takanashi finished 11th with 88 meters in the first run and 94 meters in the second.
Other Japanese players include Yuka Seto in 15th place, Nozomi Maruyama in 22nd place, and Kurumi Ichinohe and Akika Iwasa who did not advance to the second round where they competed among the top 30.
The winner was Nika Prevc of Slovenia, who achieved her fifth win of the season with 98.50m in the first run and 96m in the second for a total of 235.2.
Yuki Ito “I got the best wind on my second jump thanks to the support.”
Yuki Ito, who stood on the podium for the second time in a row at the World Cup held in Japan, said, ``Thanks to the support of so many fans, I was able to enjoy the best wind on my second jump, and everyone was very happy.'' Thanks to their support, I was able to fly far," he said with a smile.
He then expressed his enthusiasm, saying, ``This competition continues, where it seems like any athlete could win every time, so I hope I can perform well and jump in a way that makes the audience happy.'' .