Japanese ace Sara Takanashi won the bronze medal for the first time since the 2017 tournament at the jumping women's individual normal hill at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Germany.

The Nordic Skiing World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, were held on the 25th at the Jump Women's Individual Normal Hill with a hill size of 106 meters.



Forty people who passed the qualifying round competed, and four people from Japan, including Takanashi and Yuki Ito, who have won three wins so far in this season's World Cup and are second in the overall ranking, participated.



Takanashi marked 104 meters, which is close to the hill size, which is considered dangerous if he flies any further, in the tailwind that is unfavorable for the first jump, and is ranked 3rd with a 2.2 point difference from the top.



The second time, although the gate went down one step, he took second place at this point with a big jump of 100 meters.

However, Slovenia's Ema Klinec, who flew next, surpassed Takanashi in the 100m50 jump.



Takanashi is the bronze medal since the 2017 tournament, with a total of 276.3 points, a difference of 3.3 points from the top.



Takanashi said, "Honestly, I'm full of indescribable feelings. I didn't know who would win in the rapidly changing wind, but I was able to do what I had to do.



The winner was Slovenian Ema Klinec.



In addition, Ito was 11th, Nozomi Maruyama was 20th, and Yuka Seto was 22nd.

Ito "I've done my best now"

Yuki Ito, 26, who was in 11th place, said, "I couldn't make it to the top 10 because I didn't have enough 0.1 points, but I think I've done my best now. Takanashi also won the bronze medal and the whole team is 30. I was able to get into the top ranks, so I would like to unite with the Japanese team and join the tomorrow's group. "

Masahiko Harada “Regaining Takanashi Confidence”

Masahiko Harada, a gold medalist and NHK commentator for the Nagano Olympic ski jumping large hill group, said about Sara Takanashi, "I got a bronze medal due to the influence of the wind and flying points, but for me it is comparable to the gold medal. The reason for the good performance is that I was able to make an ideal flight with a strong takeoff compared to last season, which was not good, and I am regaining confidence. I think I am escaping a long tunnel. "